Ellesmere win Southbridge Shield Canterbury trounce Southland Latham helps set up tight finish to 'test' Super Rugby coaches cast selection net wide Canterbury NPC game to clash with ABs Sanzar rules out extra prop in Super Rugby Kieran Read says captaincy would be huge honour Matson must Read more [...]

Reuters | 7 hours ago <!--New Zealand would love to complete an unbeaten Rugby Championship campaign.--> JOHANNESBURG - New Zealand would love to complete an unbeaten Rugby Championship campaign by defeating South Africa in Soweto on Saturday, players said on Monday. The All Blacks sealed the inaugural championship crown with their 54-15 drubbing of Argentina in La Plata at the weekend, taking them to 21 points in the standings. The Read more [...]

Both the Pumas (10 November) and the Wallabies (1 December) travel to the Millennium Stadium as part of the 2012 Dove Men Series - which will also see Wales face Samoa (16 November) and New Zealand (24 November, sold-out) - so the national forwards coach has been keeping a close eye on future opponents in the recent Championship matches. All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has already predicted trouble ahead for the Wallabies this weekend, whilst Springboks boss Heyneke Meyer says the world's Read more [...]