Canterbury's Ben Volavola looks to offload in the tackle against Taranaki. Photo / Photosport Canterbury held off a late Taranaki surge to tighten their grip on the Premiership competition. Showcasing ...

Liam Squire replaces Jerome Kaino today. "I know there are going to be expectations to fill that jersey," he says. Photo / Brent Phibbs The individuals they are replacing are arguably the best in the ...

Patrick Tuipulotu got through just his second full game for the All Blacks and his allround display will have raised a smile from the brains trust. The big Auckland lock was industrious and effective, ...

If the All Blacks don't win on Sunday, you just wonder how New Zealand will get up and go to work on Tuesday morning. Photo / Dean Purcell All New Zealand believes there is just one task left for the ...

The All Blacks dominance in the Rugby Championship is no surprise, and is further illustrated through a number of incredible stats. Photo / Photosport Tick off the Rugby Championship and the Bledisloe ...

Wallabies legend Mark Ella has warned Quade Cooper to focus on rugby and leave the cheap shots to somebody else. Cooper was labelled a "boofhead" by former Australian captain Nick Farr-Jones over his ...

Jerome Kaino is tackled during the Test match between Ireland and New Zealand. Photo / Getty Images Tracey Nelson is the stats guru for haka.co.nz and will provide statistical analysis of the All ...

Morne Steyn is the top points scorer with 48 points. Photo / Getty Images 763,000 fans have attended the 28 Rugby World Cup matches played up to and including September 25, and they have seen 168 ...

The first job for the All Blacks going into tomorrow night's big Pool A match is to ignore the hoo-ha about this being a French B team. The All Blacks have to make a statement this time because they ...

Not for nothing did the Tasman Makos reach the Premiership final in 2014. They came up to Hamilton after a dusty pre-season, won the game, took the bonus points and taught this youthful yet promising ...

Springbok first five-eighths Morne Steyn has settled the debate over the generally miserable form of goal-kickers at the World Cup by suggesting that poor workmen blame their tools. A number of ...

France has been called the 'worst team to ever grace a World Cup final'. Photo / Getty Images The Sydney Morning Herald's chief rugby writer Greg Growden says the All Blacks will thrash a French team ...