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Rugby officials say the high injury toll on World Cup players can be put down to the long season, the immense physicality of the game in the professional era, and excessive training. Audio

A French rugby journalist says the France rugby team is unsettled, but there are no major rifts between the senior players and the coach. Audio

The New Zealand rugby players association says All Blacks would never refuse to play in a rugby world cup but there is other action they could take. Audio

The All Blacks captain, Richie McCaw, will become the first New Zealander to play one hundred Test matches when his side runs out against France on Saturday night. Audio

Samoan rugby officials have met with the International Rugby Board this afternoon over a Twitter tirade from one of their players comparing his team's limited down time to slavery and the Holocaust. Audio

Dirty rugby boots, smoked cheese, and ceremonial daggers - all part of the baggage that Rugby World cup teams are bringing into New Zealand. Audio

Sixteen junior players will take to the field of Auckland's Eden Park as ballboys during the Rugby World Cup. Audio

Taranaki is celebrating its rugby heroes this morning, after the side wrested the Ranfurly Shield from Southland 15-12 in Invercargill last night. Audio

Rugby photographer David Marches has spent six seasons photographing players just as they come off the field, victorious or defeated. Audio

Rugby photographer David Marches who has spent six seasons photographing players just as they come off the field, victorious or defeated. Audio

The Fijian Rugby Union says it's keeping a player home for next week's All Blacks test because of New Zealand sanctions - but the Prime Minister says he's welcome. Audio

The Hurricanes are refusing to explain why they've dropped two of their most experienced players from the team. Audio

New Zealand composer, pianist and arranger, who is musical director for the Canadian singer Diana Krall, and has returned to New Zealand for a tour with Roger Fox and the Wellington Jazz Orchestra. Audio

Fiji says it will boycott the Wellington sevens if New Zealand continues to restrict which players it can bring to the Rugby World Cup. Audio

Lawn bowling clubs are still experiencing an influx of youthful bowlers. Audio

It was an eventful day at the New Zealand Womens Tennis Open yesterday, with four seeded players eliminated from the tournament in Auckland. Audio

The New Zealand Women's Tennis Open gets underway in Auckland today, with the event drawing some of the sport's star players from all over the world. Audio

The All Black's captain Richie McCaw says his ambition to improve with every game has kept him at the top of rugby and probably helped him win the International Rugby Board player of the year award… Audio

The Blaketown Rugby Club has been hit hard by the tragedy, with three senior players among the 29 victims at the Pike River Mine. Audio

The All Blacks are now one game away from a third Grand Slam in five years, after they defeated Ireland 38-18 in Dublin yesterday morning. Audio

Twenty-nine men remain trapped underground in the Pike River coal mine. Audio

New Zealand Cricket will hold a crisis meeting on Friday, following the Black Caps recent four-nil thrashing in Bangladesh. Audio

Player unions representing footballers and cricketers in England have called for recreational drugs to be removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency's prohibited list. Audio

The Government has stepped in and spoken to the main players in the industrial dispute over Sir Peter Jackson's film, The Hobbit. Audio

Players of an ancient Maori ball game are heading to Europe today, to play a series of invitiation matches, culminating in a sevens tournament in Paris. Audio