All Blacks

All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick will miss the next four to six weeks of Super Rugby because of injury.

The World Cup winning All Black Liam Messam has been named in the New Zealand Rugby Sevens squad for this weekend's World Series round in Las Vegas.

The former All Black Zac Guildford says the New South Wales Waratahs have huge potential, after he successfully re-entered the Super Rugby cauldron.

New Zealand Rugby says it's doing all it can to keep former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith in the game in New Zealand.

All Blacks forward Jerome Kaino might be forced to sit out the Blues' opening game of the new Super Rugby season next weekend against the Highlanders.

The All Blacks stole the show at the Halberg Awards in Auckland. Audio

The All Blacks and Maori All Blacks will take on Ireland and the USA Eagles in Chicago later this year.

Highlanders and All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa has publicly revealed he has anger management issues.

Wayne Smith has been linked with the soon-to-be vacant director of rugby role at Harlequins.

The Chiefs have suffered twin injury setbacks with imports tighthead prop Nepo Laulala out of all rugby for 2016, and lock Dominic Bird to sit out the first 10 weeks of Super Rugby.

All Black Sonny Bill Williams admits Sir Gordon Tietjens' fitness regime is the toughest he has come across, saying sevens training is a "wake-up call".

Veteran sevens specialist Tim Mikkelson will captain the All Blacks Sevens for the remaining eight tournaments of the World Series.

Last year marked the emergence of All Black Dane Coles as world rugby's premier hooker. He talks to RNZ sport reporter Joe Porter. Video

Retired All Black Richie McCaw is humbled to become a member of the exclusive Order of New Zealand, he says. Audio

The majority of New Zealand's top rugby players got the opportunity to enjoy Christmas Day.

Alama Ieremia has been appointed as the new director of coaching and head coach of Manu Samoa.

All Blacks specialist skills coach Mick Byrne is leaving to take up a sports and education mentoring role with school leavers in Brisbane.

World Rugby Player of the Year Dan Carter has now been named the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year.