Rugby
Battle of the rugby coaches
All Blacks' coach Steve Hansen says there are mind games going on ahead of the on-pitch games between England and Australia.. Audio
England clinch series win over Wallabies
Former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has steered England to a huge win against his old team at the weekend to clinch England's first series win in Australia. Audio
Hansen happy for Northern Hemisphere teams
The resurgence of England and Ireland and continued development of an expansive Wales side is making world rugby more competitive, says All Blacks coach Steve Hansen.
Big ask for Ireland now says Schmidt
Ireland rugby coach Joe Schmidt admits he has a big job on his hands to lift his troops for next week's Test series decider against South Africa.
Changing the game of premium sport on TV
New Zealand should copy Australia and make "sport of national significance" available on TV for free, New Zealand First's Winston Peters says. Is it an idea whose time has come - or an idea that's now… Audio
Changing the game of premium sport on TV
New Zealand should copy Australia and make "sport of national significance" available on TV for free, New Zealand First's Winston Peters says. Is it an idea whose time has come - or an idea that's now…
AudioAll Blacks wallop Wales in Wellington
Beauden Barrett used his explosive pace to rip apart the Welsh defence twice in five minutes in the second half to propel the All Blacks to a 36-22 victory.
England clinch series win over Wallabies
England have scored a historic maiden Test series victory in Australia, defeating the Wallabies 23-7 in the second match in Melbourne.
Fiji win Pacific Nations Cup
Winger Patrick Osborne scored a try in the 78th minute to give Fiji a 26-16 victory over Samoa in Suva to clinch their fourth successive Pacific Nations Cup title.
Welsh rugby victory all but impossible
The All Blacks take on Wales in the second test in Wellington tomorrow night and even Welsh fans have almost written off the touring side's chances. Audio
Extra Time for 17 June 2016
Are Wales done for or can they resurrect their tour in the second test against the All Blacks? The Ford factory team is returning to Le Mans in force to mark the 50th anniversary of its first Le Mans… Audio
Midday Sports News for 17 June 2016
Steve Hansen wants to see more from the backs in the All Blacks' second test. Audio
Welsh fans banking on passion
Wales take on the All Blacks tomorrow evening, in the second in a series of three Tests, and it is proving hard to find a punter backing them to win.
Wellington welcomes Wales
Wales take on the All Blacks in the second test in Wellington tomorrow evening - the first time the two sides have clashed in the capital. Audio
Savea dropped for second All Blacks test
All Blacks wing Julian Savea has been dropped for Saturday's second test against Wales and given a break to 'mentally refresh'. Audio
Two changes to Wales team to take on All Blacks
Wales have made two changes to the side that lost the first Test for Saturday's game against the All Blacks in Wellington.
NZ fails to make under 20 World Championship semi-finals
New Zealand has failed to make the semi-finals of the under-20 Rugby World Championship in England.
Savea dropped while Dagg is back
Winger Julian Savea has been dropped from the All Blacks team for the second Test against Wales in Wellington on Saturday.
Coach and captain proud of their Chiefs players
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie says he couldn't be happier with his players after their 40 -7 win over Wales in Hamilton last night.
Welsh thumped by Chiefs
The Welsh rugby side walked off Waikato Stadium last night smarting after being thumped by the Chiefs, 40-7. Audio
