Rugby

Five new faces will get a chance to wear the All Blacks jersey this season. Audio

For weeks some rugby commentators have been describing Sir John Kirwan as a dead man walking. Audio

We speak to sports commentator Mark Reason to get his take on what happened at the club. Audio

Speculation is swirling that Sir John Kirwan has quit as coach of the Blues Super Rugby team. Audio

The Super Rugby season is over for nine of the teams, and down near the bottom are the Blues. Rugby writer Gregor Paul talks about what could be next for Blues coach Sir John Kirwan. Audio

Some media were criticised for reporting too much too soon after the sudden and shocking death of the former All Black. Was that fair? Audio

There will be more than just competition points on the line when Super Rugby high-flyers, the Hurricanes tackle the Chiefs in New Plymouth tomorrow. Audio

Talima Fruean is a rugby coach living in New York's Hell's Kitchen. She is teaching children in low socio-economic neighbourhoods the importance of leadership, discipline and teamwork. Audio

Point scoring across the ditch with ABC sports presenter Paul Kennedy... Australia's new male tennis players, and in cricket, Australia is touring West Indies and getting ready for Ashes, plus the… Audio

Taranaki -- the home of our national provincial rugby champions -- has been embracing all things Brazil this week as the Fifa Under 20 World Cup Football tournament rolls through town. Audio

New Zealand Rugby believes signing-up All Blacks Julian Savea and Brodie Rettallick for the next two World Cups will stave off overseas clubs from poaching other top New Zealand players. Audio

The New Zealand Rugby Foundation supports players who have broken their back or neck during a game. It works with 102 Very Injured Players, or V.I.Ps, giving them financial and emotional support and… Audio

New Zealand sports are rife with homophobia, according to results from the first ever study that compares homophobia in sports in NZ with other countries. Audio

They're rated as two of the world's finest rugby players but tonight is the last chance, guaranteed, that their fans get to see Richie McCaw and Dan Carter on their home turf. Audio

The former New Zealand rugby league coach Graham Lowe says the forecast wet weather will favour Australia in tonight's Anzac Test in Brisbane, but he's backing the Kiwis to win. Audio

In 1902 one of New Zealand's very first All Blacks called rugby "the good, manly and soldier-making game". We explore the role of sport in WW1 with sport historian Greg Ryan and Dr Ron Palenski, chief… Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Aaron Cruden is not giving up on the World Cup. Audio

Former professional rugby player turned author John Daniell, was a lock for the New Zealand Colts, Wellington and Oxford University where he studied English. When the sport turned professional in 1996… Audio

Auckland filmmakers who spent a year in Reporoa, Bay of Plenty, to film The Ground We Won, a candid portrait of a New Zealand provincial rugby team. Audio