Rugby
Wayne Smith - A rugby legend backs Ride of the Legends
Wayne Smith has just announced he will retire as All Blacks assistant coach, ending a 20-year coaching involvement with the team. Prior to coaching, Smith had a distinguished rugby playing career -… Audio
Chiefs and Blues draw
The Blues battled hard to keep their Super Rugby season alive but were held to a 16-16 draw by the Chiefs in miserable conditions at Eden Park.
NZ Baabaas squad confirmed to take on Lions
New Zealand Provincial Barbarians coach Clayton McMillan has confirmed the final selection of his squad to open the British and Irish Lions tour next weekend.
The King is dead; long live the King
Feature - In the lead-up to the 2017 Lions Tour, Matt Richens is looking back at the moments no-one can forget from their last visit in 2005.
All Blacks win top Spanish award
The All Blacks have won the 2017 edition of Spain's prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Sport.
World in Sport for 24 May 2017
The Pacific Games Council will hold an emergency meeting this week about the 2019 Pacific Games, Vanuatu debut at the Under 20 Football World Cup, Fiji sevens coach Gareth Baber reflects on his first… Audio
Read wants to be at the helm for All Blacks World Cup hat-trick
Kieran Read has extended his New Zealand Rugby contract through to 2019, when Japan will host the World Cup. Audio
Kieran Read signs on for another two years
All Blacks captain Kieran Read has signed a new two-year contract with New Zealand Rugby and the Crusaders through to the end of 2019.
Former All Blacks talk up the Lions' chances
The British and Irish Lions tour means everything for players, coaches and rugby-mad fans. Max Towle chats to members of the last All Blacks side to have lost a series to the Lions - back in 1971. Audio
Whiteley to captain Springboks
Loose-forward Warren Whiteley has been named Springbok captain as beleaguered coach Allister Coetzee announced his squad for the three-test home series against France next month.
Waikato Hospital on managing the Sevens
How will Waikato Hospital cope with the Sevens? Head of Emergency Medicine at Waikato Hospital John Bonning speaks to John Campbell. Audio
Hamilton pinches the Sevens off Wellington
Can Hamilton return the Sevens to its former glory? Audio
Sevens success rests on more than Hamilton
Opinion - Moving the tournament to Hamilton might be seen as its salvation, but Jamie Wall argues other factors have more influence. Video
Wgtn rugby players offered counselling
Concussion education and counselling are being offered to under-21 rugby players across the Wellington region after the death of a young player this week.
The 1967 All Blacks
Everyone seems to love the 2019 All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup. But let's look back at one of the greatest teams - the 1967 All Blacks who have been described as the team that forever changed the… Audio, Gallery
Boyd says Plumtree would be great for the All Blacks
The Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd says his assistant John Plumtree would be an ideal fit as a defensive coach for the All Blacks.
Super Rugby: Hurricanes rack up 61 points in win over Cheetahs
Rampaging centre Vince Aso scored a hat-trick of tries to fire the Wellington Hurricanes to a record 61-7 demolition of the Cheetahs.
All Blacks lose one of the game's smartest minds
The All Blacks are to lose the services of long-serving, and highly successful assistant coach, Wayne Smith, after this year's Rugby Championship. Audio
Crusaders' call for large covered Christchurch stadium rebuffed
The head of the Canterbury Crusaders is calling for a stadium to be built in the middle of Christchurch as a matter of urgency, but an economics lecturer says the business case doesn't stack up. Audio
Players Association in peace talks over Rebels and Force survival
The Australian Rugby Union Players' Association insists it is seeking peace talks with the ARU in a bid to relieve anxiety levels in the Rebels and Force playing ranks.
