Opinion by Phil Gifford Phil Gifford is a Contributing Sports Writer for NZME. He is one of the most-respected voices in New ...

A French team lacking most of the leading players from its recent Six Nations victory fully stretched New Zealand before ...

One of international rugby's most storied rivalries is back. On July 5, the New Zealand All Blacks host France at Forsyth ...

In an exercise in interesting but ultimately irrelevant statistic gathering, the All Blacks came out of 2024 as the world’s ...

Stand-in captain Stafford McDowall believes Scotland "might have lost that game" in the past, as his side held on for a ...

The All Blacks created history on July 5, 2025, at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, becoming the first international rugby ...

Scotland hold off a Maori All Blacks fightback at the death to hang on to a slender lead and win a nail-biting first game of ...

Head coach Gregor Townsend was delighted to see Scotland's summer tour "start on a positive" with a 29-26 win over Maori All ...

The All Blacks became the first team to notch up 500 test-match wins when they scraped to a 31-27 win against France at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium at the weekend. Sky commentator Tony Johnson and ...

Gregor Townsend thinks his side's win over the Maori All Blacks put "a marker down" for the rest of the summer tour, as they ...

The Maori All Blacks host Scotland at the Semenoff Stadium in Whangarei on Saturday 5 July, with kick off scheduled for ...

How the world’s rugby media reacted to the All Blacks’ 31-27 victory over France at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium.