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![Rugby's eligibility laws have gone too far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Rugby's eligibility laws have gone too far
OPINION: The Six Nations seems less about blood ties than the enlisting of guns for hire.
![Eight-year-old boy steals show singing anthem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Eight-year-old boy steals show singing anthem
Stevie Mulrooney belted out a rendition of Ireland's anthem ahead of the Six Nations win.
![Ranking every All Blacks test in 2024](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Ranking every All Blacks test in 2024
There are some must-see tests and a few that might be relegated behind NRL and Netflix.
![Bledisloe's new chapter: Schmidt v Razor ignites rivalry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Bledisloe's new chapter: Schmidt v Razor ignites rivalry
Joe Schmidt's arrival at the Wallabies is great for the Bledisloe.
!['Oi Peter, four more years, you ****wit' - Retallick confirms RWC sledge to Irish star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'Oi Peter, four more years, you ****wit' - Retallick confirms RWC sledge to Irish star
The former All Black got the final word over the Irishman after a chirpy 2022 series.
![Former Chiefs players to star in Ireland's Six Nations title defence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Former Chiefs players to star in Ireland's Six Nations title defence
Kiwis will once again feature highly in Ireland's 2024 rugby team.
![Farrell's selection headache for Lions and son Owen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Farrell's selection headache for Lions and son Owen
Lions would suffer without first five but can his father throw him back into 'the circus'?
![All Blacks' season reviewed: Two points from greatness](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
All Blacks' season reviewed: Two points from greatness
So close yet so far - Cameron McMillan reviews the All Blacks' 2023.
![Gregor Paul: All Blacks have shown how sport rewards capacity to change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Gregor Paul: All Blacks have shown how sport rewards capacity to change
OPINION: Sport, as a metaphor for life, rewards those with the capacity to change.
![Editorial: Southern giants tightening long-term grip on World Cup success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Editorial: Southern giants tightening long-term grip on World Cup success
OPINION: New Zealand and South Africa both know better than the rest what works to win.
![Chris Rattue: Springboks will be worried by semifinal performance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Chris Rattue: Springboks will be worried by semifinal performance
OPINION: Chris Rattue runs through the best and worst from the Rugby World Cup semifinals.
![Paul Lewis: Why I stopped caring about 'tedious' Rugby World Cup semifinal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Paul Lewis: Why I stopped caring about 'tedious' Rugby World Cup semifinal
OPINION: I watched sumo wrestling for 28 minutes before I realised it was a rugby match.
![How the lopsided Rugby World Cup draw has been a shemozzle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
How the lopsided Rugby World Cup draw has been a shemozzle
OPINION: The absence of two of the best teams leaves a hollow feeling.
![David Kirk on the All Blacks' journey to the final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
David Kirk on the All Blacks' journey to the final
OPINION: 'A life well-lived means winning the Rugby World Cup' for the All Blacks.
![Watch: Beauden Parrot pecks his semifinal winner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Watch: Beauden Parrot pecks his semifinal winner
Does our Rugby World Cup mascot think the All Blacks will soar or plummet?
![Foster and Cane defend Rieko Ioane after 'classless' act](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Foster and Cane defend Rieko Ioane after 'classless' act
All Blacks coach Ian Foster says it was 'the nature of the game' to get fiery.
![Why Sam Cane's All Blacks won't take Argentina lightly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Why Sam Cane's All Blacks won't take Argentina lightly
No chance of complacency for Ian Foster's men against Los Pumas.
![Gregor Paul: How Ireland and All Blacks swapped rugby identities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Gregor Paul: How Ireland and All Blacks swapped rugby identities
OPINION: It was the All Blacks who knew how to consistently win, but not World Cups.
![Champagne Rugby podcast: All Blacks v Ireland quarter-final should have had a heart-attack warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Champagne Rugby podcast: All Blacks v Ireland quarter-final should have had a heart-attack warning
Rugby tastes better when it's Champagne Rugby
!['They're genuine': Why the All Blacks won't take Los Pumas lightly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
'They're genuine': Why the All Blacks won't take Los Pumas lightly
The All Blacks are now focused on the task at hand.