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![Steve Braunias: Secret diary of All Blacks selection squad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Steve Braunias: Secret diary of All Blacks selection squad
COMMENT: National emergency called as Steve Hansen makes the tough decisions.
![Not all Kiwi heroes need to wear black](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Not all Kiwi heroes need to wear black
EDITORIAL: Squire's continued absence from the All Blacks has certainly raised eyebrows.
![Live: Ranfurly Shield stays with Otago](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Live: Ranfurly Shield stays with Otago
Back and forth clash as Otago pull away from Manawatu late.
![The Scout: Finals time in First XV Rugby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
The Scout: Finals time in First XV Rugby
Find out which players to watch in the finals around the country this weekend.
![BOP Steamers eager for challenge against North Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
BOP Steamers eager for challenge against North Harbour
Bay of Plenty take on North Shore in the fourth round of the Mitre 10 Cup competition.
![Gregor Paul: 'Unlucky' All Blacks and other footy fallacies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Gregor Paul: 'Unlucky' All Blacks and other footy fallacies
COMMENT: The language around Owen Franks and Ngani Laumape is wrong.
!['Get a grip': Fans slam World Rugby boss' 'ignorant' All Blacks claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
'Get a grip': Fans slam World Rugby boss' 'ignorant' All Blacks claim
Rugby fans have fired back after Agustin Pichot made a 'ridiculous' All Blacks claim.
![Phil Gifford: Inside the minds of the All Blacks' decision makers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Phil Gifford: Inside the minds of the All Blacks' decision makers
COMMENT: Hansen and co travelled a more sophisticated road as they selected their squad.
!['It's ridiculous': World Rugby boss outraged at All Blacks snub](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
'It's ridiculous': World Rugby boss outraged at All Blacks snub
Vice president adds to controversy after Wales take world No 1 ranking from All Blacks.
![Measles outbreak: Warning to fans at Eden Park Pasifika showdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Measles outbreak: Warning to fans at Eden Park Pasifika showdown
Rugby fans heading to Eden Park this weekend are being warned about the measles outbreak.
!['Second-rate Kiwis': Shock jock Jones hits out at NZ again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
'Second-rate Kiwis': Shock jock Jones hits out at NZ again
Kiwi coaches only working in Australia cause not good enough for NZ, says Jones.
![Liam Napier: How this All Blacks squad stacks up against history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Liam Napier: How this All Blacks squad stacks up against history
As the All Blacks chase a third title, we compare their past three World Cup squads.
![Nerve damage and uncertainty: Retallick's fears over World Cup blow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Nerve damage and uncertainty: Retallick's fears over World Cup blow
Key ABs forward worried he wouldn't make squad - now he hopes to return for Cup pool game.
![Nerve damage and uncertainty: Retallick's fears over World Cup blow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Nerve damage and uncertainty: Retallick's fears over World Cup blow
Key ABs forward worried he wouldn't make squad - now he hopes to return for Cup pool game.
![Ex-rugby star on MMA switch: 'Have you stopped laughing yet?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Ex-rugby star on MMA switch: 'Have you stopped laughing yet?'
'I texted one of my mates (after the announcement) asking 'have you stopped laughing yet?'
![Silence broken: Squire reveals why he turned down ABs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Silence broken: Squire reveals why he turned down ABs
Liam Squire opens up on tough times and reveals why he wasn't in the World Cup squad.
![TV station's embarrassing All Blacks blunder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
TV station's embarrassing All Blacks blunder
South African TV news make bizarre addition to All Blacks' Rugby World Cup squad.
![Game changer: The law Rugby Australia are willing to break](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Game changer: The law Rugby Australia are willing to break
The potential move being looked at by Raelene Castle would boost the Wallabies.
![World Cup bolter: Is 'Concrete Shoulders' a future All Black captain?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
World Cup bolter: Is 'Concrete Shoulders' a future All Black captain?
COMMENT: ABs pack set to be built on young Chiefs flanker with concrete in his shoulders.
!['I thought I was done': All Black's shock at World Cup call-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
'I thought I was done': All Black's shock at World Cup call-up
Atu Moli admits he thought his World Cup chances were over after the loss in Perth.
![Chris Rattue: Save your Owen Franks tears - Tonga are the real ABs victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Chris Rattue: Save your Owen Franks tears - Tonga are the real ABs victims
COMMENT: Stop the rort ... the Rugby World Cup must be overhauled for Tonga and co.
![All Blacks baby joy: Aaron Smith announces birth of son](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
All Blacks baby joy: Aaron Smith announces birth of son
All Black Aaron Smith was smiling for more than one reason yesterday.
![The season's best game of rugby you haven't heard of: NZ footy at its finest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
The season's best game of rugby you haven't heard of: NZ footy at its finest
This game could quite possibly bring you more joy than the World Cup final.
![How rugby evolved to benefit All Blacks prop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
How rugby evolved to benefit All Blacks prop
"As the game has changed it's worked out better for me."
![Any other nation would pick him: Why was SBW chosen over Laumape?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Any other nation would pick him: Why was SBW chosen over Laumape?
Many were stunned by Owen Franks' omission but Ngani Laumape is the unluckiest All Black.
![Iwi hits out at artist for use of haka lyrics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Iwi hits out at artist for use of haka lyrics
Any publication of the haka for commercial purposes must acknowledge the composer.
!['53 per cent chance of ABs winning World Cup': Scientists stack the stats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
'53 per cent chance of ABs winning World Cup': Scientists stack the stats
Will the All Blacks win their third successive RWC title? Science might have the answer.
![Owen Franks: 'Your time in the jersey isn't owed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Owen Franks: 'Your time in the jersey isn't owed'
Selector wants Franks to stay fit, saying a few props were injured at the last World Cup.
![How Luke Jacobson became the next ABs bolter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
How Luke Jacobson became the next ABs bolter
'I didn't back myself but I didn't write myself off either.'