There are several chips off the old block in the 53-man extended NZ Schools squad named after the weekend's national Top 4 tournament.

Warren Gatland has been given a stark warning about the institutionalised hostility his Lions squad will face in New Zealand.

The key historical stats ahead of Saturday's test between the All Blacks and Argentina

Sports concerned that the media narrative on concussion is ahead of the science are masking their own deficiencies.

Warren Gatland is to be unveiled as head coach for the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand knowing a brutal itinerary has just been made even harder.

There appears to be three main candidates to replace the incomparable Sir Gordon Tietjens in the New Zealand rugby sevens role.

Dane Haylett-Petty has been made to look bad by a Wallabies defensive system that needs to lift across the board, according to veteran Drew Mitchell.

He hasn't played union in five years, but code-switching Marika Koroibete has been asked to join the Wallabies.

With the All Blacks machine shifting towards top gear, the selectors are veering towards continuity of personnel this week, writes Gregor Paul.

Watch NZH Focus: Laura McGoldrick and Tony Veitch talk about Sir Gordon Tietjens stepping down as All Blacks Sevens coach.

Watch NZH Focus: Sir Gordon Tietjens has decided to stand down as head coach of the All Blacks Sevens team after 22 years in charge.

Watch NZH Focus: Sir Gordon Tietjens retires as head coach of the All Blacks Sevens team after 22 years. He played a pivotal role in growing the profile of sevens in New Zealand and around the world that culminated in the sport's first appearance at an Olympic Games in Rio last month.

A look back at the highs and lows of Gordon Tietjens' 22 year-run as coach of the New Zealand men's rugby sevens team. High points A

Champions of Auckland and the Blues, now Mt Albert Grammar School are national champions for the third time. MAGS won the inaugural

Bugging scandal: Police have not ruled out the possibility that a listening device found in the All Blacks hotel could have come from within the NZ camp.

Like several other fringe Super Rugby players who saw little game time in the first half of 2016, Sam Vaka is playing like he is as

The future of the All Blacks Sevens programme will become clear this morning.

Former Wallaby Matt Burke is the latest to come out and criticise referees for giving the All Blacks "special treatment".

More than a week has passed since the bad-tempered Bledisloe Cup test and the dust hasn't quite settled yet.

The Blues, Crusaders and Highlanders are likely to be near full strength for their matches against the British and Irish Lions next year.

European rugby competitions kicked off over the weekend with New Zealanders front and centre of the action.

Todd Blackadder has made a winning start to his English coaching career. Bath's newly-installed director of rugby watched his side

All you need to know about securing tickets to next year's Lions Tour of New Zealand.

Waikato's reign on the Ranfurly Shield continues, with Manawatu failing to capitalise on their best chance in years to end a 38 year drought.

"Are we going to see a side who can push the All Blacks?" asks Justin Marshall, because we didn't see that against Australia.

Otago made it a perfect four-from-four on the season, pipping the luckless Bay of Plenty by a point at Tauranga Domain.

They ran, they sidestepped and they tackled. Members of the Morrinsville and Kereone junior rugby clubs got to show off their rugby

The former All Black has shown he's still an all-round nice guy after his wife snapped him carrying an elderly woman's groceries home.

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has put his hand up to succeed Steve Hansen as head coach of the world champions.

New Zealand is rugby's least-civilised nation and the All Blacks answer to different rules than the rest, according to Stephen Jones.