Ireland may have shocked the rugby world to upset the All Blacks for the first time in their rugby history in Chicago a week and a

Sean Cronin thinks his side can beat the All Blacks again in Dublin, thanks to Joe Schmidt's brilliance.

Veteran All Blacks front rower Owen Franks claims defeat is not a burden as the team prepares for the Irish re-match.

All Black lock Sam Whitelock is giving away little in terms of his availability to face Ireland this weekend in Dublin.

There's been a bit of hope up North that the Irish may have delivered the British Lions the blueprint to beat the All Blacks. The

Joseph Parker has enlisted the help of All Blacks' mental skills guru Ceri Evans, a man who played a crucial part in their winning

The All Blacks found a way to perform at or near their best for 10 consecutive tests in 2016 and give the illusion they were miles ahead of everyone else, writes Gregor Paul.

The All Blacks have performed a clean sweep at the World Rugby awards, winning the player, coach and team of the year awards.

The All Blacks were boarding a flight from Italy to Ireland when news of New Zealand's earthquake with assistant coach Ian Foster admitting players had been unsettled by the drama.

And they say there are no surprise selections in rugby anymore.

It wasn't emphatic but Steven Luatua proved that he is worth more investment by the All Blacks.

Chris Rattue rates the best and the worst performers from the All Blacks' 68-10 victory over Italy this morning.

The All Blacks performance in Rome provided confirmation rather than revelation in regard to their probable team selection for the next test against Ireland.

The bulk of the All Blacks team that played Italy have 2020 written all over them, writes Gregor Paul.

Wynne Gray answers all your rugby questions after the All Blacks swept aside Italy 68-10 this morning.

The clash with Ireland in Dublin next weekend will be the biggest test of Kieran Read's captaincy to date.

After the random of events of Chicago no one was expecting another upset in Rome and yet there kind of was with the margin of victory clocked up by the All Blacks.

The All Blacks look to bounce back from last weekend's shock defeat to Ireland when they take on Italy in Rome.

Munster have beaten the Maori All Blacks 27-14 in Limerick.

COMMENT: Remember back to June 18 at the Cake Tin. I'll bet Aaron Cruden does.

With the team to play Italy stacked with younger, inexperienced players, Steve Hansen will hold a higher ratio of hope to expectation at Stadio Olimpico.

New Zealand experienced something last weekend even more rare than an All Black defeat. It was a defeat accepted with good grace.

Life has thrown a fair bit of bad luck at Aaron Cruden but he always finds a way to cope. He's a fighter, a believer.

When Rieko Ioane runs onto the Stadio Olimpico pitch some time after 4am on Sunday morning he will become the 45th All Black out of

Ireland's Kiwi coach Joe Schmidt has admitted that his mother may not have accepted his apology for his role in defeating Steve Hansen's

Italy can test the All Blacks now and then, but are also capable of collapsing as our potted history shows.

Cameron McMillan looks at four interesting talking points from the All Blacks squad to face Italy on Sunday.

The All Blacks will wear poppies when they play Italy on Sunday.

Both Elliot Dixon and Steven Luatua have been asked to audition to replace Jerome Kaino this weekend in Rome.

As expected, New Zealand have made a heavy investment in youth for their clash with Italy, selecting a side that could easily enough fit the moniker Bambino Blacks.