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Watch: Hansen turns tables on reporters
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has switched up the usual media routine a day before the All Blacks begin their campaign.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has switched up the usual media routine a day before the All Blacks begin their campaign.
It will be a team of 51 people who will be credited with winning the World Cup for the All Blacks should it happen.
It's a difficult business getting a handle on the Pumas, who tend to fluctuate from fairly ordinary to world class.
Coming out of the locker room for his US Open tennis semifinal last week, Novak Djokovic was asked about the stunning loss the crowd had just witnessed, of fellow champion Serena Williams.
All Blacks are told to drink in moderation to avoid a repeat of the episode which threatened to derail their campaign four years ago.
Steve Hansen says the last week feels like it has lasted four years as he awaits the All Blacks' World Cup opener.
The All Blacks have had a huge security fence erected around part of their training pitch after realising guests from their hotel could watch their every move.
Jaco Peyper refereed the World Cup opener with a special whistle first used in an All Blacks match 110 years ago.
Kerr-Barlow tells how backyard drills inspired him to become pass master.
Watch a replay of this morning's live blog of the rugby World Cup opening ceremony, followed by hosts England taking on Fiji.
All Black Conrad Smith's aunt Elaine Bell is selling the player's old bassinet on Trade Me with a reserve of $200.
The All Blacks have become masters at bringing through new players who can contribute from day one.
Ma'a Nonu: The beds are too nice and soft so I'm sleeping on the floor in the gym. It gives me easier access to all 77 stations.
Remember it's the new game in town. After weeks of window-dressing about team arrivals, hypothetical discussions and likely combinations, the World Cup begins.
There's something reassuring about the side the All Blacks have picked for the opening game, writes Gregor Paul.
It's best to remember as Hakagate rumbles on that it's a default mechanism of the English to ridicule what they can't have, writes Gregor Paul.
Ben and Owen Franks did something you wouldn't expect.
The map that shows just how popular the All Blacks are - and that nobody cares about England.
If there's ever a nuclear war, chances are Colin Slade will make it through.
It's jumping ahead a bit, but later this year, who knows, maybe the story will start on a cold winter's night in Christchurch with the All Blacks playing Argentina.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen may be the best advertisement yet for media training.
Former All Black on waking up to a storm after his first foray as a columnist in a foreign language and why he's nervous about going to Twickenham.
The All Blacks will have to become accustomed to changing among the cramped confines of their bus in the next six weeks.