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Lions tour details revealed
The British and Irish Lions will play the All Blacks at Eden Park in 2017. The details have been revealed.
The British and Irish Lions will play the All Blacks at Eden Park in 2017. The details have been revealed.
Senior players from the Hurricanes and Highlanders who are World Cup certainties may be not be picked to play against Argentina.
From afternoon sunshine in Apia to sub-zero mid-winter in Christchurch, the All Blacks are preparing for an extreme change in playing conditions.
The crowds were out at Apia Park, and even if the game was a bit of a fizzer, the spectacle around it made it a super-special occasion, writes Andrew Mulligan.
At the end of what has been a fairytale visit for the Samoan people, Steve Hansen delivered a message to his team which was heavy on realism.
As the All Blacks departed Apia today there was no clarity of when they might, if indeed, ever return to Samoa.
The British press has been quick to criticize the All Blacks after their messy display against Samoa in Apia, with Keven Mealamu and Tony Woodcock picked out.
Oh dear. What an ugly war, but there was a lesson or two dished out at Apia Park and a reminder of what World Cup games can turn into, writes Chris Rattue.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has spoken of his pride in his team handling conditions he described as among the toughest they have faced.
The tiny island nation with a big heart had its day yesterday and provided not one single reason Samoa can't become a regular destination for the established rugby world.
He survived the toughest of tests at Apia Park and now Dan Carter is focusing on another with emotional significance.
How did the All Blacks rate during their hard-fought victory over Manu Samoa? Who was the best back and the best forward?
Captain was everywhere, socks around his ankles, and playing like he was 10 years younger than 34.
The setting was magnificent, the Apia Park crowd was in boisterous voice, the anticipation was off the scale and the rugby was average at best, writes Wynne Gray.
The All Blacks have beaten Samoa 25-16 in front of a packed crowd in Apia. We've got the reaction.
In Samoa, no one is required to do anything other than watch the rugby and store their own memories about the test they said would never happen.
As the historic rugby tension reaches new levels today at Apia Park we need to reset marking guidelines for the All Blacks.
The All Blacks could be facing their toughest challenge ever against a Pacific Island side this afternoon.
Samoa is the land of plenty - in human terms at least. There are, almost unbelievably, more than 630 Pacific Islanders playing professionally worldwide.
The enthusiasm with which the All Blacks have been greeted in Apia should get New Zealand Rugby thinking.
They've fought hard for this historic test and must show they're worthy opponents.
This has not been a normal eve-of-test experience for the world champions, and they are all the better for it.
The All Blacks are here and straight into their work in Apia - supervising hundreds of primary school children in a skills session in the blazing heat of the late morning.