
Rugby: Deans casts wide net in talent search
Robbie Deans has announced a 43-man squad for a four-day camp next week, to be trimmed to 35 before the tour party is named.
Robbie Deans has announced a 43-man squad for a four-day camp next week, to be trimmed to 35 before the tour party is named.
The All Blacks did some much-needed face-saving against the Wallabies but how many forced their way into nzherald.co.nz's Tri-Nations XV?
A defiant Joe Rokocoko has no problem singing the praises of two backline colleagues clambering for his regular berth on the All Blacks wing.
Coach Graham Henry is already talking up the All Blacks' shot at rugby redemption against the Springboks next year.
When the All Blacks play next in Tokyo, they will carry a psychological arsenal for their fourth duel with the Wallabies this season.
The world may well seem a better place this morning for the All Blacks and their coaching trio in particular.
Defence the highlight as All Blacks pound Wallabies into submission.
The knives and pens were poised but they had to be stayed after a good performance against the Wallabies.
Everything surrounding the 135th trans-Tasman rugby test in Wellington tomorrow is brimming with intensity.
He predicted the Wallabies were on the verge of "something great" before their Springboks rugby upset, now lock Mark Chisholm reckons they can compound the All Blacks' lineout misery.
It might be music to some ears, but Wallabies rugby coach Robbie Deans insists rabid criticism of the All Blacks can only mean bad news for him.