Mark Richardson: Genuine motives ruined by approach
Through all the animosity over the Ross Taylor issue, has anybody stepped back and actually thought that the right decision has been made?
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Taylor is a good man and a very good player. He doesn't deserve this humiliation, writes Dylan Cleaver. "Wrong-headed decisions have become as much a part of everyday life at NZC as cups of tea and spreadsheets."
Gregor Paul: False dawn or birth of a rugby juggernaut?
Early days but if England can reproduce Sunday's Twickenham performance on a regular basis they will be a serious threat at the next World Cup, writes Gregor Paul.
Chris Rattue: Defeat makes SBW a must-have
Guarantee Sonny Bill Williams an Olympic spot and stick a boxing ring at NZRU headquarters, writes Chris Rattue, if that's what it takes to lure the big man back.
ABs beaten at their own game
Wynne Gray: For the first time this season the All Blacks felt the cold fear of failure.
Richard Loe: Who's this they've got up against Richie?
The poor old International Rugby Board - they just can't get anything right at the moment.
Wynne Gray: Successful run validation for coaching partnership
Hansen is hard on players but also knows how to leaven that with downtime. Steve Hansen has accrued test combat knowledge in 145 internationals.
Dirty job, but someone has to do it
Nine All Blacks have finished their footy for the year although their tour of duty is not over.
Footy stars stay silent over gay rights
When Mike King used Twitter to help find a high-profile sports star to promote the marriage equality bill, you could almost see the tumbleweed roll by.
Gregor Paul: Fouls tally calls for scrutiny
Discipline, or lack of, has become a prevailing theme throughout the autumn tests and of all the statistics to emerge in the past few weeks, writes Gregor Paul.
Wynne Gray: All Blacks reaping reluctant praise amid vilification
All sorts of damning praise is leaching from the British media.
Chris Rattue: Condemnation only right stance on assault
There is only one position on Andrew Hore's hit on a Welsh player: it must be condemned, by All Blacks and all, writes Chris Rattue.
Jeremy Wells: Child minding and cricket - a great match
When the kids woke up at 2.30pm all fresh and shiny, I made them sit down and watch a master batsman at the top of his game, writes Jeremy Wells.
Chris Rattue: Hore shows All Blacks not above thuggery
Andrew Hore just had to be red-carded in Cardiff, thus giving Wales a royal chance of beating the All Blacks for the first time in nearly 60 years.
IRB boss exposed by Thomson review
There are incidents which could be construed as foul play in just about every rugby game, many of which offend people, writes Patrick McKendry. "How will Brett Gosper respond to those?"
Chris Rattue: Boxing's credibility out for count
Cameron contest is not worthy of a world title fight writes Chris Rattue.
Time to admit Taylor's mob can't cut it
"Five successive test losses; is it time to throw the hands up and acknowledge New Zealand's current players simply aren't much chop?", writes David Leggat.
Stats: Read leads from the front
Tracey Nelson crunches the numbers from the All Blacks' 42-10 win over Italy and finds Kieran Read was the top ball carrier.
Chris Rattue: A spawning ground for quality backs
The Wellington wind blows in yet another in a long list of talented and enterprising players - Cory Jane.
Kiteboarders back at square one
So windsurfing has won a reprieve and will be on the 2016 Rio Olympic sailing programme, while kiteboarding is left to wonder what they did wrong, writes David Leggat.
Wynne Gray: Test provides coaching nirvana
Jumble up the team, slap 50 points past Scotland and work on your next strategy.