Rugby: Contracting circus undermines teams
Chiefs coach Ian Foster has hit out at the circus surrounding the contracting of players for next season.
Chiefs coach Ian Foster has hit out at the circus surrounding the contracting of players for next season.
The All Whites' back-to-back losses showed that with anything but the very best players the national side will struggle.
The way big Manu Vatuvei battled through his injuries is just one example of how the team has handled hard times.
Suncorp Stadium is a world class facility. Eden Park is still and always will be a pig of a stadium writes Chris Rattue.
Read all about it - Richie McCaw will stay in New Zealand on a long-term deal.
The Heineken Cup final showed tht European rugby is capable of matching most of what the southern hemisphere can achieve.
Dan Carter made the unwatchable almost watchable in Napier. Almost, but not quite.
Focus on improving skill levels and a change in attitude has paid off for the also-rans.
Feisty halfback enjoying solid season with Blues while awaiting All Black selectors' final Cup plans.
One unwritten clause for All Blacks is that no player is bigger than the game.
If the Crusaders have any sense they'll be telling Sonny Bill Williams to forget about his June 5 boxing bout.