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Readers voice strong views on state of rugby
Readers respond to nzherald.co.nz's State of Rugby series with some strongly worded comments about our national game.
Poll: Few fear kids playing rugby
Rugby is safe for children to play, more than two-thirds of New Zealanders say, but some schools have banned their students from playing it unsupervised.
Poll: Rugby a better game in pro era
Rugby going professional was good for the game, say most people who took part in an nzherald.co.nz poll.
All Blacks play too many tests, say third of NZers
Over a third of New Zealanders say the All Blacks play too many tests, A DigiPoll for nzherald.co.nz has found.
Rugby: Canes' Cooper plans to finish on a high
Colin Cooper hopes for big things from his eighth - and final - campaign with the Hurricanes.
All Black great Fred 'The Needle' turns 90
"The Needle" turns 90 today, and rugby great Fred Allen's birthday will be celebrated with a civic reception.
Rugby: Australia swooping on young Kiwi talent
Australia is upping the ante as the biggest threat to New Zealand's rising rugby talent.
Rugby: Super 14 - turning flagging fortunes around
Last season was not a great one for NZ teams, leaving five pertinent questions to be answered over the off-season.
Rugby: King Carlos joins Lions in Super 14
Carlos Spencer has joined the Lions for Super 14 in what is reportedly one of the biggest ever contracts in South African rugby.
Sport's funny old year
It's been a funny old year for sport. Paul Lewis looks at some of the oddest, most bizarre and brightest moments of the year across all sports.
Rugby: Biggest, worst, dirtiest
Gregor Paul outlined his rugby awards for the year last week - here he takes a lighter look at some of the stranger happenings during the year in rugby.
All Black wing signs with Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty have signalled their top-level Air NZ Cup intentions by signing one-test All Black Lelia Masaga for the next two seasons.