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.

Gregor Paul springs a few surprises in his “best of” review of the rugby year.

Provinces with All Blacks will now get $35,000 instead of having to pay them and hardly ever see them play.

Richie McCaw became the first person to be named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial player of the year for a third time at New Zealand's premier rugby awards tonight.

Mike Delany's mindset has been the biggest beneficiary of his first All Black tour.

The New Zealand Rugby Union is "out of touch" with provincial unions, says an official from Counties Manukau.

New Zealand Rugby Union management have come under heavy fire from Counties Manukau chairman Matthew Newman.

The NZRU board will vote on whether to cut four teams from the Air New Zealand Cup today. What do you think they should do?

Two divisions of seven teams each from 2011 is the key to a proposal before the New Zealand Rugby Union.

A new plan for provincial rugby could see the 10-team, six-team proposal consigned to the wastepaper basket.