When he stood up in front of 60,000 worshippers in a commemorative 100th cap and told them he loved playing in the black jersey as much now as he did when he first put it on, you knew Richie McCaw was speaking nothing but the truth.

Dylan Cleaver looks ahead to the World Cup draw and predicts how the tournament will play out. Will the ABs go all the way?

Since Dan Carter made the No 10 jersey his own at the end of 2004, the search for an heir apparent has been largely fruitless.

The first Super 15 wraps-up on Saturday night. But who stood-out? And who have been the winners and the also-rans?

Chiefs coach Ian Foster has hit out at the circus surrounding the contracting of players for next season.

Is Colin Slade the heir apparent to Dan Carter? Not just yet writes Dylan Cleaver.

Hamish Bennett has given Daniel Vettori and John Wright a pleasant problem ahead of Friday's clash against Australia.

How is a team that played nine matches and won one the embodiment of New Zealand sporting excellence in 2010?

Sport is about power and we're not talking on the field. Dylan Cleaver ranks the movers and shakers of the NZ sporting world.