Any move to make tests more attractive must be considered. Plus, feeling Gatland's pain.

Dylan Cleaver on why he was compelled to make a 10-hour round trip for a game of footy.

The tournament was another NZ procession but is it healthy for the sport?

Nowhere is Auckland's diversity more on display than in its heaving badminton halls.

The president's demonising of black athlete protest has only championed sport's strengths.

It is time for rugby to lead societal change - and booze-ups are a good place to start.

Amazon's purchase of rugby rights could have massive repercussions for niche sports in NZ.

The Warriors need much better players, but not as much as they need a new home.

Recent headlines involving trysts say more about modern media culture than the All Blacks.

Study that found 110 cases of CTE in 111 brains inherently biased but vitally important.

The greatest teams are driven by captains, not coaches, claims a new book.

Grant Dalton can ensure his legacy by scrapping outdated defender v challenger concept.

Midweek Fixture went on the road in search of a column. It was a kind of mayhem.

Lack of angst after Wellington loss another sign we're finally maturing as a rugby nation.

Too often this Lions tour has been about Hansen and Gatland, not the players.

Victory sweeter because it played to our favourite narrative - the under-funded battler.

The All Blacks plus Auckland equals win, writes Dylan Cleaver. It's pre-ordained.

A handy FAQ cheat sheet ahead of the first test between the All Blacks and Lions.

Lancaster Park a sad reminder of how things used to be.

The Bluff Oyster Velitation relived, plus the Oracle Rule exposed.

Rugby is still important to New Zealand but we're becoming passive consumers, not players.

In the fourth of a five-part series, we go to the extremities to gauge the state of rugby.

Rugby has evolved from player-driven sport to TV spectacle, but what comes next?

Sport bosses have warned about perils of being seduced by potentially unscrupulous agents.

In the second of a five-part series, we take a look at the state of the national game.

The first in a five-part series examining the state of the national sport.

Youth are three times as likely to be passionate about entertainment than sport.

COMMENT: Expect a first-year spike in attendance but the same old problems remain.

Your easy-to-reference, 13-step guide to sailing's "worstest" regatta.

All Black who objected to sporting contact with apartheid South Africa, dies in Australia.