Tis the season to be jolly, and it's been a jolly good year for the All Blacks and our rugby union.

It will soon be World Cup time and the heart quickens at the thought of a footballing, once-in-a-lifetime holiday. Michael Brown gives a fans' guide to the Cup.

Another New Zealand soccer team has made a breakthrough performance overseas.

The All Whites will find a gulf in class against Paraguay and Slovakia predicts Chris Rattue.

An in-depth look at the pools drawn for next year’s World Cup in South Africa.

All Whites seek six friendly internationals before taking on Slovakia in their World Cup opener in June.

Right, now that all the hoo-ha about New Zealand qualifying for the finals of the 2010 Fifa World Cup is dying down.