The Maori Party will go to Parliament seeking an apology from the Government for the exclusion of Maori players from the All Black tours to apartheid-era South Africa.

PM John Key says an apology to Maori rugby players excluded from All Blacks tours to South Africa is a matter between unions.

Rugby officials hope their apology will consign a sorry chapter in New Zealand-South African relations to the history books.

Pita Sharples has criticised the NZRU's Maori appointees for advising against the union's apology today for past treatment of Maori players.

Two prominent Maori former All Blacks have welcomed NZRU's apology to Maori players, but one player from the 60s says the scars will never heal.

A Herald on Sunday investigation into the economics of the Rugby World Cup suggests we shouldn't take claims about the event at face value.

There are tentative smiles from NZ's RWC 2011 organisers after domestic ticket applications made an explosive start.

Five NZ commentary teams could be calling the knock-out games of next year's Rugby World Cup with the Govt paying over $3m to secure the free-to-air deal.

For the next 15 weeks, the All Black coaching trio will travel the country and pore over videos as they try to determine the make-up of their first squad of the year.

Corporate boxes could bring in $10m, but sale of naming rights is a disputed area.

Auckland City Council will not respond to requests for funding to underwrite some of the cost of the Eden Park revamp until it has seen a business case, John Banks says.

New Zealand sevens coach Gordon Tietjens has named a clutch of newcomers in his 16-strong training squad.

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.

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

The International Rugby Board has agreed to a joint bid by New Zealand broadcasters to screen 2011 Rugby World Cup games, John Key says.

Your guide to getting a prime seat in the stands for a match - or more than one match - at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

This was a strange old All Black season, not least for the fact that they lost more tests than in any other year.

NZRU boss Steve Tew hopes he's claimed a victory for three-test inbound series in the June window.