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![Ex-All Black 'pleased' by Maori rugby's longevity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ex-All Black 'pleased' by Maori rugby's longevity
Former All Black Waka Nathan says he is not bothered he was left off a 1960 tour of South Africa because he was Maori.
![Rugby World Cup chief exec defends song choice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby World Cup chief exec defends song choice
Don't worry, "Right Here, Right Now" is not the Rugby World Cup's official song, says CEO Martin Snedden.
![Entertainer to launch campaign against RWC song](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Entertainer to launch campaign against RWC song
Incensed over the choice of a British song for the 2011 World Cup theme, a well known NZ entertainer is starting a campaign to change the song to a NZ one.
![Rugby: Back injury ends Aaron Mauger's career](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Back injury ends Aaron Mauger's career
Former All Black Aaron Mauger has announced his immediate retirement in Britain after failing to recover from a persistent back injury.
![All Blacks: Currency vs country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All Blacks: Currency vs country
Carl Hayman’s decision means money has finally overtaken the lure of the All Black jersey – and Gregor Paul argues more will follow Hayman’s lead.
![All Blacks: Somerville the heir apparent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
All Blacks: Somerville the heir apparent
If Greg Somerville didn't realise he was viewed as a poor man's Carl Hayman, he'll be getting the message now.
![<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Bid for Hayman a waste](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Paul Thomas:</i> Bid for Hayman a waste
Paul Thomas writes that while Carl Hayman mightn't give a hoot about it now, his folk hero status here is likely to diminish.
![<i>Chris Rattue</i>: All Blacks need star Ranger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Chris Rattue</i>: All Blacks need star Ranger
Rene Ranger. Now there's the future for rugby, even if Ranger's own future is clouded at the moment by an upcoming court case.
![Rugby: Hayman's salary believed to be $1.2 million a season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rugby: Hayman's salary believed to be $1.2 million a season
Carl Hayman’s lucrative deal is likely to lure more All Blacks to the Northern Hemisphere after the World Cup.