
Rugby: De Villiers trusts his team will regain form
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has given his side a repeat chance to prove their calibre.
Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has given his side a repeat chance to prove their calibre.
Injuries and suspensions force changes in the Springboks and delay the All Black team naming.
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has come to the defence of suspended lock Bakkies Botha.
Eden Park is almost through its multi-million-dollar facelift - but it already needs a brighter complexion.
The All Blacks need to treat Tri-Nations II against the Boks this week as a template for next year's World Cup.
Kieran Read probably played his finest test as an All Black on Saturday night.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry says Bakkies Botha was lucky not to get a harsher sentence.
It was a day where everything went right for the All Blacks, but writing the Boks off would be a mistake.
As a statement of intent, the All Blacks could not have been more emphatic last night.
The All Blacks struck the first blow in this year's Tri-Nations rugby tournament with a 32-12 victory over defending champions South Africa in Auckland.
Former All Black Inga Tuigamala says a good dose of Auckland's traditionally mixed weather would be ideal for tomorrow night's Test.
Winning at the home of New Zealand rugby is a challenge the Springboks will heartily embrace, writes Mike Greenaway.
Are the public utterances of Springboks coach Peter de Villiers those of a madcap genius, or just madcap?
Believe it or not: since 1937 no Springbok side has beaten the All Blacks in Auckland.