The Rugby World Cup's Facebook site is about to become the biggest in New Zealand.

It's easy to call Carlos Spencer an enigma, but there are few sports figures in NZ whose personality has ever been so at odds with their image.

Chris Rattue picks 10 favourite chat-merchants from the worldwide web of sport.

Carlos Spencer has joined the Lions for Super 14 in what is reportedly one of the biggest ever contracts in South African rugby.

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.

Gregor Paul outlined his rugby awards for the year last week - here he takes a lighter look at some of the stranger happenings during the year in rugby.

South Africa won't be at their best for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the country's leading sports science professor insists.

There are some here who have never really performed against the All Blacks but they have excelled against most.

Gregor Paul springs a few surprises in his “best of” review of the rugby year.

One hundred tests won in a decade of rugby, yet still the long faces from All Blacks supporters.

Provinces with All Blacks will now get $35,000 instead of having to pay them and hardly ever see them play.

Gisborne, Ashburton, Masterton and Wanganui will all host teams as the World Cup gospel is spread throughout the country.

Takapuna Beach will become a second home to Sebastien Chabal and his French teammates, who will spend 21 days on the North Shore.

Richie McCaw became the first person to be named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial player of the year for a third time at New Zealand's premier rugby awards tonight.

New Zealand's oldest living All Black turns 99 on Friday and the New Zealand rugby community will join in the celebrations.

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