The All Blacks must humiliate England on Sunday for the good of the world game, writes Gregor Paul.

Some ratepayers have begun paying for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but a ratepayers group says the tourism and hospitality industry should pick up the tab.

As the All Blacks kicked a football like hyperactive kids at a west London school today, you could almost picture England huddled in a sound-proof bunker.

If you want to spy on us, come and take your best shot, says All Blacks assistant rugby coach Steve Hansen.

Having been overtaken by Mike Delany, All Black Stephen Donald admits his immediate rugby future probably lies at second five-eighth.

The results of a nzherald.co.nz survey to find out just which sport our readers prefer: rugby, or football.

For once, the All Blacks arrived in London today with all the focus on the England rugby side who were booed off Twickenham yesterday.

Highlights from the All Blacks' European tour, with Gregor Paul.

Graham Henry embarked on his first European All Black tour in 2004. Five years on, the All Blacks are back in Italy and in the first of a three-part series, Gregor Paul spoke with the coach about how the players have evolved.

The unspoken belief in the All Blacks camp is that Wales coach Warren Gatland goaded the IRB into taking action.

Frustration was the dominant theme for the All Blacks, as they left the San Siro disappointed they were unable to deliver the performance they were after.

Milan is a city that has not been swept up and charmed in the arms of the All Blacks.

A decade ago, a glum Mike Delany was coming to terms with narrowly missing the New Zealand Under-17 World Cup soccer squad.