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Rugby: Career was mostly fun and games
Former Herald rugby writer D.J. Cameron chronicles the deeds of one of our most highly regarded rugby identities, Fred Allen.

<i>Chris Rattue</i>: Don't waste another great league career
If sometimes fabulous Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei switches to rugby another brilliant league career would be wasted.

Rugby: Australia swooping on young Kiwi talent
Australia is upping the ante as the biggest threat to New Zealand's rising rugby talent.

NZ sport's 25 biggest power brokers
Who will be pulling the strings in our sport in 2010? Who's the person you most want on your side in an administrative scrap?

Rugby: Sanzar deal worth $560m
New TV deal expected to yield 20 per cent more cash than existing contract.

Rugby: Cheque for All Blacks help soothe unions
Provinces with All Blacks will now get $35,000 instead of having to pay them and hardly ever see them play.

Rugby: McCaw in the money again
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.

Rugby Union 'out of touch'
The New Zealand Rugby Union is "out of touch" with provincial unions, says an official from Counties Manukau.

Decision-time for provincial rugby
The NZRU board will vote on whether to cut four teams from the Air New Zealand Cup today. What do you think they should do?

Rugby: Plan aims for two divisions
Two divisions of seven teams each from 2011 is the key to a proposal before the New Zealand Rugby Union.