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All Blacks: Anxious wait for injured duo
All Blacks coach Graham Henry is hopeful No 8 Kieran Read will at least play a limited role in the rugby World Cup.

Rugby: Cooper cleared of kneeing McCaw
Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper has escaped suspension for kneeing All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw.

Rugby: First half cost ABs the game
If there is a consolation for the All Blacks to find in defeat, it is that the team that wins the Tri Nations has never won the World Cup.

Wallabies down All Blacks in Tri-Nations finale
The All Blacks Rugby World Cup preparations hit a snag in Brisbane as they went down 20-25 to the Wallabies at Suncorp Stadium.

All Blacks: Distracted Wallabies ripe for the picking
The Wallabies bid to annex rugby's Tri-Nations trophy for the first time in a decade appears to have lurched into dangerous territory.

Loss pays off for RWC hopefuls
A loss to the Springboks has never been considered career-enhancing for an All Black, but for a host of borderline World Cup selections the Tri-Nations loss in Port Elizabeth has had positive repercussions.

All Blacks fail to take chances
The All Blacks were left to reflect on what might have been after their 18-5 loss to South Africa.

Rugby: O'Connor facing Bledisloe Cup chop
Wallabies wonder boy James O'Connor faces the chop after apparently sleeping in and missing a vital team meeting in Sydney.