Beauden Barrett re-signs with the Hurricanes, All Blacks and Taranaki

20 of the best pictures by Herald photographer Mark Mitchell at the Bledisloe Cup test in Wellington last night

The All Blacks on Quade Cooper

All Black captain Kieran read sums up what it means to play Australia for the Bledisloe Cup

Beauden Barrett shares what it's like to be playing at first five in front of his Wellington home crowd for the ABs

All Black coach Steve Hansen assesses the Australian threat ahead of Bledisloe 2 this weekend

His first starting chance with the All Blacks doesn't worry Anton Lienert-Brown, or his boss, at all

Jerome Kaino and Ben Smith look ahead to the second Bledisloe in Wellington this Saturday

Is this the best we've seen of Sam Cane so far in black?

All Black coach Steve Hansen shifts the lineup to cope with late injury

All Black captain Kieran read asses the Australian opposition ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup test match in Sydney this weekend

All Black props Owen Franks and Wyatt Crockett talk up the 'dark arts' of international rugby

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen weighs up the opposition ahead of the first Bledisloe Cup match this weekend

Richie McCaw has given the All Blacks Sevens team his blessing in Rio ahead of their first game against Great Britain tomorrow.

Four seasoned newcomers highlight the naming of the 30-man Waikato squad for the upcoming 2016 Mitre 10 Cup season.

There is disgust and disappointment over more allegations of racism in Canterbury rugby. A Fijian boy playing in an under-14 competition

National club rugby results: July 9, 2016 Northland (Southern Districts) Mid Northern 46 Hora Hora 7 Hikurangi 29 Mid-Western 29 Old

If there is a decision for the ABs selectors still to make ahead of their squad announcement, it is whether to include TJ Perenara or Brad Weber.

Sonny Bill Williams has given an eight-year old fan an experience he'll remember for the rest of his life.

The All Blacks Sevens gave it their all but Fiji were fully deserving champions for the 16th time in Hong Kong.

Sonny Bill Williams has been keeping in high spirits despite a knee injury ruling him out of of the All Blacks Sevens team.

Sonny Bill Williams leg injury has been revealed as a knee problem which was exacerbated by him being forced to fly economy class.

When Japan's new Super Rugby franchise revealed their terrifying new wolf mascot last week, some fairly key details were lost in translation.

When Auckland team began their first tackling session they didn't realise they were going up against an All Black.

Australia's ban on using "All Blacks" name faces backlash as tabloids pull out the c-word.