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Tight Five: The road map to Super Rugby re-invigoration
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Tight Five: Blues' mixed performance raises questions on tactics
OPINION: Elliott Smith analyses the biggest talking points from the world of rugby.
Were the All Blacks poisoned ahead of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final?
All Blacks coach Laurie Mains was adamant his side were poisoned.
Gregor Paul: The 'heroic' All Blacks stat that defies logic
OPINION: The All Blacks have made things needlessly hard for themselves.
Springboks v England: What the All Blacks will learn from key moments
Here’s what the All Blacks coaching staff might have been looking out for.
Chris Rattue: Springboks will be worried by semifinal performance
OPINION: Chris Rattue runs through the best and worst from the Rugby World Cup semifinals.
Paul Lewis: Why I stopped caring about 'tedious' Rugby World Cup semifinal
OPINION: I watched sumo wrestling for 28 minutes before I realised it was a rugby match.
David Kirk on the All Blacks' journey to the final
OPINION: 'A life well-lived means winning the Rugby World Cup' for the All Blacks.
Rise of the Pumas: How the All Blacks made Argentina great
Argentina's recent success owes a lot to their entry into the Rugby Championship in 2012.
Gregor Paul: How Ireland and All Blacks swapped rugby identities
OPINION: It was the All Blacks who knew how to consistently win, but not World Cups.
Charge-down! How a Springbok saved two points in one-point victory
Cheslin Kolbe's dash proved crucial.
Phil Gifford: Six talking points from the Rugby World Cup quarter-final
OPINION: Phil Gifford has six things to say about that quarter-final.
In an ABs triumph filled with heroes, one stood taller than the rest
Sam Cane delivered a rampaging trail of defensive destruction.
All Blacks' tough win over Ireland: The stats that matter most
The stats break down the joy for New Zealand and the pain for Ireland.
'Brilliant, brave and astonishing': All Blacks answer moment of truth
Opinion: ABs produced the most disciplined, committed defensive rearguard of modern age.
Gregor Paul: All Blacks bear no resemblance to the team they were
OPINION: The hallmark of a good coach is an ability to adapt, writes Gregor Paul
Gregor Paul: What's really at stake ahead of All Blacks quarter-final
OPINION: The danger for New Zealand Rugby amid the Foster-Robertson saga.
How different the All Blacks looked last time they met Ireland
One team has seen a lot of change. The other, well, not so much.
David Kirk: How the All Blacks can beat Ireland
'The formula to beat Ireland is easy to say – and of course very hard to do'.
Chris Rattue: Why All Blacks' job just got a lot harder
OPINION: Chris Rattue runs through the best and worst from the Rugby World Cup.
World Cup newsletter: Australia in all sorts and the disappointing Pacific
OPINION: Aussie mess comes as no surprise and the Pacific has been largely underwhelming.
Alice Soper: The rugby character flaw that could prove fatal
OPINION: Rugby loves to tell tales of putting your body on the line.
No room for emotion as record-breaking Whitelock starts from bench
Sam Whitelock is breaking records faster than the French trains.
Gregor Paul: Time for ignored All Blacks to make a statement
OPINION: Being largely ignored in France could work to the All Blacks' advantage.
Where Super Rugby's changes have hit the ABs the hardest
Booting the South Africans from Super Rugby is hurting the All Blacks, writes Gregor Paul.
What we can learn from Australia: The three big worries for ABs
OPINION: Take it easy on Eddie Jones. His present, or part of it, could be our future.
'Time to go to work': All Blacks prop set for World Cup debut
This week the World Cup truly comes to life for the Crusaders prop.