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All Blacks: Naholo scores in 1 minute and 13 seconds
New Zealand

All Blacks: Naholo scores in 1 minute and 13 seconds

The All Blacks were eager to show that they have a fifth gear after settling around the third and fourth in their first two victories and in Naholo they have a player with more gears than most. If he is the All Blacks' secret weapon after sitting out the first two matches due to his recovery from a leg fracture, he revealed all after only 1 minute and 13 seconds here with the fastest try of the tournament so far.

All Blacks: McCaw: 'Errors are easy to fix'
New Zealand

All Blacks: McCaw: 'Errors are easy to fix'

Don't panic is the message from the All Blacks as they qualified for the quarter-finals, captain Richie McCaw says 'errors are easy to fix' and coach Steve Hansen says they struggled with the 'lone bullet' defense but will learn and adapt.

Rugby: All Blacks bungled their way against Georgia
New Zealand

Rugby: All Blacks bungled their way against Georgia

Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry in Cardiff review the All Blacks match against Georgia, New Zealand may talk the world out of seeing them as favourites to win this World Cup soon enough. It would be nice to think that's why they bungled their way through against Georgia. It wasn't impressive. Not really any of it - a few nice passages, a thrilling first foray from Waisake Naholo and not not much more.

Rugby: Gatland can't cheer for Aussie
New Zealand

Rugby: Gatland can't cheer for Aussie

Wales head coach Warren Gatland admits that an Australian victory on Saturday angainst England would put Wales into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals, but can't cheer for because he's a kiwi. He says he'll stay neutral.

All Blacks: 'Kind, friendly.. not nasty'
New Zealand

All Blacks: 'Kind, friendly.. not nasty'

The All Blacks held a coaching masterclass at a local Cardiff school, teams at Whitechurch High school got hands on training from the Rugby World champions and the AB's left the boys very impressed and surprised.

Raw: All Blacks delayed by Prince William
Royals

Raw: All Blacks delayed by Prince William

The All Blacks became Royal tourists as they had a delayed departure from their Captains run before the Georgia match, Prince William had the team bus removed for his motorcade to the Wales v Fiji match at the nearby Millennium stadium.

All Blacks: 'We are in a pretty good state'
New Zealand

All Blacks: 'We are in a pretty good state'

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has revealed the teams training have had an edge this week as the side settles down into a playing 23 that will contest the knock quarter-finals, just Georgia and Tonga in the AB's way.

All Blacks: Promotion of props against Georgia
New Zealand

All Blacks: Promotion of props against Georgia

It's tempting to believe there has been a changing of the All Blacks guard in certain positions based on form. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.

Rugby: The kiwi coaching against the All Blacks
New Zealand

Rugby: The kiwi coaching against the All Blacks

The good news for anyone who is a fan of Mamuka Gorgodze's no-nonsense style is that the Georgia skipper is playing against the All Blacks on Saturday morning. The bad news for some of his teammates is that Kiwi coach Milton Haig has decided to rest them for the all-important match against Namibia in Exeter five days after the All Blacks match in Cardiff. The disappointed should have been forewarned, however, as Haig said this was always the plan.

All Blacks: Naholo has teammates scrambling
New Zealand

All Blacks: Naholo has teammates scrambling

All Blacks wing Waisake Naholo is ready for the final stage in his recovery from a broken leg - getting on to the playing field - and if his form in training is any indication he shouldn't have too many problems finding his feet in his second test. In preparing for Saturday morning's World Cup pool match against Georgia at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Naholo, back from a cracked fibula suffered on debut against Argentina in Christchurch in July, has been causing problems for his teammates with his unique ability to beat defenders, according to coach Steve Hansen.

All Blacks: Rugby Herald experts in Cardiff
New Zealand

All Blacks: Rugby Herald experts in Cardiff

Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Cardiff with the All Blacks and give their opinion and analysis on the AB's changes for the Georgia Rugby World Cup match. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.

Rugby: Gatland: All Blacks comments 'gave me boost'
New Zealand

Rugby: Gatland: All Blacks comments 'gave me boost'

Wales coach Warren Gatland has joked about how he is dreading having to respond to all the well-wishing texts and calls from New Zealand following his team's epic World Cup victory over England at Twickenham. And he also revealed today that the comments by the All Blacks in the aftermath of Wales' 28-25 victory, which puts the Red Dragons on course for a top-two spot in the "Pool of Death", had been "uplifting".

All Blacks:Hansen text helped lift Boks coach
New Zealand

All Blacks:Hansen text helped lift Boks coach

Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer has revealed that his All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen helped lift him from the gloom of the shock loss to Japan by sending him a supportive text message. Meyer endured the most difficult week of his coaching career after Japan humbled the two-time World Cup champions last week in their opening pool match. But he was surprised to receive a message of support from Hansen in a private text exchange between the pair with Meyer claiming it had helped him immeasurably to cope with the pressure.

All Blacks: TMO's and slowing the game
New Zealand

All Blacks: TMO's and slowing the game

The All Blacks can only control their side of the match and what they do, but the slowing down of matches via injuries, TMO decisions and slow play can only disadvantage a team that relies on fitness to finish strongly and win. They speak post the Namibia match about the speed of play as it could become more of an issuse as Rugby World Cup continues.

RWC: Are the TMOs clogging the World Cup?
Sport|Rugby

RWC: Are the TMOs clogging the World Cup?

Are the TMOs clogging the World Cup and does the tournament need England to survive their pool. Herald rugby writer Wynne Gray and former All Black Richard Turner discuss those issues and more from 11am today..

The VENT: The RWC doesn't need England
Sport|Rugby

The VENT: The RWC doesn't need England

We get stuck in today. Has the rugby at the World Cup been a dud so far? Would we really give a stuff if England didn't make it out of pool play? And why Justin Hodges won't play the grand final.

All Blacks sightsee around London
New Zealand

All Blacks sightsee around London

Sometimes the All Blacks get to be tourists, and what better way than on a double-decker open top bus to see London. Sponsors AIG took AB fans and Waisake Naholo with Keven Mealamu and Beuden Barrett to see the sights.