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Rugby: Cowan 'provoked' Botha
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has come to the defence of suspended lock Bakkies Botha.
Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has come to the defence of suspended lock Bakkies Botha.
Halfback Alby Mathewson and wing Zac Guildford have been called into the All Blacks.
Botha should have got a year for what he did to Jimmy Cowan at Eden Park, also taking into account his history of thuggery.
It was a great test performance, but Saturday's win over the Springboks came at a high cost.
The All Blacks need to treat Tri-Nations II against the Boks this week as a template for next year's World Cup.
Kieran Read probably played his finest test as an All Black on Saturday night.
All Blacks coach Graham Henry says Bakkies Botha was lucky not to get a harsher sentence.
South African lock Bakkies Botha has been suspended for nine weeks after headbutting Jimmy Cowan last night.
Were you at the game on Saturday? Here's a selection of photos of the fans from the All Blacks v Springboks match
As a statement of intent, the All Blacks could not have been more emphatic last night.
It was a day where everything went right for the All Blacks, but writing the Boks off would be a mistake.
Former All Black Inga Tuigamala says a good dose of Auckland's traditionally mixed weather would be ideal for tomorrow night's Test.
Eden Park is set to witness a great spectacle tomorrow night, says Herald rugby writer Wynne Gray.
Are the public utterances of Springboks coach Peter de Villiers those of a madcap genius, or just madcap?
Believe it or not: since 1937 no Springbok side has beaten the All Blacks in Auckland.
Springbok flanker Francois Louw plays to different rules, writes Chris Rattue.
The All Blacks will grace the soccer World Cup final venue next month but won't have to battle the din of the dreaded vuvuzela.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw is eager to get stuck in when this year's Tri-Nations rugby tournament starts.
Get them while they are not too hot. That's the best advice for the All Blacks, when they take on the world champion Springboks.
All Black coach Henry named his first 22-man Tri-Nations team of the year that was light on imagination and heavy on experience.