World media blasts abysmal All Blacks
The All Blacks have taken a pounding from rugby correspondents around the world following the weekend's Durban debacle.
The All Blacks have taken a pounding from rugby correspondents around the world following the weekend's Durban debacle.
Three losses in a season. What's your message to Graham Henry?
Counting off the next 20 days will be a torturous drill for those All Blacks brave enough to challenge their demons.
Springboks first five-eighth Morne Steyn booted his way into test rugby's pantheon, carrying his side to a 31-19 defeat of the blundering All Blacks here this morning.
Stephen Donald certainly has the backing of assistant coach Wayne Smith.
Props are not supposed to be in a hurry, but new All Black Owen Franks is a bolt from the blue.
His dismay at being dropped last week behind him, All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan is braced for a physical battering from the Springboks.
South Africa have shown their hand - they will kick the leather off the ball in this weekend's Tri-Nations rugby test.
One of the more dizzying climbs into All Blacks rugby sped up today when Owen Franks was asked to anchor the scrum from the outset against South Africa.
He's short, he's polite and he's dangerous. New Springbok flanker Heinrich Brussow is causing the All Blacks all manner of grief.