Passions run high in any international amputee soccer match. Photo / Video: 101unbelievablegoals.

Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their expert opinion and analysis after the All Blacks announced the squad to take on the French in the first of three test at Eden Park.

Martin Guptill's 189 not out, the highest score by a New Zealander in one-day internationals, led the visitors to 359 for three in the second match of the series.

There were six new faces announced today in Steve Hansen's All Blacks squad to face France in the upcoming three-match test series. Joining the squad are the Blues trio of Steven Luatua, Charles Piutau and Francis Saili alongside Hurricane lock Jeremy Thrush, Chiefs prop Ben Afeaki and Crusaders backrower Matt Todd. The 32-man squad will be captained by No 8 Kieran Read with the All Black's stalwart No 10 acting as vice captain for the series.

New Zealand Herald writers Wynne Gray & Patrick McKendry give their expert opinion & analysis after the announcement of the All Blacks 32-man squad which includes 6 new faces.

French Rugby captain Thierry Dusautoir meets the press and wonders which french rugby team will show up to play the All Blacks, the bad or the brilliant?.

French Rugby head coach Philippe Saint-Andre said the team is already beginning to focus on the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Bringing a squad of 35 players he hopes giving them game time will help bring back the flare. Another 8 players are still to arrive after their provincial finals.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from London to discuss the first ODI against England at lord's.

A solid third day on San Francisco Bay for the team today. The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at.

Former Warriors coach Daniel Anderson opens up about his bodysurfing accident in Australia that left him paralysed. Video / Fox League

An amateur football game in Germany takes a farcical turn when a long-range shot is tipped onto the American Football posts behind the goal, bounces back into play and the striker scores. Video / Youtube: Renkian Barrymore.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss who they think should make it onto the the All Blacks Squad for the French match.

Leo Bertos, Ben Sigmund, Andrew Durante and other stars of the Phoenix football club get together with the kids at Hataitai primary school and Raroa Intermediate in Wellington to record some great advice about playing fair and enjoying sport. For more tips, go to unicef.org.nz.

Today Emirates Team New Zealand took its AC72 out sailing on San Francisco Bay for the very first time. It was to be a light shake down but all systems were go and so was the AC72 foiling around the bay.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from Durham to discuss Daniel Vettori's recall to the Black Caps for the second test in Leeds.

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss the weekends big games, and the senior players selected for the All Blacks.

Dejected captain Brendon McCullum and bittersweet strike bowler Tim Southee reflected on letting a prime opportunity slip. Yes, it would have been the third highest chase in 127 Lord's tests but, with more than five sessions to spare, it somehow seemed realistic.

Andrew Alderson joins Cameron McMillan from London to discuss the first test at Lord's and how the Black Caps can stage an upset.

Herald cricket scribe David Leggat and NZ Herald head of sport Dylan Cleaver discuss the upcoming Lord's test.

New Zealand athlete Ben Brown revisits his old friend, Huka Falls. The falls run off the Waikato, New Zealand's longest river. Watch Ben Brown kayak down the falls, much to the surprise of the spectators.

1200 people ran, jumped, scrambled and crawled their way around Sir Barry Curtis Park.The inaugural Mazda O-Rock event was met with instant approval from all entrants who thrived on the adventurous nature of the 6km obstacle course that included navigating 11 obstacles. The course included running over cars, climbing a rock wall and crawling under a cargo net but no mud in sight.

Herald cricket scribes David Leggat and Andrew Alderson discuss the ethics of the International Cricket Council and the line up for the Lord's test.

Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum speaks out during the warm up matches about the upcoming first test at Lords while returning fast bowler Doug Bracewell is adjusting to the conditions and the new Duke ball.

My Parents are Ugly? Watch the cartoon with all the family. Come on Mum and Dad – sort out your sideline behaviour! While most parents are great sideline supporters, some aren’t. My Parents are Ugly is a book from New Zealand Rugby as part of their Applaud initiative, based on a boy’s view of his parents at a game of rugby.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer talks to Otago Boys High School rugby coach Ryan Martin about the increasingly intense secondary school rugby scene, and to Southern front rower Warren Moffat.

Jonny Wilkinson was on the receiving end of one of the biggest knocks of his career as Toulon beat Agen 43-21 at the Stade Felix Mayol on Saturday. Video / Youtube: Antetempor

New Zealand side Auckland City have beaten Fiji's Ba 6-1 at Kiwitea Street in Auckland, New Zealand, in the 1st Leg Semi-Final of the OFC Champions League. Courtesy: OFC

New Zealand Herald rugby writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray discuss which players have the potential to be picked for the All Blacks squad.

Jonathan Paget has won the Badminton horse trials in a thrilling finish which came down to the final rail. The 29-year-old becomes only the second New Zealander to win the prestigious event after Sir Mark Todd, with fellow Kiwi Andrew Nicholson finishing third. Paget went into the show jumping round in second place needing a clear round on Clifton Promise and hoping that the leader Michael Jung dropped at least one rail.

It's 125 years since the British & Irish Lions first set sail to Australia. To celebrate, HSBC re-imagines the epic voyage, with Lions legends Brian O'Driscoll, Warren Gatland, a crew of legendary British & Irish Lions and a cabin boy on a mission. courtesy HSBC/YouTube