Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about Brian McClennan leaving the NRL franchise

The individual skill level of the All Blacks needs to rise after last weekends disappointing performance. The Wallabies are expected to bring a lot more to this weekends test at Eden Park.

After a 19-27 win over the Wallabies, All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen says there is always room for improvement. After the Wallabies defeat in the opening match for the Investec Rugby Championship they must improve if they are to win their first game at Eden Park since against the All Blacks since 1986.

Big Rugby League special on Boil Up today. Star Judges Stacey Jones, Tony Kemp, and Sir Peter Leitch will preside over a league debate of massive proportions .

Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion on the All Blacks squad named to play the Wallabies in the upcoming Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney.

A run of strong games for the Chiefs has earned Liam Messam an All Black callup for the start of the Bledisloe Cup series. Last in first on, might be Messam's catchword while his battle cry should be about repeating the work he has produced in the past two months.

Cheers and congratulations met the New Zealand Olympians as they arrived back in Auckland. Single sculling gold medallist Mahe Drysdale said, "to get this sort of welcome is just awesome".

Red Bull Salzburg striker Jonathan Soriano took one of the worst penalties ever seen in his sides Austrian Bundesliga match this weekend.

Local Wanaka rider, Stef Zeestraten (NZL), 27, has defeated a field of more than 50 international riders to claim the Open Men's division of the Billabong Bro Down presented by Xperia Sony Smartphone 4Star World Snowboard Tour event. Zee's winning run was the very first of the final, the local favorite registering 79.30 points from the judges. He began with a gnarly cab 270 gap to the down rail, followed by a frontside 720, a backside 900, switch backside double cork 1080 and a switch 50-50 on the final feature which Zee said he was "actually surprised" he landed.

Battle of the Heavyweights on Boil Up Tony Kemp tries to outduel stats man Te Arahi Maipi as they debate The Warriors main problem’s, where Dave Rennie rates amongst NZ rugby coaches and who’s taking out the Minor Premiership in the NRL.

Olympic Silver medalist Valerie Adams talks to nzherald.co.nz about her disappointment at not winning Gold in London, and the effect of the entry form mistake which almost cost her a place in the shot put field.

Hundreds of Chiefs fans turned out to cheer on the Super Rugby champions, the Chiefs Rugby team in a victory parade for the team in Hamilton.

The New Zealand Herald's motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson with his weekly motorsport update.

ZM's Jay Reeve and Classic Hits' Justin Brown look at Usain Bolt's back-to-back gold medals, the Black Sticks, Nick Willis and Team GB with Hauraki's Matt Heath in today's Olympics 180

The New Zealand Herald sports writer Wynne Gray give his expert analysis on the All Blacks squad named to play in the Investec Rugby Championships.

All Blacks Head Coach Steve Hansen and his fellow selectors Assistant Coach Ian Foster & former All Black Grant Fox have announced the squad for the 2012 Investec Rugby Championship, with Auckland Blues prop Charlie Faumuina the latest All Black to be named.

As sporting fairytales go, the Chiefs as 2012 Super Rugby champions is right up there. Their transformation from conference easy beats to title holders in the space of 12 months should really raise suspicion were it not for the fact they owe everything to hard work, commitment, bravery, simplicity and an enormous amount of creative talent from both players and coaching staff. They are worthy champions and probably more than that: they have the look of a side ready to build a dynasty. The foundations are rock solid. Every part of their game has held up under the most intense scrutiny all season and especially last night.

Mark down trust as the key component in the Olympic success of gold medallists Eric Murray and Hamish Bond on Eton Dorney today. Anything other than a win, and by a solid margin would have been among the shocks of the regatta. Their dominance of the discipline has been overwhelming since they came together in 2009, after being members of the coxless four who won the world title in 2007 but missed the A final at the Beijing Olympics.

Double scullers Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan have painted gold on New Zealand's Olympic campaign. The defending world champions won the title with a sizzling second half on Eton Dorney to roar home and collect New Zealand's first gold medal of the Games. Sullivan, sitting in the stroke seat, flung his arms in the air and sank back into Cohen's lap, turned to his right and shook hands with his partner before standing upright in the boat.

It’s a Super Rugby Special this week on Boil Up. Special Guests Robbie Fruen and Jarrod Hoeata join Buck Shelford, Ian Jones and Willie Lose to debate the Chiefs vs Sharks Super Rugby final. Plus Martin Devlin sits in for Meoldie Robinson and tries to take down Te Arahi Maipi in oral battle of mass proportions.

Heather Huddleston followed the New Zealand rowing action at Kiwi House, not knowing the equestrian bronze medalists she had cheered on the day before would be there too.

Bronze medal winner Andrew Nicholson and his NZ equestrian teammates were presented with a surprise gift: the rare and yeasty substance known as Marmite. Supermarket operator Foodstuffs stockpiled the last of their spread when "Marmageddon" hit, choosing to distribute it among deserving Kiwis rather than sell it.

Thousands of Chiefs fans lined up outside the Waikato Stadium this morning to buy tickets to this weekends final match between the Chiefs and the Sharks, some queueing since 2am. However for some fans, tickets sold out to quickly before they could get their hands on one.

Slideshow of different pictures taken during the 2012 London Olympic Games on July 30, 2012 in London.

Sonny Bill & Liam Messam are ready to go for the Super Rugby finals against the Sharks in Hamilton.

Herald sports writers Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray give their expert opinion and analysis on Graham Henry's new book and the big question can the Chiefs win the Super Rugby finals against the Sharks.

Hauraki's Matt Heath recaps the rowing, Mark Todd and our stunning athletes with Classic Hits' Stacey Morrison and ZM's Flynny in today's Olympics 180

Hauraki's Matt Heath recaps the Olympics opening ceremony and the first weekend of events with Flava's Dave Fane and Classic Hits' Jason Reeves

It is the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan at the moment where believers go without food and drink during the hours of daylight, something which isn't easy for the 3,500 Muslim athletes taking part in the Olympic Games. They have to find a way to honor their faith without compromising their performances.

The Chiefs are the best New Zealand side in this year's Super 15 series but have one more obstacle before they can claim their first title. Their enchanting season continues after they saw off the seven times champion Crusaders in Hamilton. It was a match of pulsating tension but not always great class as the rivals snarled and niggled each other.