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Assistant Coach Ian Foster and players Luke Romano and Ali Williams talk about how much the Irish and the All Blacks can improve before the second test in Christchurch.

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Julian Savea claimed three tries on his debut, but all focus is now to Christchurch for the second of the three tests of the Steinlager Series.

Ireland's captain Brian O'Driscoll knew the intensity & tempo the All Blacks would bring to the game, but says with a three test series they have two more games to try to get their game right.

Steve Hansen was particularly happy with the three debutants performance, but he also commended his senior players for guiding the team to its first win since winning the world cup final.

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw is just happy to be back in the black jersey and says the team is ready and excited to be playing at Eden Park.

Ireland's hooker Rory Best and assistant coach Gert Smal, ahead of tomorrows opening match of the Steinlager Series were confident with their squad & coaching staff to cause a possible upset to the All Blacks unbeaten record against Ireland.

See whats cooking up this week on Boil Up as they talk and debate NRL and All Black and Irish test rugby.

All Blacks Conrad Smith,Victor Vito and Zac Guilford talk about the new style of coaching under Steve Hansen and the challenge of the Irish test match.

Members of the New Zealand Olympic canoeing team talk about preparing for the London Games next month.

New Zealand's rowing team have their eyes set on the London Olympics where they are expected to continue their proud history.

The All Blacks have shown their support for girls' rugby today, turning up at an Auckland high school for a surprise training session. Thirty of Auckland's best young female First XV players were having a training session at Onehunga High School today and were surprised when All Blacks Beauden Barrett, Israel Dagg, Hika Elliot, Owen Franks, Hosea Gear, Andrew Hore, Julian Savea, Ben Smith, Adam Thomson and Tony Woodcock turned up to help put the girls through their paces. The All Blacks are in Auckland preparing for this weekend's opening Steinlager Series Test against Ireland and today's event was organised in conjunction with adidas, the principal sponsor of the team. The girls were a mix of First XV players from Onehunga High School and other Auckland schools, as well as several players who have been hand-picked to be part of the New Zealand Rugby Union's Go4Gold Women's Sevens Programme, which is searching for players to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Rio Olympics. "It was great to get out there and show our support for girls' rugby," Andrew Hore said. "There's some real talent out there and with the Olympic programme underway it looks like girls' rugby is on a real high which is awesome."

New All Blacks rugby coach Steve Hansen made his first major team announcement for the Steinlager Series against Ireland.

Boil Up the sport show balls is back for another week. Te Arahi Maipi & Melodie Robinson debate three hot footy topics of the week, the guest star judging panel will decide who is the victor.

Gregor Paul from the Herald on Sunday & Wynne Gray from The New Zealand Herald discuss the hot topic surrounding super rugby at this stage of the competition.

AUSTRALIAN Chris Atkinson cruised to his first major victory on home soil and extended his lead in the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship at the Brakes Direct International Rally of Queensland on the Sunshine Coast today. Scot Alister McRae scored a fighting second place for the Malaysian factory Proton team, hanging on with a misfiring engine to claim his first podium in the 2012 series. New Zealand veteran Brian Green took third place in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. On the back of a win in round one in New Zealand and second in the previous round in New Caledonia, Atkinson with Belgian co-driver Stefan Prevot wrapped up the three-round Pacific Cup competition and boosted his overall championship tally to 101 points heading into the second half of the season in Malaysia, Japan and China.

New Zealand Herald motoring correspondent Eric Thompson chats with motoring legend Bob McMurray to update what is happening in the world of motorsport around the World and New Zealand.

Get stuck into Hard Enduro on RedBull.com In 2012 they take you closer to the action than ever before as they follow the world’s toughest riders as they try to conquer the world’s most demanding races.

Herald Rugby experts Gregor Paul and Wynne Gray examine life after Richie McCaw and who could captain the All Blacks in the future, also the Irish are coming for a Test series that some feel could be decided in the first match.

A switch from blue to green prompted outrage among Highlanders fans, but how would pink go down? Hosea Gear modelled a potential new jersey design, complete with daisies on the collar, during an Otago Community Hospice fundraising event in Dunedin.

The Harrison Hoist (nee Scarlett Skylift) has been months in planning. Behind closed doors at training this year the Mystics have been quietly developing and mastering the technique, confident what they were coming up with was a potential match-winner.

Congratulations are pouring in for Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke after he surprised the world with his secret wedding to girlfriend Kyly Boldy

Boil Up is the show that rips in to the big league and union issues with in-depth analysis, hard hitting opinions and a big laugh. Te Arahi Maipi and Melodie Robinson debate footy topics every week hosted by legends Stacey Jones, Buck Shelford and Tony Kemp.

The V8 Supercars head to the fast and flowing Phillip Island circuit this weekend. After being a 500km race in recent years, the event switches back to a sprint set-up and IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth is one driver looking forward to change

Rugby writers Gregor Paul (Herald on Sunday) and Wynne Gray (New Zealand Herald) discuss the new All Black training squad named by Steve Hansen and with a notable couple of exceptions agree with the new coach and selectors.

ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer speaks with Highlander Aaron Smith, who has been named in the All Blacks squad, and Otago captain Eben Joubert about the squad and the Highlanders' loss to the Hurricanes.

All Black coach Steve Hansen explains the selections for his All Black training camp ahead of next month's three test series against Ireland.

John and Eric Jackson - two professional snowboarders and brothers embark on the adventure of a lifetime by driving 15,000 miles from Alaska down to the southern tip of Chile on a journey to ride mountains on the top and bottom of the Americas and discover what's in between. In this premiere episode, the brothers finally meet up along with fellow pro Travis Rice despite some major set backs at home.

Check it out as Red Bull Street Style comes to Japan for the national final. This event kicks off the start of the Freestyle Football world championship, taking place in Italy later this year.