Rugby fans brave blustery weather to enjoy pre-game atmosphere
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldWaves of red are spreading through Wellington today as fans gather for the Lions vs All Blacks game tonight.Many are pushing through the blustery wind and showers to explore the city, some wrapped up in...
Wet weather wallops NZ - rain, rain and more rain everywhere
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldAs weekends go, this one's going to be a bit of a write-off.It's going to be wet pretty much everywhere today - including in the capital, where the British and Irish Lions take on the All Blacks at the...
Kris Shannon: Why Sonny Bill Williams is our greatest sports star
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldAny objective sports journalist will say they cheer not for players and teams but for the story.And that's certainly true for this correspondent, who in the past week has rooted for the Lions to beat the...
Big cats back All Blacks for tonight's test
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldFeelings of feline favouritism may have blinded our lion soothsayers in the first Test last weekend. The Herald 's pride of match-predicting lions, in the wake of Paul the psychic octopus who guessed...
Rugby: How the All Blacks stopped being chokers
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe All Blacks have gone from first-class chokers to world domination. And their "brain biologists" can take a lot of the credit. If the All Blacks have indeed become the most dominant side in history...
Rugby: New Zealand Rugby CEO Steve Tew confident Lions tours will continue
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldNew Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew has hit back at suggestions the current British and Irish Lions tour will be the last to New Zealand.British columnist Stephen Jones told Rachel Smalley on Newstalk ZB...
Rugby: All Blacks leaders prepare to step up in Ben Smith's absence
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBen Smith's quality as a player and, as is becoming more evident, a leader, means the All Blacks don't start an important test without him if he is fit.The All Blacks fullback and vice-captain played 12...
All Blacks: Mako Vunipola opens up on 'grabbing' Owen Franks' testicles
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldTop marks to Mako Vunipola for honesty. Turns out the big England and Lions prop did indeed grab Owen Franks by the testicles in the first test.Wasn't deliberate mind. Vunipola was falling in one scrum...
All Blacks turn Government House lawn into rugby pitch
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldA lawn more accustomed to state welcomes and garden parties has today been turned into a rugby field.This morning All Blacks held a skills session with about 80 schoolchildren at the North Lawn at Government...
New Zealand rugby fans come to aid of Lions fan who fell for ticket scam
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBy Tayla Mitchell New Zealand rugby fans have offered to come to the aid of a British and Irish Lions fan who travelled to New Zealand only to find he'd fallen for a ticket scam.Irishman Paul Mullins told...
