Top referee Jonathan Kaplan reveals the challenges of controlling an All Blacks test
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldWorld Rugby's most experienced referee has opened up on the "challenges" of controlling All Blacks tests and warned match officials to be vigilant of illegal New Zealand tactics in the upcoming Lions series....
Thursday Morning Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe lineups for the first Lions tour match Greig Laidlaw ready to channel Lions passion in opening match Tommy Taylor Nick Schonert have...
Rugby: Lions captain Sam Warburton calm and composed
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldSam Warburton seems like the right sort of man to handle a crisis should one arise for the British and Irish Lions.He talks with an eloquence that hints at his intelligence without giving away the true...
Smith to make history in Christchurch
9 years ago by Rugby 365TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Highlanders take on the unbeaten Crusaders on Saturday off the back of nine consecutive wins, for virtually the first time this season they will be picking from almost their full squad.
Todd, Crotty back for Crusaders
9 years ago by Rugby 365Crusaders head coach Scott Robertson has made ten changes to the starting line-up that beat the Rebels last weekend for their clash against the Highlanders on Saturday.
Rugby: Tests against All Blacks to take priority for Lions - Sam Warburton
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldSam Warburton has no doubt about the priority of his British and Irish Lions team. It is to win the test series at all costs, even if that means dropping mid-week matches.It's an attitude that probably...
Rugby: Martin Johnson - How the Lions can beat the All Blacks
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldMartin Johnson has spoken.The 47-year-old, arguably King Country's most famous rugby export since the Meads brothers, has decreed what it will take for the British and Irish Lions to defeat the All Blacks...
Watch: First Lions press conference in New Zealand
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldWatch coverage of the Lions' first press conference on New Zealand shores.• App users tap here
Rugby: The Lions coach who puzzled the All Blacks
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldHow Carwyn James became Lions coach is as puzzling today as his squad's ability 46 years ago to confound the All Blacks.He was a revered soul at Llanelli where the club's style and success brought him...
Rugby: Fists flew at first sign of trouble for Lions
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldOn the Lions tour of South Africa in 1974, a controversial trip already due to the country's apartheid policy, Willie John McBride's team decided to take matters into their own hands.The South Africans...
