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Rugby: Milner-Skudder opens door to All Blacks

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

No game time, no form used to mean no chance of being picked. Not these days and not specifically in the case of Nehe Milner-Skudder who has finally managed to get himself back on the track following a...

Rugby: Nehe Milner-Skudder ready to rip, Coles still on ice

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Time is short if Nehe Milner-Skudder is to make a late play for the All Blacks, but the man himself is at least back to full fitness, if not match fitness, and could cause some carnage in the second spell...

Rugby: Cherish the Lions while they are here

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

It's a good idea to cherish the Lions while they are here. Who knows if they will be back in New Zealand in 2029 as planned, and if they do, what a tour will look like then.For the older generation, a...

Tickets made available for All Blacks v Lions tests

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

For fans who missed out on tickets to the three tests between the All Blacks and the British and Irish Lions, this might be your last chance to go.A limited number of tickets for the three test matches...

Top referee Jonathan Kaplan reveals the challenges of controlling an All Blacks test

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

World 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....

Rugby: Lions captain Sam Warburton calm and composed

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Sam 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...

Rugby: Tests against All Blacks to take priority for Lions - Sam Warburton

9 years ago by New Zealand Herald

Sam 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 Herald

Martin 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 Herald

Watch 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 Herald

How 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...