Rugby: Player profiles of the 41 Lions
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBacks: Stuart Hogg (Glasgow/Scotland) Position: Fullback Tests: 53 The Scotland fullback again lit up the Six Nations with his counter-attacking thrust and he is also solid under the high ball. Leigh...
Rugby: Sam Warburton confirmed as Lions captain
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldSam Warburton, the Wales loose forward who led his country during three tests in New Zealand last year, has been named as captain of the British and Irish Lions.Warburton was also skipper of the Lions...
Rugby: Lions name team to tackle All Blacks
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBig pats on the back will be coming for Warren Gatland after he unveiled a Lions squad that has equal parts conservatism, boldness, adventure and graft.He's picked a captain he knows and trusts and one...
Rugby: Is this the picture that proves Sam Warburton is the 2017 Lions captain?
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldWith the Lions squad due to be unveiled tonight, leaks about who will be named in the touring party are coming thick and fast.nzherald.co.nz will have live coverage of the squad announcement , which is...
New job for All Blacks coach Steve Hansen as he becomes poppy ambassador
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has a new job - and it's for a cause that's close to his heart.The 2015 World Cup-winner has signed up as an ambassador for this year's RSA Poppy Appeal.Hansen said the cause...
Lions must be 10 per cent fitter to beat All Blacks - strength and conditioning coach
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe Lions will need to be at least 10 per cent fitter than they were in Australia in 2013 to take on the All Blacks according to Paul Stridgeon, their head of strength and conditioning. Having been part...
All Black great Buck Shelford backs Pin a Poppy campaign
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldIt was perhaps no coincidence that Wayne 'Buck' Shelford was feared as a tough warrior on the rugby field. The former All Blacks captain and Maori All Blacks legend, credited with reinvigorating the All...
Ex-All Blacks on Beauden Barrett v Christian Cullen: A game of two stars
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe comparisons with Christian Cullen are inevitable, the way Beauden Barrett is lighting up rugby while propelling the All Blacks and Hurricanes to higher levels of attack.Cullen himself prefers not to...
Stuart Barnes to Warren Gatland: Picking Sam Warburton as captain is mistake
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldTop British rugby commentator Stuart Barnes has warned the Lions against picking Sam Warburton as captain for the 10-match New Zealand tour.An expected 38-man squad is named on Thursday and despite a leg...
Chris Rattue: Stunning Beauden Barrett already beats Dan Carter, Jonah Lomu and the rest
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBeauden Barrett is the best back I've seen in rugby union ... bar one.It feels like a privilege to be here, in what is shaping as a Golden Beaudie Era.You can have Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, David Campese,...
