Highlanders

Gatland rallies Lions as Sharks take second bite at tourists

The British and Irish Lions and Sharks teams that clash in Pretoria on Saturday will bear little resemblance to those from the midweek game.   Warren Gatland has told his British and Irish Lions...

Pari Pari Parkinson returns for Maori All Blacks

The Maori All Blacks team has been named to play Manu Samoa at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland on Saturday 3 July.   Head Coach Clayton McMillan (Ngāi Te Rangi/Ngāi Tamawhariua/Te Rangihouhiri) has...

Nine debuts in Tonga's team to face the All Blacks

Tonga have included nine new caps in its starting XV to play the All Blacks in the first game of the Steinlager Series at Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.   Four of their substitutes could also...

"I'm ready to play" - Himeno raring to take on the Lions

Star Brave Blossoms' back-rower Kazuki Himeno is raring to take on the British and Irish Lions and has declared himself fit to take on the Four Nations having caught a flight from Auckland to Edinburgh...

Four players depart Highlanders

Super Rugby Trans Tasman finalists, the Highlanders, will now bid farewell to four members of their current squad.    Michael Collins (centre),  Siate Tokolahi (prop), Teariki Ben-Nicholas...

Introducing: The 5 Uncapped Players In the 2021 All Blacks Squad

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.   Here...

Ian Foster on the 2021 All Blacks squad and stand in captain Sam Whitelock

Sam Whitelock will captain the All Blacks this July in tests against Tonga and Fiji.   The first All Blacks squad of the year has been named with the feature of the squad seeing four uncapped...

All Blacks name squad for Tonga and Fiji tests

The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Ian Foster, Assistant Head Coach John Plumtree and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the squad for the 2021 Steinlager Series Tests against Fiji and Tonga.   The...

HIGHLIGHTS: Blues v Highlanders

Gibson seals emotional title for Blues