6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (569+ words) All Blacks assistant coach Neil Barnes is convinced the All Blacks are “seriously close” to the Springboks after their defeat in Baltimore, but lamented some of the decisions that went against them in the match. The South Africans won 43-28 in…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (1143+ words) Winston Aldworth rates the best and worst All Blacks performers from their 43-28 defeat against the Springboks in Baltimore. 1. Ethan de Groot – 4 Slipped when he needed to put a tryline tackle on Damien de Allende in the 14th minute. The fact he…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (678+ words) How the Springboks rated in their 43-28 win over the All Blacks in Baltimore. 1. Ox Nche – 8 Was in and around everything before heading off early in the second half. Strong in the scrum and made 10 tackles. 2. Malcolm Marx – 7 Continues to show…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (887+ words) He was on Che Fu's album cover as a baby. Now he's touring with him The world media reacts to the All Blacks’ 43-28 defeat to the Springboks in Baltimore. Gavin Mairs, UK Daily Telegraph Erasmus, while still relying on his…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (707+ words) When the Tikipunga High School netball team won their final game, on the last day of the Zespri AIMS Games, they were humble, respectful and gracious. It had been a tough week for both teams; the 16-3 scoreline meant they’d beaten…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (324+ words) Communication issues stopped the final test of the All Blacks’ tour against South Africa for nearly nine minutes in Baltimore. Following a missed shot at goal from South Africa’s Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, referee Karl Dickson stopped the game as he lost…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1003+ words) Gregor Paul in Baltimore The series has gone, the All Blacks have suffered three defeats in a row and a sense has developed that having been tracking close to the Springboks at Ellis Park, the All Blacks have slipped a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (599+ words) Richie Mo’unga is back at No 10, while Codie Taylor has been named captain, as the All Blacks confirmed their side to take on the Springboks at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium. With any hopes of winning the series gone with…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (528+ words) Black Caps Twenty20 opener Finn Allen has become the most expensive player in the history of Australian cricket, signing a three-year contract with Big Bash League outfit the Melbourne Stars. The 27-year-old has signed a NZ$740,000 contract to join the Stars,…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1843+ words) The All Blacks are male-dominated. But the national rugby team are not male-exclusive and it is one of the less appreciated aspects of their set-up that they were in South Africa and now the USA with six women on their…...