All Blacks star joins tour after ‘weird funk’
Sam Whitelock flew to Japan on Wednesday as a late addition to the New Zealand squad after revealing his delayed departure had been the result of jumping around with his kids on a trampoline.
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Sam Whitelock flew to Japan on Wednesday as a late addition to the New Zealand squad after revealing his delayed departure had been the result of jumping around with his kids on a trampoline.
Blues coach Leon MacDonald has confirmed that All Blacks players will be rested during next year’s Super Rugby Pacific tournament.
Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson says he’s fully focused on what’s expected to be his last season as Crusaders coach after narrowly missing out on the All Blacks job in August.
Kiwi assistant coach Jason Ryan has revealed his first experience of a clash between the Springboks and All Blacks at one of SA’s iconic sporting venues.
Pieter-Steph du Toit pounces on a Richie Mo’unga pass, then pins his ears back as he breaks for the tryline, but is chopped down by Jordie Barrett just short in a 2022 clash between the Boks and All Blacks.
The Springboks are set to lock horns with old rivals New Zealand in London next year.
New Zealand’s plans to dominate the northern hemisphere during the November tour has been further disrupted after a seventh player was ruled out.
The three Barrett brothers were among six All Blacks who didn’t board the plane on Saturday for the Test in Japan.
New Zealand Rugby has made swift work locking down another key All Blacks player for the foreseeable future.
All Blacks coach Ian Foster is sticking with the players who won the Rugby Championship, saying they “deserve” selection in the squad named on Sunday to tour the northern hemisphere.