In another of our For the Love of the Game pieces, Newshub’s Mike McRoberts writes about how his passion for rugby is whanau inspired and how much he loves seeing his son’s joy for the game.

The Black Ferns played their 100th test in November and Rikki Swannell looks back at some of the memorable matches that make up that ton.

Aaron Mauger was taking a break from coaching till two of the biggest names in the game asked him to take on Moana Pasifika. The former All Black talked to Jim Kayes about culture, heritage and the c

New Chiefs women’s coach Allan Bunting joins the team fresh from Olympic success and reveals to Rikki Swannell that high performance has to come from the heart.

He’s been a skills coach to some of the best rugby players the game has ever seen but now Mick Byrne is fulfilling a lifetime goal to become a head coach, with start up Super Rugby Pacific team Drua.

West Coast are yet to have their name written on a Heartland Championship trophy. But, as Neil Reid explains, the South Island province is a breeding ground of top talent – including eight players to

Clarke Dermody is a former John Deere tractor salesman making a name for himself as a coach at the Highlanders. He chatted with Alex Chapman about his accidental career change.

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One of New Zealand’s leading coaches, former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, is to replace former All Black Grant Fox as the All Blacks Independent Selector.

In another of our For the Love of the Game features, Black Fern Chelsea Alley looks back on her early days in rugby and how she hopes she inspires other girls to follow in her footsteps.

Dalton Papali’i is quickly establishing himself as a key part of the All Blacks loose forward trio but, as Alex Chapman explains, his childhood dream involved a different jersey.

The All Blacks wanted to claim a coveted Grand Slam in 1978, but having scraped past Ireland they were in grave danger of losing to Wales. That was until an extraordinary event won them a late penalty

An already fraught and tense build up to the opening Bledisloe Cup test of 2016 took a sinister twist when it was revealed the All Blacks had found a listening device planted in the team room of their

The All Blacks will play a test in the United States for the fifth time when they take on the Eagles in Washington, DC, on October 23. Former All Blacks media manager Ric Salizzo, who is a senior con

In the complicated world of South Africa’s push for transformation and racial equality, Simnikiwe Xabanisa reveals that the Springboks success comes from coach Rassie Erasmus making rugby, not colour

In his darkest days at the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, France captain Thierry Dusautoir found a ray of hope from an unlikely source - one of the All Blacks greatest players. Karim Ben Ismaïl and J

With a revamped domestic competition and confidence high, Japan skipper Michael Leitch is predicting a successful 2023 World Cup for the Brave Blossoms, writes Rich Freeman.

hree big trophies are on offer for the Black Ferns in 2022 but as Rikki Swannell explains, juggling players and workloads will be the key to any success

Double World Cup winning Black Fern Victoria Grant is helping coach the New Zealand mens under 20s teams and tells Rikki Swannell she wants to coach the team she once captained too.

James O’Connor was always talented, but he was a bit of a rugby brat when he first made the Wallabies. He talked to Jim Tucker about his ‘second career’ and how different he is as a person.

In another For the Love of the Game feature, Blackcaps cricketer Tim Southee talks about his unexpected First XV career and his love of Northland

The 100th test between New Zealand and South Africa will be played in Dunedin in August. Jim Kayes looks at the history between the two teams and the historic series win in South Africa in 1996.

He is one of the unsung heroes of New Zealand rugby so Alex Chapman caught up with Ash Dixon to find out what makes the Māori All Blacks skipper tick.

At just 28 John Minto was the face and voice of everyday Kiwis who didn’t want the Springboks to tour New Zealand. Jim Kayes caught up with the veteran protestor 40 years on from a tour that divided

The medal is the tangible reward but as Rikki Swannell explains, there was so much that went into the rebuilding of Portia Woodman - and a lot more to come.

Brad Weber might be small in stature but he is big in personality, strong in his views and determined to succeed despite being told he won’t. He chatted with NZ Rugby World editor Jim Kayes

David Havili has gone from fullback to second five and with that change, he’s made it back into the All Blacks. He spoke with Kirstie Stanway.

Quade Cooper was sacked by the Reds, left to play club rugby in Brisbane, but now he is back in the Wallabies and loving life again. Jim Tucker looks at Cooper’s remarkable comeback.

It is 20 years since the All Blacks suffered their worst run in history of losing five consecutive tests. LYNN MCCONNELL looks back at what was an amazingly difficult period for the national team.

For reasons Quade Cooper has not yet divulged, he played Richie McCaw off the ball then later in the same game, whacked him on the head deliberately. A few months later he kneed the All Blacks skipper

A naturally quiet and loyal man, Keith Murdoch somehow garnered a reputation for being wild and out of control. It was that wrongful portrayal that perhaps led to him disappearing into the Australian

Michael Jones brought a fascinating twist to the game – he had the physicality and explosive power of a forward, yet the agility, athleticism, speed and skills of a back. He was the total rugby player

Jerry Collins and Schalk Burger were respective enforcers of the All Blacks and Springboks. Between 2003 and 2007 they tried to break each other physically but became firm friends in the process.

In 2006 the All Blacks were accused of being pompous and arrogant when they performed the haka privately ahead of their test with Wales.

French hard man Sebastien Chabal made two huge tackles in June 2007 that earned him global fame and the ire of the All Blacks.

The All Blacks and Springboks were battling out an intense series in 1994 when Johan le Roux lost the plot and bit the ear of Sean Fitzpatrick.

In the first minute of the first test of the 2005 series against the All Blacks, British Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll was tipped on his head and suffered a dislocated shoulder. It was the beginning

In July 1990 Buck Shelford was dropped as captain of the All Blacks. It was a decision that shocked the country and led to conspiracy theories as to why it had happened. WYNNE GRAY reports.

In 1992 All Blacks centre Frank Bunce was lucky to get away with a reckless cleanout at a ruck that forced New South Wales loose forward Michael Brial to leave the field injured. When the two players

There have been players, rules and technology advances that have all changed rugby. But nothing changed it more than the decision to turn the sport professional in September 1995.

Legend has it that rugby emerged dramatically and suddenly as a new code because one man, William Webb Ellis, picked up the ball during a football match at Rugby School and ran with it. This was the

Denied the chance to tour South Africa as All Blacks in 1985, a rebel group, known as the Cavaliers, went to the Republic the following year. LYNN MCCONNELL reports.