All Blacks coach still expecting a stiff test from reigning Six Nations champions

Foster says the death of Maori All Blacks back Sean Wainui, who died age 25 in a car crash on Monday, has affected the players

Jordie Barrett’s late penalty sealed a sixth consecutive win for the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship

Jordie Barrett’s 14 points from the tee were enough to give them a 10th successive win

Los Pumas routed in Brisbane as New Zealand extend Rugby Championship lead

Wallabies kept scoreless for 50 minutes despite Jordie Barrett’s red card in Perth

All Blacks are undefeated in five Tests in 2021 after underwhelming 2020 campaign

Restrictions mean All Blacks might not return home for three months after Bledisloe Cup victory

South Africa coach hits back at critics of Springboks’ playing style

‘It’s become very tight, almost risk-free type of series. Teams are almost afraid to play’

Nicolás Sánchez scores all 25 points as Los Pumas crack the Kiwis on 30th attempt

New Zealand’s long unbeaten run at Eden Park continues in front of 46,049 fans

The fabled clash is between composite sides representing the country’s two main islands

He grew up on his parents’ deer farm and being named skipper won’t change him

Backrow forward retired from the New Zealand team following the 2019 World Cup

When the game returns it will look different with World Rugby re-enforcing laws in July

Decision made ‘to help secure future of the sport’ with All Blacks summer Tests in doubt

The 54-year-old gets the nod ahead of Crusaders coach Scott Robertson on a two-year contract

What are the major challenges the latest New Zealand rugby head coach is set to face . . .

He served eight years as Hansen’s assistant and beat Scott Robertson to the position

Steve Hansen fronts up and offers no excuses after crushing semi-final defeat to England

Former All Blacks boss says game is too unstructured to benefit from surveillance

Outgoing coach has left a blueprint behind, Jamie Joseph will have plenty of options

The win over the All Blacks in 2018 can now be seen for what it is: this side’s Icarus moment

Welsh referee well accustomed to the demands of the big occasion

Rugby World Cup: Attack coach Ian Foster was not giving much away on Tuesday

Springboks would have offered offer a different challenge, although one with more opportunities

Ireland’s attacking philosophy is outdated as they fail to evolve from the highs of 2018

Improvements in technology have put referees back in control but TMOs play key sweeper role

No team has rattled the All Blacks’ cage throughout the years quite like the Springboks

The notion that a player’s birthplace should influence World Cup selection is plain daft

Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton not at heights of 2018 but are primed for World Cup tilt

26-year-old looking to secure a place in crowded New Zealand midfield in Japan

Outgoing Wales coach has verbal agreement to coach side on third successive tour

Victors will have a massive psychological advantage going into the World Cup

He has been part of the team’s coaching staff as head coach or assistant coach since 2004

NZ Rugby chief Steve Tew confirms offer was made late last year

‘The job doesn’t come up too often. When it does, you have to have a real good look at it’

Ireland’s win over the All Blacks will give the squad a healthy internal rivalry boost

New Zealand coach: ‘I decided before I left that I was going to make an announcement’