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New Zealand Rugby have released an anti-discrimination video celebrating diversity as the fallout from Wallabies star Israel Folau’s anti-gay comments continues. Filmed last year and tweeted by the All Blacks on Monday, the video features All Black stars and their female counterparts, the Black Ferns, promoting a message of inclusion with the hashtag #diversityisstrength. “The next battle is different. The next …

Having watched Ireland celebrate the third Grand Slam in their history at Twickenham on Saturday, Danny Care sat down to discuss just how impressed he was with Joe Schmidt’s men.  Speaking on BBC’s Rugby Union Weekly podcast Danny Care discussed a range of topics surrounding England’s disappointing championship while also admitting how blown away Eddie Jones’ side was by the excellence and …

Watch: Barbarians score incredible 'Fake Penalty' try against the All Blacks

On Saturday, the All Blacks obliterated South Africa by a jaw-dropping scoreline of 57-0… Although New Zealand were the heavy favourites heading into the contest, few could have expected the All Blacks to massacre the Springboks in such an emphatic fashion. In fact, the result was so embarrassing that some former Boks have spoken out and criticized the current squad …

The Rugby Championship has passed the midway point and results have generally gone par for the course with the All Blacks far out in front, Australia and South Africa evenly matched and the Pumas petering out after a bright start.  So, who makes our Rugby Championship combined team so far? ________ 15. Israel Folau Folau might be causing controversy on …

Israel Dagg was sent for groceries during the All Blacks victory over Argentina on Saturday. The All Blacks came through a very tough test against a strong Argentina side on Saturday and for long periods of the game, it looked like a shock defeat was very much on the cards. With just a half an hour remaining, New Zealand were …

The spluttering All Black machine exploded into gear at about the 50-minute mark against Argentina thanks to its newest freak of nature, Vaea Fifita.   From that point on, the All Blacks swept aside the brave Argentinians who had actually led by seven points just after half-time. So, what questions are in our minds after the 39-22 victory? ________ 5. Will …

This doesn’t look too good for Sonny Bill Williams… Having received a red card against the Lions during their tour of New Zealand in the summer, there was some concern about Sonny Bill Williams’ future as an All Black. However, having served a four-match suspension, the centre was recalled to the All Blacks team for Saturday’s Rugby Championship match against the …

Wales’ Liam Williams has explained exactly what was running through his mind in the build-up to one of the most well-worked tries of the Lions tour this summer.  The 2017 Lions series versus the All Blacks was filled with memorable moments. From Sonny Bill Williams being the first All Black to be shown a red card in 50 years to …

Although the Lions tour of New Zealand only wrapped up over the weekend, some have already turned their attention to the tourists’ next outing in four years time… Speculating as to who will be involved in the Lions 2021 tour of South Africa is a pretty fruitless exercise at this point in time with so many unknown quantities likely to …

Stephen Jones is rarely afraid to make a controversial call, but his selection for the Lions player of the tour is slightly hard to wrap your head around. The Lions tour has seen plenty of standout performers and, at this point in time, it’s very hard to hang your hat on one man as the ‘player of the tour’. However, …

Former Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan is very surprised that there has not been more furore over the penalty which secured a Lions victory last weekend. With just 20 minutes left in the second test, the Lions found themselves nine points down to the All Blacks with the series looking as if it was within New Zealand’s clutches. However, an incredible …

On Saturday, the Lions take on the All Blacks in Eden Park in one of the most anticipated Test games of the modern era. Warren Gatland’s tourists scored a shock victory in Wellington, which means the series comes down to a decider in a ground where the All Blacks have not been beaten since 1994. As is the nature of …

This time last week, many writers, myself included, saw the Lions heading for a 2005-esque hammering. While their performance was flawed, Saturday will still go down as one of the great Lions Test wins.  And while a repeat of that display will see the Lions beaten by a comfortable margin, the fight they showed to recover from 18-9 down in …

After a phenomenal performance against the All Blacks on Saturday, Sean O’Brien has been widely praised by rugby journalists across the globe. However, one New Zealand journalist thinks that something stinks. After a famous Lions victory at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, Sean O’Brien was cited for dangerous play after a collision with New Zealand winger, Waisake Naholo. “Citing Commissioner …

One lucky Lions supporter was the recipient of some good old fashioned Kiwi hospitality – from the mum of an All Black star. Sandra Wihongi met the Lions supporter at her local rugby club and discovered that he was planning to park up and sleep the night in his van. She decided that that just wouldn’t do. Mrs. Wihongi called …

1-0 to New Zealand and now the Lions have to do something they have done just once post war; win a series from behind.  And the Lions record against the side they did that against, Australia, has been much more of a happy hunting ground for the tourists than New Zealand. Warren Gatland has key lessons to learn for next …

What a strangely bitter piece of writing this was… Despite an impressive performance early on against the All Blacks, the Lions were inevitably outclassed in their first Test at Eden Park on Saturday, losing by a comprehensive scoreline of 30-15. Although the general reaction to the game has been reasonably positive from both camps, it seems one journalist has decided to …