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OPINION: These are interesting times for the All Blacks and for head coach Ian Foster.

Comment: Players need to accept that NZ Rugby is in a devil-and-deep-blue-sea situation.

OPINION: Heading to the UK a risk which poses several possible problems.

Team New Zealand and the Government have 90 days to seal a deal about the Cup's future.

Analysis: What we've seen so far as racing comes alive between Team NZ and Luna Rossa.

The side has been losing since the 2019 Super Rugby quarter-final against the Jaguares.

There are steps the game can take to increase the entertainment but lessen the danger.

The emerging star is one to watch in the T20 series-opener on Monday night.

OPINION: Let's hope there is appetite for another sea change in rugby's laws.

Opinion: Why are ETNZ gauging interest from overseas? They'd be nongs if they didn't.

There are fears that "the soul of the game" could be under threat. It already is.

OPINION: The Open shone a revealing light on the sense of entitlement of many top players.

OPINION: The next America's Cup should feature a less complex boat design.

OPINION: Those of us who had the British in an early grave are regretting it.

OPINION: "If that'd been an All Black..." things would have played out different.

His quiet demeanour makes him almost easy to forget, despite his rise to greatness.

Paul Lewis: How America's Cup teams could be well and truly foiled.

Like the amphibious 1950s caravan, Brittania has been all but supple, lithe and speedy.

Paul Lewis: The key things I learned about the new boats and what will set them apart.

The former Pakistani cricketer is standing on very shaky ground in criticising NZ cricket.

The All Blacks captain showed a lack of maturity in criticising disappointed fans.

Opinion: What happened at the 13th hole proved that golf is not dead yet.

OPINION: Someone – anyone – please make this ugly tangle go away.

Opinion: On Saturday we saw a clear sign that there is a viable alternative.

In the tangled mass of rules, paranoia and nationalism, common sense can get lost at sea.

OPINION: Neutral officials, while far from foolproof, at least protect from foolishness.

OPINION: If we believe the ABs brains trust, selection was on form rather than reputation.

OPINION: No one is losing the chance to slipper New Zealand Rugby in the kidneys.

Some have claimed his "bomb and gouge" strategy is reshaping the sport itself.

This weekend's Mitre 10 Cup action could be vital for All Blacks selection.

COMMENT: These are professional sportsmen - their allegiance is to the team.

Maybe it won't be quite the hammer blow if the Springboks head north.

Both players made the All Blacks after being ignored by school selectors.

Comment: Those who gob off loudest are often in danger of the biggest fall.

Why Phil Gould will have a tough time replicating the success he had with the Panthers.

Comment: One rule could solve all the ref errors - but it means looking to rugby league.

COMMENT: Andy Haden liked nothing better than taking on the establishment.

Aussie billionaire has poured $7m into grassroots rugby and has eyes on Super Rugby.

Paul Lewis: Our rugby league reputation is in tatters after the weekend's final straw.

Comment: Claims Novak Djokovic is the victim following 'boneheaded' idea are absurd.

COMMENT: The North-South match is an All Black trial dressed in interisland clothing.

Paul Lewis: Embarrassing? Yes. Fiddling the books? Not so fast.

COMMENT: Recent warning shows IOC's inability to understand its own history

The type of protest made famous by Colin Kaepernick may have more sway than anything else.

While fans and pundits rejoice at the return of the NRL, rule changes could let them down.

We may be about to welcome sport back into our lives, but at what potential cost?

COMMENT: The Warriors will be back on the field soon – but may soon wish they weren't.

COMMENT: Rugby has to do something significant to stave off death, writes Paul Lewis.

COMMENT: As Einstein said: 'Two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity.'

COMMENT: You wonder if either candidate for World Rugby's chairman can do what's needed.

Comment: Rugby Australia should have just one goal in mind right now: survival.

COMMENT: There's likely a worrying picture behind the assurances coming from Warriors HQ.

Comment: World Rugby must step up in these fragile times.

COMMENT: The IOC needs to look at itself in the mirror and call the Olympics off.

COMMENT: England prop's genital-grabbing episode showed rugby players are dumb.

COMMENT: If the All Blacks' search wasn't already hard enough, it's just got tougher.

COMMENT: Not only was Wilder exposed, so too was one of boxing's worst faults.

Paul Lewis: 'Complete' Crusaders star edging ahead of Damien McKenzie - and both Barretts.

COMMENT: Jimmy Thunder's death produced one of the saddest things I've heard.

Comment: NZ Cricket CEO might want to review his organisation's annual leave policy.

It won't just be results that will attract attention around the Chiefs and Warren Gatland.

COMMENT: Super Rugby looks limp this year, especially in Australia and South Africa.

COMMENT: Nike's technological advancements a positive for sport, despite potential ban.

COMMENT: Dispute over wind limits for America's Cup provides interesting speculation.