There will be no rock under the towel this summer for the All Blacks after they produced a performance that demanded they dig to the deepest parts of themselves.

There has been more bad news for embattled All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith.

Statistics from more recent encounters between the two nations doesn't help France's case in their search for an unlikely victory.

The latest All Blacks away jersey has sparked ­debate. But debate over the treasured kit of our national rugby team is nothing new, it's quite old.

COMMENT: I'm sure Kieran Reid would agree: It's not the jersey that matters, but what the jersey represents, writes Jack Tame.

The rugby season is just about over. Our rugby experts nominate their highlights, disappointments and biggest surprises, and look forward to next season.

COMMENT: There's an old Irish proverb which rather splendidly applies to some of the bile displayed after the All Blacks won against Ireland last weekend.

Just like we did when AIG became a permanent brand on the All Black jersey, the outcry could be heard all over the country but does anyone even notice it now?

The All Blacks' season-ending Test with France is shaping up as a battle of the loose forwards, according to blindside Jerome Kaino.

Four France-based ex All Blacks have named their All Blacks Legends XV ahead of the ABs test in Paris tomorrow morning.

They are coming off contract next year, so can the All Blacks retain Aaron Cruden, Ben Smith and Israel Dagg?

Just when things had settled down, Irish rugby icon Paul O'Connell has reopened the Great Dublin Debate about the All Blacks' tactics.

It all makes sense to TJ Perenara now. But it didn't used to, not in his younger days...

The All Blacks know France can be an unpredictable beast, but they have some comfort in knowing they will welcome back Kaino, writes Patrick McKendry.

It feels a little like the world has been upside down when the All Blacks come to France with their discipline under a cloud.

Hard work, discipline and compelling form have earned TJ Perenara the All Blacks number nine jersey ahead of Aaron Smith for the last test of the year.

"I read somewhere that referees treat us differently to everyone else," Steve Hansen says. "But we come out higher on the penalty count most weeks".

Days after revealing the new All Blacks' alternate jersey to very mixed reviews, adidas have made a blunder in a promotional video.

Gregor Paul: A fair process, a fair outcome and it is time for the matter of whether the All Blacks are a dirty team to be laid to rest.

All Black Malakai Fekitoa has been suspended by a disciplinary committee for one week after a reckless, dangerous tackle against Ireland on Sunday.

Sonny Bill Williams, who is expecting his second child with wife Alana Raffie, says that now is "the happiest I've been for a long time".

The last time Julian Savea played France, he left a trail of destruction.

Having the All Blacks in Paris is Christmas come early for the owners of France's Top 14 clubs.

Sam Cane is one of a handful of All Blacks cited by the rugby commissioner after their 21-9 win over Ireland on Sunday.

More than half of New Zealanders "dislike" the All Blacks alternate jersey, a New Zealand Herald readers poll has found.

A leading English rugby writer has leapt to the defence of New Zealand, calling for an end "to the All Black bashing" after the controversial Irish test.

The All Blacks aren't thugs but referees need to be more vigilant in policing them, according to former England back Jeremy Guscott. The

The machine that is Brodie Retallick won't go into shut down mode until the All Blacks are driving out of Stade de France late on

The halfback went backwards again in Dublin so will the All Blacks coaches start him again this weekend?

UK-based media entity The Economist have launched an in-depth investigation to find out why the All Blacks are so good.