A memorial match for rugby great Jonah Lomu is unlikely ever to go ahead.

COMMENT: Tactics have been explained in video clips, detailed in team room talks and whiteboard discussions then worked through on the training fields.

The wrong impression could easily be drawn about what this week has been all about for the All Blacks; what role head coach Steve Hansen has played.

Much-loved New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu's loss is keenly felt by the rugby world and today marks a year to the day since he passed away.

There's a long list of things the All Blacks need to do better in Dublin than they did in Chicago and yet it's maybe just the one thing they need to fix.

Former Ireland international Tony Ward says there is equal pressure on both sides to win in Sunday's clash between the All Blacks

Ireland's Kiwi coach Joe Schmidt has dismissed Steve Hansen's labelling of the home side as the favourites for this weekend's eagerly-anticipated

Coach Steve Hansen believes that some All Blacks might have been distracted ahead of the loss to Ireland in Chicago.

The fund set up to provide for the sons of rugby star Jonah Lomu is looking to London to boost donations.

Jonah Lomu's widow has spoken out on the eve of the first anniversary of his death, thanking those who supported her and the couple's young sons.

A black market ticket scandal has broken out around this weekend's All Blacks-Ireland test in Dublin.

Former Ireland winger Luke Fitzgerald says the All Blacks showed Ireland a lack on respect in Chicago.

Lions coach Warren Gatland has said he is desperate to beat his home nation of New Zealand when he takes the British and Irish players

Ireland feels like a different country to the one the All Blacks last visited in 2013.

Who starts at first-five for the All Blacks? It's a debate that has raged since Dan Carter hung up his boots at the end of 2015.

The All Blacks are being portrayed as a team embarrassed by the Chicago defeat and going to extraordinary lengths to set the matter right in Dublin on Sunday.

Ireland lock Devin Toner believes his side dispelled the All Blacks' 'mystique' in Chicago.

Three changes will make the All Blacks a different team in Dublin this weekend.

Ireland may have shocked the rugby world to upset the All Blacks for the first time in their rugby history in Chicago a week and a

Sean Cronin thinks his side can beat the All Blacks again in Dublin, thanks to Joe Schmidt's brilliance.

Veteran All Blacks front rower Owen Franks claims defeat is not a burden as the team prepares for the Irish re-match.

All Black lock Sam Whitelock is giving away little in terms of his availability to face Ireland this weekend in Dublin.

There's been a bit of hope up North that the Irish may have delivered the British Lions the blueprint to beat the All Blacks. The

Joseph Parker has enlisted the help of All Blacks' mental skills guru Ceri Evans, a man who played a crucial part in their winning

The All Blacks found a way to perform at or near their best for 10 consecutive tests in 2016 and give the illusion they were miles ahead of everyone else, writes Gregor Paul.

The All Blacks have performed a clean sweep at the World Rugby awards, winning the player, coach and team of the year awards.

The All Blacks were boarding a flight from Italy to Ireland when news of New Zealand's earthquake with assistant coach Ian Foster admitting players had been unsettled by the drama.

Cameron McMillan lists five stats you may have missed from the All Blacks 68-10 thrashing of Italy on Sunday.

COMMENT: At the start of the year, the biggest test of the year was never tipped to be going down in Dublin in November.

And they say there are no surprise selections in rugby anymore.