Rugby: All Blacks tickets on sale soon

Tickets for the All Blacks' first three rugby tests of the year at home go on sale on April 26.

The All Blacks play only five tests at home this season before the World Cup. They meet France at Auckland's Eden Park on June 2 and Wellington's Westpac Stadium on June 9.

The third test of the year is against Canada at Hamilton's Waikato Stadium on June 16.

Tickets for the Tri-Nations home tests against South Africa at Jade Stadium, Christchurch, on July 14 and against Australia at Eden Park on July 21 will go on sale on June 19.