All Black selections for the World Cup squad were made easier by the end-of-year tour. Gregor Paul looks at six certainties - barring injuries or abduction by aliens.

Cafes and bars in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland are gearing up services for a projected business boom around this year's Rugby World Cup.

Dunedin will have its state of the art, 30,000 capacity multi-purpose stadium complete and ready to go by August.

Trams are expected to run on Auckland's waterfront by August in an $8m project which saw the first modest section of tracks laid this week.

A Maori design network vying for a slice of the $1.5b tourism spend projected during this year's Rugby World Cup, has struck a deal with an international retailer to pitch its product to the world stage.

A confident punter has wagered nearly a quarter of a million dollars on the All Blacks taking out the Rugby World Cup next year.

Rugby World Cup organisers say they are on track to meet their lofty ticket sales goal for the tournament next year.

The debate rages on across France. Just 10 months before the Rugby World Cup, is the national team a lost cause?

All Black Sonny Bill Williams is set to make a return to the boxing ring just months before the Rugby World Cup

If the All Blacks win the Webb Ellis, Henry will be king. If he fails, whatever the circumstances, off with his head.