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<i>Martin Snedden</i>: Team effort for Cup success at crucial venue
During the RWC tolerance of troublemakers will be at a level far lower than appears to have been the case on Saturday night.

Shrinking deadline for rugby sculpture
The famous 1987 image of Michael Jones is being immortalised in bronze by the daughter of the photographer who captured the original.

Cost-cut option for Cup drinks
Rugby World Cup fans at Eden Park will drink beer from cans and plastic bottles instead of plastic cups - to save money.

Ancestor inspires Cup shirt
A descendant of Te Rauparaha has used her ancestor's famous Ka Mate haka as inspiration for apparel designs for next year's Rugby World Cup.

Rugby: Black Panther new ambassador
The man known as The Black Panther is making a rugby comeback.

<i>Editorial:</i> Disgraceful behaviour has to stop
Saturday's brawls, bottle-throwing and boorishness raise immediate problems for the newly upgraded Eden Park.

<i>Steve Deane:</i> Idiots' antics put the boot into rugby league's image
People sheltering their children from flying missiles as they streamed for Eden Park's exits early was as bad as it gets for league.

Officials confident crowds will behave during RWC
Eden Park officials are confident that next year's rugby World Cup won't see a repeat of the poor crowd behaviour that marred the Four Nations rugby league double-header last night.

Rugby fans must pack thermals, sunblock
If this spring is anything to go by, Rugby World Cup fans will best be advised to pack sunblock and thermals next year.

New 'party central' design released
The revamped design for the troubled Rugby World Cup "party central" on Auckland's waterfront is a structure that has been dubbed "The Cloud".

$11,000 for World Cup hospitality
A state-of-the-art RWC pavilion at Eden Park will entertain up to 70,000 corporates and fans, who are expected to pay up to 11,000 each.

World Cup fans baulk at 'rip off' room prices
Irish rugby fans are being urged to boycott "rip-off" Auckland hotels.

Board passes up name bid
Eden Park's bosses have passed up a naming rights opportunity.