Social media posts from Israel Dagg and Cory Jane suggest both believe their respective All Black careers are over, having missed World Cup selection.

The All Blacks are warm favourites for the World Cup, but they'd be smoking hot if there was a Webb Ellis Reserve Grade.

World Cup selector Grant Fox has dropped a bombshell, apparently revealing the great No. 10 Dan Carter was no certainty for the tournament.

Former All Blacks doctor sceptical of the so-called Fijian "miracle cure" used to treat star winger Waisake Naholo's broken leg.

Choosing between Charles Piutau and Waisake Naholo for the All Blacks is child's play compared to what the Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer faced, writes Chris Rattue.

WATCH The Vent: Tony Veitch and Eric Young put the Rugby World Cup squad under the microscope.

Veteran All Black says under-fire midfield back has the type of game the team needs at the World Cup.

Court action over number of black players in squad threatens South Africa involvement in the Rugby World Cup.

The decision to take the 24-year-old Fijian-born wing Waisake Naholo says everything about the regard in which he is held. Gregor Paul reports.

The official team naming will take place at the Beehive shortly after 6.30pm tonight.

Under an air of pageantry on a night that threatened to turn stormy in Durban, 30 Springboks were selected to represent their country in England for the World Cup.

Everyone is sweating the detail around tomorrow's All Black World Cup squad announcement and perhaps losing sight of the bigger picture.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen names his squad for the Rugby World Cup on Sunday, after having made the big calls to reduce his initial squad of 41 to 31.

The Rugby World Cup needs an overhaul to eliminate the mismatches, the lopsided pools and the protracted itinerary, writes Wynne Gray.

The All Black selectors name their World Cup squad of 31 on Sunday. Gregor Paul asks the big questions ahead of the announcement.

All Blacks legend has pulled off the perfect prank at a pub quiz in Dublin.

Former England skipper says it's unfair to put league player in pressure cooker of Rugby World Cup.

He was 2011 Rugby World Cup lucky charm, but the unofficial mascot's luck has run out after being sold to the meatworks last year.

Not long after midnight tomorrow, coach Stuart Lancaster will reveal the 31 players entrusted with English hopes for the Rugby World Cup.

The England head coach had just seen Scotland's Kenny Logan giving an interview in which he had announced he was intending to retire from international rugby.

Prime Minister John Key's close association with the All Blacks will become even closer if he takes up an invitation to attend the Rugby World Cup squad announcement at Parliament.

As the dissection of World Cup squads looms closer and teams play their last games before the tournament, it's worth noting Ireland's production, writes Wynne Gray.

It's dangerous to read into pre-World Cup form. But it's time to highlight just how well prepared Steve Hansen's men look only weeks out from their first match, writes McKendry.

Chris Rattue runs his eye over how every side participating at the World Cup is faring.

With less than four weeks until the start of the Rugby World Cup, Dylan Cleaver ranks where the nations stand heading into the big event.

No matter what technology is used, the element of human error cannot be eliminated - as we have seen in the past.