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Kieran Read: Winning ways - view from the top

There are aspects of playing rugby that are not dissimilar to coaching. I believe in leading people by making sure that I have a connection with everyone I am involved with and giving them the trust and belief to do their job well.

Scars from a less-than-uplifting tour

Brian O’Driscoll’s 2005 Lions tour lasted seconds. The controversy surrounding how it ended continues to echo years later. Read about it here in his own words.

Top matches of 2014 - 9) Chiefs v Bulls/Cheetahs

Wynne Gray: Players rush to depart as Super Rugby grows

Warnings about the competition began to beep louder this week as leading players Daniel Carter, James Horwill and Adam Ashley-Cooper revealed their intentions to play offshore after next year's World Cup.

All Blacks stick with Hansen after cup

Steve Hansen, the first All Blacks coach to be appointed beyond a World Cup, hopes he has set a trend.

Rugby: Players concerned over Crusaders' Fiji home game

The Crusaders' proposal to hold a home game against the Hurricanes in Fiji next season has been signed off by the franchise's board, but it has yet to convince the New Zealand Players' Association, which remains concerned about the fixture.

Scotty Stevenson: Strong individuals make up collective identity of Blues

You're probably asking yourself, as I am, what the hell is a copy of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead doing sitting on the kitchen bench inside the breezeblock bowels of the Blues HQ?

Rugby: All Blacks sweep nominations

After a strong season in which they retained their No 1 world ranking, the All Blacks unsurprisingly dominate the 2014 Steinlager Rugby Awards nominations.

Rugby: Elliot to re-join Chiefs