SportRugby Herald: Experts crystal ballTop Herald rugby scribes Wynne Gray and Gregor Paul take the early Super rugby form and translate it into International selection as the players look to catch the coaches eye.Watch11 Mar 10:38 PM
OpinionGregor PaulGregor Paul: Noakes a butterfly who stings like a beeNoakes was the fixer; unhurried, comfortable and almost immaculate in the way he ran his playbook.01 Mar 04:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: Focus needs to be on shrewd, effective use of benchUnbeaten in 13 tests in 2012 and having produced outstanding rugby at times, the All Blacks under coach Steve Hansen are doing plenty right.29 Nov 04:30 PM
All BlacksAll Blacks: The toughest part comes on the home straightFor horse-racing enthusiast Steve Hansen, the All Blacks' final test assault this year will be like the Grand National.29 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionGregor Paul: Fouls tally calls for scrutinyDiscipline, or lack of, has become a prevailing theme throughout the autumn tests and of all the statistics to emerge in the past few weeks, writes Gregor Paul.28 Nov 08:30 PM
OpinionGregor PaulGregor Paul: Thomson hearing a test for justice"Could anyone, given the precedents set elsewhere, really argue it was worthy of more than a one-game suspension?" writes Gregor Paul.13 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionGregor PaulGregor Paul: Hollow victory for Tier Two players in struggle to climb rankings11 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionGregor Paul: Ref joined ABs with poor performanceThe rugby referee remains sacrosanct - protected from the players while on the field and held back from media scrutiny while off it - but they can still have bad games.23 Oct 10:45 PM
All BlacksAttack on McCaw 'cheap and ugly'Enough is enough, an example has to be made out of Scott Higginbotham. The Australian flanker's attack on Richie McCaw was cheap and ugly and has tipped the balance.21 Oct 12:59 AM
OpinionGregor PaulGregor Paul: Gifted All Blacks halfback hints at greatnessIn terms of rookie season impact, Aaron Smith can lay claim to being the most significant All Black find since Christian Cullen, writes Gregor Paul.18 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionGregor Paul: Should Vito move?With Victor Vito not quite delivering as a blindside, Gregor Paul asks whether he should consider a move to the backs.11 Sep 11:35 PM
