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Rugby: Coaching gurus left subdued, seething

It came down to which New Zealand coach could wring the most from their troubled teams.

Chris Rattue: Dire end to reign of out-of-depth Deans

That settles that, then. Robbie Deans will leave the Wallabies with a big F for failure stamped on his record, writes Chris Rattue. "His selections have been amazingly inconsistent."

Paul Lewis: IRB's archaic laws need an overhaul

Sorry, but the tale of the drunken ducks is far more credible than the contention that Horwill did not stomp on Jones, writes Paul Lewis.

Rugby: From Super reject to tour de force

Touring Australia with the Lions, a tilt at the Commonwealth Games next season, a World Cup in 2015 and a repeat Lions trip to New Zealand in four years time.

NZ rugby hopes to better $25m in hosting profits for 2017 British Lions tour

The detail is still be worked out but hopes are already high that the British and Irish Lions will generate in excess of $25 million in profit for New Zealand rugby when they tour in 2017.

Rugby: Crunch time looming for Kaino

Jerome Kaino has had an offer to come home - but must decide whether he's willing to take an estimated $500,000 pay cut to play for the Blues next year and have a crack at making the All Blacks World Cup squad.

Rugby: Deadpan Deans rolls the dice

Robbie Deans carries the impassive stare of a man who would do well in the Las Vegas casinos.

Rugby: Blues out to beat the odds in South Africa

It seems incredible a team with four straight defeats and a losing record could still sneak into the playoffs, but the Blues are hoping to beat the odds.

Rugby: Tameifuna one rock hard to roll for the Chiefs

A big factor in why the Chiefs looked a vastly improved side in the last 30 minutes of their victory over the Hurricanes in Hamilton can be found in one significant second-half substitution.

Rugby: Team in awe after Folau shows off skills

Not for the first time Folau was attempting to prove to new team-mates at a pre-season training session that he had the skills to play their code of "footie".

Steve Hansen's Top 10 wishlist

There are six weeks until the All Blacks play again. Gregor Paul details 10 things coach Steve Hansen would no doubt like to see and not like to see between now and August 17.

Rugby: More than pride on line for Lions

The British and Irish Lions are set to share a jackpot of £2.3 million ($4.6 million) if Warren Gatland's side clinch the series against Australia in Melbourne.

Wynne Gray: Wallabies' burger boys should cash in some of their chips

These likely lads are no strangers to controversy and, at the very least, should be cashing in some of their chips.

Rugby: Melbourne love Lions, but they'd go to World Tiddlywinks

Many Australians trace the nation's obsessive interest in sport to the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 when the arrival of broadcast television coincided with the festival.

Wynne Gray: George Smith omission a mistake

George Smith isn't in the Wallabies for the second test with the Lions, and that's a big mistake, writes Wynne Gray.

Chris Rattue: McCaw x-factor a must to get team on track

Richie McCaw - your country still needs you, writes Chris Rattue. I've long believed that the great one has covered up fairly serious deficiencies in New Zealand rugby and the series against France has done nothing to dispel the theory.