The All Blacks will wear white armbands and will honour the Pike River miners with a minute's silence before Sunday's test against Wales.

Traditional rivalries will be prominent in next year's ITM Cup after sides selected their 'crossover' opponents today.

No single hand has made quite the immediate impact in international rugby as Sonny Bill Williams' right mitt.

Dan Carter is set to leave the All Blacks next year and become the highest paid player in world rugby.

As Dan Carter's departure after the World Cup looks set to create a large hole in the All Black ranks, Gregor Paul looks at European clubs' continuing ability to pay the big bucks and lure top players away.

Experienced All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu has re-signed with the NZRU and the Hurricanes until the end of next year.

Graham Henry yesterday predictably named his strongest available starting XV for the fourth and final transtasman test of the year.

Sonny Bill Williams was the "bolter" in Sunday's All Blacks' squad - prompting mixed views from Herald readers.

For the next 48 hours, the nation's rugby aficionados will second-guess the All Black selectors.

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has dismissed any tension between Super rugby coaches and the All Blacks coaching staff.

Former New Zealand Maori captain Errol Brain was today named head coach and selector for Portugul's 2015 rugby World cup campaign.

The search is on to find the best back-up for star All Black five-eighths Dan Carter.