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Phil Gifford: The real reason World Rugby changed their rules

OPINION: How did Beaumont manage to get northern nations to vote for the change now?

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Niall Anderson provides four takeaways from an absorbing second day of the first test.

Grove backing Payne to be next top Kiwi talent

Owner Stephen Grove has an eye for talent and has invested in a fair few New Zealanders.

Kiwi skier savours advice from one of the greats in bid to master Downhill

Alice Robinson is edging closer to becoming a three-discipline skier.

A season reviewed: The good, bad and ugly of All Blacks' turbulent 2021

Liam Napier reviews the best and worst of the All Blacks' 2021 season.

Gregor Paul: The two reasons the All Blacks' empire is falling

Opinion: There's a growing bank of evidence that NZ rugby is no longer in a golden age.

End of the line? The Black Cap whose test career might be over

A regular feature in Black Caps test squads may soon be edged out by a new face.

Football Ferns hope to end long drought of home matches next year

It's long overdue, as the Ferns have barely been sighted in New Zealand in recent times.

Patrick McKendry: A word of scepticism about World Rugby's new rules

Opinion: The hope is exciting for new rugby rules, but reality might be a big different.

Liam Napier: Why All Blacks' issues run much deeper than the coach

OPINION: The All Blacks' golden period in 2012-2015 is unlikely to ever be replicated.

How Peng Shuai went from 'Chinese princess' to silenced #MeToo accuser

New York Times: Star unable to break through China's resistance to assault allegations.

Kiwi team concerned about Fifa Club World Cup 'disaster' amid MIQ confusion

Auckland City FC may be forced to withdraw from the 2022 Fifa Club World Cup.

Rugby experts roundtable: The most concerning part of All Blacks' 2021 season

NZME's stable of rugby experts answer the burning questions from the All Blacks' season.

Blues 'blown away' by Roger Tuivasa-Sheck's rugby transition

Blues confirm star signing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will be unleashed in the midfield in 2022.

Chris Rattue: Why the All Blacks are going backwards

OPINION: Yes the All Blacks were losers, but they weren't the only ones over the weekend.

The remarkable statistics behind Chris Wood's latest EPL milestone

Chris Wood has achieved another impressive milestone in the English Premier League.

The successful horse stud owner and his vast rugby career

Former Australian Schoolboy rugby player Dave Duley, his career and life after rugby.

'We'll be tough to beat': France send World Cup warning

France's win will be a significant confidence boost ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.