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Phil Gifford: A rugby success story in the age of sporting malaise

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Interview: Black Caps star's electrifying lockdown

Colin de Grandhomme sparked up his Covid-19 enforced downtime by working on a trade.

Tent fights? Ambitious plans underway to stage Joseph Parker bout

Parker is set to become the first high-profile boxer to reignite his career post-Covid19.

Q and A with All Blacks trainer: Will NZ stars be physically ready after lockdown?

What sort of shape will New Zealand's top players be in after lock down?

NZR boss' warning about rugby's return

NZR could be the first union in the world to return to action - but it remains cautious.

'Grave threat': How women's sport in NZ may not survive

Leaders have outlined grave fears for women's sport, with generations of athletes at risk.

Interview: Nathan Astle - The day he made cricket history

"The most bizarre day I've ever batted": Astle talks to Phil Gifford about that day.

Football's river of money isn't flowing, worrying teams downstream

New York Times: What the effect of European football's shutdown will be remains unclear.

Dean Barker's major America's Cup concern

American Magic's Kiwi skipper has revealed his concern about next year's America's Cup.

Failure to unite: What election result means for NZ Rugby

NZ Rugby plans to mend bridges with Fiji and Samoa after they sided with the Six Nations.

How former All Whites captain became a big player in the sports tech world

"Sometimes we wonder what the hell we got into," says Ryan Nelsen.

Warriors NRL dream a leap of faith

We say: Could the perennial strugglers of rugby league benefit from such hardship?

Michael Burgess: My favourite sporting occasion

COMMENT: Probably my favourite sporting occasion didn't involve a New Zealand team.

Paul Lewis: What NZ Rugby's new competition must look like

COMMENT: Rugby has to do something significant to stave off death, writes Paul Lewis.

Richard Gladwell: The brutal bad luck that has hurt Team NZ

COMMENT: Team NZ have fared the worst of the four America's Cup teams due to the lockdown.

Patrick McKendry: The most special sporting event I have covered

COMMENT: From a freezing Cardiff to a noisy Dunedin, it's goodbye to all that for now.

Phil Gifford: Details of new NZ rugby comp revealed

COMMENT: Super Rugby has been tossed into the dustbin of history.

Chris Rattue: 30 years of friction - My unforgettable confrontations

Chris Rattue reflects on the most memorable confrontations across his career.