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'F****** hell, that's really happened, the last two weeks actually happened.'

Best of the Blues: Selecting the best Super Rugby XV of all time

Selecting the best from the Blues.

Alice Soper: Rugby’s complex lawbook application only distances fans further

OPINION: There is a growing chasm now for fans to vault.

The opportunity presented by Rebels' demise

OPINION: Super Rugby must cut away two teams if it is to have a brighter future.

Five players knocking on the All Blacks' door

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson will be on the hunt for new talent from next week.

The All Blacks combination that Razor can rely upon

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All you need to know about the four Auckland stadium proposals

The final four proposals each gave a pivotal 75-minute presentation.

A lesson for declining viewership in sports broadcasting

OPINION: New Zealand Cricket's strategic play for free-to-air sport is proving a success.

Exclusive: The surprising rugby position most likely to be affected by brain disease

A world-leading study has, for the first time, linked brain disease with NZ rugby players.

Alice Soper: How women’s sport is the loser on finals day

OPINION: It’s time we started to love our fans with the same fervour that they love sport.

Papalii brushes off relinquishing Blues captaincy, hails Schmidt influence

Dalton Papalii is comfortable talking the pressing issues.

Robertson praises Schmidt: All eyes on Wallabies revival

All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson was full of praise for the selection of Joe Schmidt.

Wallabies have the better coach: Herald readers decide

The Herald readers have called it - the Wallabies have the edge.

Alice Soper: What we can learn from men's Lions tours

OPINION: The women's British and Irish Lions tour may not be the boon it seems.

Schmidt v Razor: Do the Wallabies have a better coach?

The tale of the tape between two coaching heavyweights.

67-test referee hangs up the whistle

The referee was unable to recover from an injury,