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Mum first to know of Moala's All Black selection

All the pressure is on the All Blacks - Nanai-Williams

Michael Jones: All Blacks test will bring all Samoans together

Was ABs backline pulled out of hat?

The All Blacks forwards have loads of experience but the backline looks as though it was pulled out of a hat, writes Chris Rattue.

Wynne Gray: Apia test big deal for all

The Apia test takes Wynne Gray back almost to the birth of Super Rugby, when the All Blacks last played midweek matches on tour.

Powerade? Nah... 'Coconuts are perfect'

Welcome to the Manu Samoa way of doing things - one which is a world away from the All Blacks, finds Patrick McKendry in Apia.

Rugby: Samoans blast out heat and hype

Five days from the historic test between the All Blacks and Manu Samoa, Apia - and the villages which line the road from Faleolo Airport to Samoa's capital - have put on quite a show.

Rugby: Little trust in Samoa Rugby Union

Manu Samoa dispute a vexatious wound

The latest impasse is nothing new in relations between the Manu Samoa players and the Samoan Rugby Union during the professional era.

Rebel with a cause

A poster of the 2005 Blues rugby development team adorns one wall of Sapolu Law's reception area.

Wynne Gray: IRB loophole opens door for World Cup hopefuls

A stack of former All Blacks will eye up their chances of another World Cup.

MH17: Kids may need extra reassurance

Top rugby team dumps Malaysia Airlines

An international sports team due to fly to France on Malaysia Airlines is changing carriers because the players fear for their safety after the MH17 tragedy.

Rugby: Samoa put squeeze on Cup preparations

The All Blacks are putting the final touches on their World Cup preparations which will see them play a midweek test in Samoa, a truncated Rugby Championship and a second Bledisloe encounter.

Herald on Sunday editorial: All Blacks' Apia game a benefit both ways

When Brazil saw its football team go to pieces before their eyes this week, there must have been many rugby fans in NZ thinking, could it happen to us?

ABs in historic deal to play in Samoa

The All Blacks will play Samoa for the first time in Apia next year as both nations embark on their World Cup preparations.

Simon Hickey: Sth Africa can be opened up if we play our cards right

We were slightly disappointed with the way we went on Monday against Samoa, but the objective of that game was to come away with five points plus a bit of a points margin, writes Simon Hickey.

Rugby: Islanders owe 'Fats' a debt of gratitude

As much as Keven Mealamu has done to inspire a generation of Pacific Island players, he knows it pales in comparison with the reach of Peter Fatialofa.