As the All Blacks prepare to face the Pumas in Wellington, Herald rugby scribes Wynne Gray and Gregor Paul ponder the make up of the New Zealand forward pack and the who should selected as the 'hard man' at No 6 in the team.
New Zealand Herald rugby scribes Wynne Gray and Gregor Paul discuss the merits and pitfalls of the new Rugby Championship including Argentina and World Cup winning coach Sir Graham Henry helping the Pumas face the All Blacks.
The 10-day performance training camp finally comes to a wrap. Check out this amazing clip where our Red Bull athletes give feedback on their experiences at the camp, and their take on the beautiful country of New Zealand.
All Black Piri Weepu looks ahead to the Argentinian test this Saturday and ponders that Graham Henry coaching the Pumas won't help them against the world champions.
The New Zealand Herald Motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson chats with the legendary Bob McMurray to update what is happening in the world of motorsport.
'Special guests Michael Luck, James Maloney and Lewis Brown join the Boil Up regulars to put their balls on the table.
Top Herald rugby scribes Wynne Gray and Gregor Paul reflect upon the Bledisloe victory against the Wallabies, look ahead to the matches against the Pumas, and debate how the 1995 RWC team stacks up man vs man against the current All Blacks.
All Blacks 22 Wallabies 0 The Bledisloe Cup is staying in New Zealand for another year, Eden Park has been such a graveyard for Australia over the past 26 years that another defeat shouldn't come as a particular surprise but there was a cruel tinge to his one. Steve Hansen's men didn't need to dig particularly deep to win it but still had far too much quality.
The New Zealand Herald motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson is joined by special guest Wade Cunningham as he prepares to join leading New Zealand team International Motorsport for the enduro rounds of the 2012 V8SuperTourer NZ motor racing series at Taupo, Pukekohe and Christchurch over the next three months.
The Wallabies can only look to the next game against South Africa after a historic loss to the All Blacks. The first pointless loss to the All Blacks in 50 years. Coach Robbie Deans had to give credit to the world champions for their performance.
After a blistering win at Eden Park, captain Richie McCaw is satisfied with the team's performance - although he feels there were a few missed opportunities they should have capitalised on.
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans faced the New Zealand media before the second Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park, being very upfront about what his Aussie team has to do to beat the All Blacks at home.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw said that preparations have been good for the All Blacks but they need to bring that to the field tomorrow night at Eden Park.
Boil Up brings in the big guns to talk League this week, Stacey Jones, Wairangi Koopu, and Richie Barnett look at The Warriors turmoil. Plus what’s the chances of The Wallabies breaking their Eden Park hoodoo.
This weekends Bledisloe Cup Test will be Sonny Bill's final outing for the All Blacks, but he hopes it's not the last we will see of him playing rugby. A sense of timing has always been Sonny Bill Williams' strong point and like all true entertainers he is about to bow out with the crowd - and in his case the All Blacks coaches - wanting more. He has farewelled his Chiefs teammates, a job made much harder by the fact that he helped them win their maiden Super Rugby title and had finally seemed to have found his spiritual home in Hamilton.
Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion after Steve Hansen, head coach for the All Blacks named his squad of 22 to play against the Wallabies at Eden Park.
Relive some of the key moments in pictures from the All Black victory over the Wallabies in Sydney from last Saturday.
All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has named his squad to take on the Wallabies at Eden Park with hopes of securing the Bledisloe Cup for another year. Only one change was made to replace injured prop Tony Woodcock, Wyatt Crockett is excited & ready to step up.
Warriors chief executive Wayne Scurrah talks to Radio Sport's Tony Veitch about Brian McClennan leaving the NRL franchise
The individual skill level of the All Blacks needs to rise after last weekends disappointing performance. The Wallabies are expected to bring a lot more to this weekends test at Eden Park.
After a 19-27 win over the Wallabies, All Black Head Coach, Steve Hansen says there is always room for improvement. After the Wallabies defeat in the opening match for the Investec Rugby Championship they must improve if they are to win their first game at Eden Park since against the All Blacks since 1986.
Big Rugby League special on Boil Up today. Star Judges Stacey Jones, Tony Kemp, and Sir Peter Leitch will preside over a league debate of massive proportions .
Herald writers Gregor Paul & Wynne Gray give their expert analysis & opinion on the All Blacks squad named to play the Wallabies in the upcoming Bledisloe Cup test in Sydney.
A run of strong games for the Chiefs has earned Liam Messam an All Black callup for the start of the Bledisloe Cup series. Last in first on, might be Messam's catchword while his battle cry should be about repeating the work he has produced in the past two months.
Cheers and congratulations met the New Zealand Olympians as they arrived back in Auckland. Single sculling gold medallist Mahe Drysdale said, "to get this sort of welcome is just awesome".
Red Bull Salzburg striker Jonathan Soriano took one of the worst penalties ever seen in his sides Austrian Bundesliga match this weekend.
Local Wanaka rider, Stef Zeestraten (NZL), 27, has defeated a field of more than 50 international riders to claim the Open Men's division of the Billabong Bro Down presented by Xperia Sony Smartphone 4Star World Snowboard Tour event. Zee's winning run was the very first of the final, the local favorite registering 79.30 points from the judges. He began with a gnarly cab 270 gap to the down rail, followed by a frontside 720, a backside 900, switch backside double cork 1080 and a switch 50-50 on the final feature which Zee said he was "actually surprised" he landed.
Kawerau's Sarah Walker has won BMX silver for New Zealand at the London Olympics. She has a message for small-town Kiwi kids.
Classic Hits’ Stacey Morrison and Jason Reeves talk to Hauraki’s Matt Heath about Usain Bolt’s 200m win, the Games as a whole to date, and share some more Olympic facts.
Battle of the Heavyweights on Boil Up Tony Kemp tries to outduel stats man Te Arahi Maipi as they debate The Warriors main problem’s, where Dave Rennie rates amongst NZ rugby coaches and who’s taking out the Minor Premiership in the NRL.
Olympic Silver medalist Valerie Adams talks to nzherald.co.nz about her disappointment at not winning Gold in London, and the effect of the entry form mistake which almost cost her a place in the shot put field.
Hundreds of Chiefs fans turned out to cheer on the Super Rugby champions, the Chiefs Rugby team in a victory parade for the team in Hamilton.
The New Zealand Herald's motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson with his weekly motorsport update.
ZM's Jay Reeve and Classic Hits' Justin Brown look at Usain Bolt's back-to-back gold medals, the Black Sticks, Nick Willis and Team GB with Hauraki's Matt Heath in today's Olympics 180