Rugby football
Lions Maul Chiefs, Fire Warning To All Blacks
The British and Irish Lions warned they're "not here for second place" as they set up this weekend's first Test against...
British and Irish Lions Power To Win Against the Maori All Blacks
The British and Irish Lions gained a confidence-boosting win as their power told against the Maori All Blacks in wet...
Coach Hansen Plays Down Hype About All Blacks Ahead of Lions Test
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen warned Saturday not to draw any conclusions about their comprehensive 78-0 thrashing of...
Drop-Goal Drama As Fiji Pip Italy In Suva Test
Fiji conjured a dramatic drop goal after the full-time siren to defeat Italy 22-19 in a one-off Test in Suva on...
Scotland Upset Wallabies In Cliff-Hanger Test
Scotland dug deep to pull off a 24-19 victory and end a run of close defeats against Australia in a gripping rugby...
Ireland Rack Up Seven Tries As They Cruise Past Japan
Ireland gave Japan a brutal reality check as they crushed the Asian champions 50-22 on Saturday in the second of their...
Lions Floor Maoris In All Blacks Dress Rehearsal
Leigh Halfpenny booted the British and Irish Lions to a convincing 32-10 win over the Maori All Blacks on Saturday to...
All Blacks Eye Samoa ‘battle’ To Fine-Tune For Lions
The All Blacks are expecting a tough battle against Samoa on Friday as they fine-tune their game ahead of the...
British and Irish Lions Sunk By Late Highlanders Penalty
The British and Irish Lions stumbled to a 23-22 defeat to the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday as they suffered the second...
Let’s Get Physical, Lions Prop Kyle Sinckler Tells Otago
British and Irish Lions prop Kyle Sinckler wants to get in the faces of the Otago Highlanders on Tuesday, but without...
Fiji Eye Six Nations Scalps To Boost World Cup Hopes
Fiji are looking forward to bolstering their playing strength ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers with two key...
South Africa Beat France To Regain Some Pride
South Africa scored a season-opening 37-14 Test triumph over France in Pretoria Saturday to regain some pride after a...
Folau, Speight Try Doubles As Australia Beat Fiji
Israel Folau and Henry Speight scored try doubles as Australia launched their international season with a 37-14 win...
Gatland Will Welcome ‘Warrenball’ Critics, Says All Blacks Great…
All Blacks great John Kirwan has dismissed claims that British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland is one-dimensional,...
All Blacks Coach Praises Lions Despite Slow Start To Tour
New Zealand coach Steve Hansen on Thursday said he was expecting the "kitchen sink" from the British and Irish Lions --...
Wallabies Drop Skipper Moore For Fiji Test
Skipper Stephen Moore was dropped Thursday for the Wallabies clash against Fiji with veteran hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau...
Concussed Coles Could Miss Lions Tests
All Blacks coach Steven Hansen said star hooker Dane Coles could miss the British and Irish Lions series with...
Three Barretts In Hansen’s ‘toughest’ All Blacks Squad To Face Lions
Three Barrett brothers were named Thursday in a powerful All Blacks squad to face the British and Irish Lions with...
Lions Must Halt ‘monster’ Sonny Bill, Says Webb
The British and Irish Lions won't panic after losing to the Auckland Blues but understand more than ever the need to...