He was a madcap adventurer and one of only two men to play for both the British Lions and the Wallabies – before dying on the ...

All Blacks utility Damian McKenzie has recommitted to New Zealand Rugby through to the 2029 season after a “high level of interest” to move offshore. The 61-test All Black said he was strongly ...

Mark Tele'a will leave the Auckland Blues at the end of the season and play rugby in Japan next year, ruling him out of All Blacks selection in 2026, the New Zealand winger said on Tuesday.

Telea has been one of the better-performed All Blacks backs of recent seasons, but might have had his full of rugby in New Zealand. That prompted Jeff Wilson, who once wore the same All Blacks ...

Sabbaticals have become increasingly common since Conrad Smith departed the All Blacks after the 2015 World Cup, having formed arguably rugby’s greatest midfield pairing alongside Ma’a Nonu.

Jeff Wilson has floated a radical change to stop Super Rugby from suffering at the hands of the All Blacks sabbaticals.

Rieko Ioane had apparently sent the rugby world into ‘shock’. Yes, in a ‘stunning’ development, it turns out the All Blacks centre is taking up his contracted sabbatical. I wasn’t to ...

Sotutu won Super Rugby's Player of the Year during the Blues' championship season last year but was frustrated to miss out on a place in Robertson's first All Blacks squads. With a potential path ...

All Blacks wing Mark Tele'a said Tuesday that he will play in Japan next year, depriving New Zealand of a key player ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Tele'a, who has scored 13 tries in 19 Tests ...

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has unveiled bold new brand identities for two of its national teams, the Black Ferns and All Blacks, designed to capitalise on the growth in women’s rugby and strengthen ...

Many senior All Blacks now have a sabbatical clause in their contract that allows them to skip one Super Rugby Pacific season to spend six months abroad and the 28-year-old has opted to exercise ...