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Paul Lewis : ABs behaving badly likely to worsen
So here we are again, staring at yet another errant All Black - this time Jimmy Cowan's drinking problems and subsequent brushes with the law. It all seems to punch a rather large hole in the oft-related maxim of this All Black regime...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
All Blacks: Ali helps lock in win
England, as it turns out, ended up being far worthier opponents last month than anyone realised.Utterly hopeless out wide, England were powerful enough up front to force the All Blacks to focus on their work at the breakdown before...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Richard Loe: A test to warm an old prop's heart
I take my hat off to the All Blacks for the applied ferocity they brought to an old and fierce foe last night.We are used to seeing the Springboks tear into the All Blacks with great physical force but last night, it was the All...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Editorial : Cowan saga is instructive for rugby
It may take some time for All Black halfback Jimmy Cowan to realise just how lucky he has been in the past week. After landing three separate charges of disorderly behaviour since April, he's been told he has to choose between the...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Gregor Paul: Thumbs down to Hansen double-up
Getting on a plane these days, it's kind of hard not to think back to when there were smoking sections on board. It was the most ludicrous concept that airlines really did think they were offering smoking and non-smoking seats. That...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Rugby: Which union will join Tasman in the firing line?
Tasman are in such a state they already have their neck in the guillotine but the New Zealand Rugby Union face an impossible choice in deciding which other union, or unions, will be culled in September.A document released last...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Dreams shattered by freak rugby tackle
The parents of a schoolboy whose dreams of becoming an All Black have been shattered by a freak tackle say they don't blame the player responsible.Seventeen-year-old Robert Hickland suffered a broken neck after being crushed in...
New Zealand Herald  –  Jul 5, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Deans ready for the Boks
Australia coach Robbie Deans declared his side ready for a tilt at the Tri-Nations after seeing his charges notch up a series-clinching 40-10 victory over France in Brisbane on Saturday."
Planet Rugby  –  Jul 5, 2008 4:35 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Scarlets' Cooper takes on coaching role
Scarlets lock Vernon Cooper will be taking his first steps into a post-playing career next season by combining his commitments at the Magners League region with a role as forwards coach to Llanelli RFC's Welsh Premiership side.
Scrum.com  –  Jul 5, 2008 4:06 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?
Smit critical of Boks performance
South Africa captain John Smit admits his side were outplayed by New Zealand in their opening Tri-Nations match.
BBC News  –  Jul 5, 2008 3:38 PM [GMT]  ¦  comment?