Former All Blacks loose forward and head coach Alex “Grizz” Wyllie has died, aged 80. As a player, Wyllie earned 11 test caps for the All Blacks, as part of 40 games for his country, and ...
Rugged and lavishly mustachioed, Wyllie came to personify the ideal of the rugby hard man. He played 11 tests among 40 games for the All Blacks and 210 matches for Canterbury province. During that ...
Gregor Paul is one of NZ’s most respected rugby writers and columnists. He has won multiple awards for journalism and has written several books about sport. New Zealand loves to sell itself as ...
I think of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, for instance, when despite Mo’unga being the primary playmaker in theory, the ball invariably ended up in Barrett’s hands. The All Blacks coaches might ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz ... as a result of cancer was confirmed by Canterbury Rugby Union which said “it is with heavy hearts ...
New Zealand Rugby have ruled out the possibility of staging an Anzac Day Test between the Wallabies and All Blacks, despite ...
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the All Blacks are at a financial crossroads as a possible legal battle with one of their main sponsors, Ineos, continues to make the headlines. Ineos, who co-owns ...
Hurricanes flanker Du’Plessis Kirifi has been given huge wraps by two All Blacks legends as potential ... strong performances to start the Super Rugby season – even though the Hurricanes ...
His cultural connection to his Māori heritage is real and lived, and after attending Rotorua Boys’ High school – a prodigious producer of tough rugby players such as former All Blacks captain ...
Nonu played 103 times for the All Blacks before joining Toulon between 2015-2018 ... before playing for San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. Toulon are currently second in the Top 14 with Nonu, now ...
All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke said he was "extremely ... processes are ongoing and I am now going to focus fully on my rugby." Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp ...