All Blacks

For 111 years Ireland have tried - and failed - to beat New Zealand at rugby, today they did it.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has drilled one key lesson above all into young lock Patrick Tuipulotu.

Jerome Kaino will start at lock for the All Blacks in their Test against Ireland in Chicago on Sunday morning.

The New Zealand rugby sevens assistant coach Allan Bunting has been promoted to the head coaching role for the Black Fern Sevens.

The All Blacks have suffered another selection headache in their lock combinations with Luke Romano returning home from Chicago for a family bereavement.

Their 2015 Rugby World Cup victory and record-equaling consecutive test match victories have earned the All Blacks a nomination for World Rugby Team of the Year.

An Ireland rugby player left out of the squad named to play the All Blacks this weekend was arrested in relation to a number of alleged sexual offences.

The All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick won't play against Ireland in Chicago next weekend because of concussion.

New Zealand Rugby has appointed Eleanor Butterworth to a new position of Respect and Responsibility Project Manager.

The touring Māori All Blacks will give the All Blacks the opportunity to shuffle their decks during next month's end-of-year rugby campaign.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has called for a ceasefire in verbal warfare with Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika which has plunged trans-Tasman rugby relations to an all-time low.

Wallabies flanker Dean Mumm has been handed a one-match ban for foul play during his team's third Bledisloe Cup Test loss to the All Blacks.

The All Blacks have won the final test for the Bledisloe Cup, and set a new record. Look back at RNZ's live blog coverage.

International Test Rugby: The All Blacks beat Australia 37-10 at Eden Park in the final Bledisloe Cup match. Review live commentary of the match here.

The Wallabies are making no secret of their desperation to end 30 years of Eden Park misery with a hoodoo-busting victory over the All Blacks tonight.

Faced with the possibility of securing a record 18th consecutive Test victory, the All Blacks found themselves with two choices.

There is just one change to the All Blacks starting lineup for Saturday's third Bledisloe Cup test against Australia in Auckland.

The Australian rugby captain Stephen Moore says nothing short of their best will do when they take on the All Blacks in this weekend's Bledisloe Cup Test in Auckland.