In an effort to address the problems that have plagued the All Blacks this season, the legendary Wayne Smith has joined the team ahead of Bledisloe II. Having only won one of their previous seven games in the capital, New Zealand’s goal for this week is to break their winless streak in Wellington. But the…
With the recruitment of a former Crusaders great back to New Zealand, Scott Robertson appears to have improved the playing stocks of the All Blacks. Under their present selection policy, New Zealand is unable to choose players who are based abroad, but it appears that Robertson has persuaded a player who impressed him while he…
After just one Test at fullback, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has provided an explanation for his rather unexpected decision to switch Will Jordan back to the wing. Jordan will go back to the right edge for the All Blacks’ upcoming Test match against the Springboks, having worn the No. 15 jersey in the 18-12…
Murray Mexted, a former forward, has criticised the refereeing during the Springboks vs. All Blacks Rugby Championship match. Mexted feels that Test match “flow” is being negatively impacted, so he has requested World Rugby to look into the laws of the game and the work of English referee Matthew Carley. The referees were under pressure…
Genevieve Brown was going through a rough patch when we spoke last year. Her marriage had disintegrated, her police career was in shambles, and she had just received a bipolar diagnosis. She went into a deep depression as a result of the stress, which led to her hair falling out in clumps. As a member…
In an effort to keep its best players in the country, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has received a call from former All Blacks outside back Jeff Wilson, who claims his squad was not performing at its best during Saturday’s loss to South Africa. The All Blacks and Springboks played a fantastic contest on Saturday at…
Coach Scott Robertson took some time to think after the All Blacks’ crushing 31-27 loss to the Springboks at Ellis Park before holding another press conference. On Sunday morning, “Razor” convened with the media to assess the performance of Ethan Blackadder. Blackadder got the Test started on Saturday night with a bang and didn’t let…