Weepu comes full circle as front line All Black - Comment

The last time Piri Weepu was in Sydney, the light appeared dim at the end of Sydney Football Stadium players' tunnel.
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Wallabies strengthened by increasing back row options - Comment

David Pocock was immense, kicking hero Kurtley Beale got mobbed by his joyous teammates, but in the Wallabies dressing room in Bloemfontein Ben McCalman was acclaimed as Australia's man of the match.
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David Kirk says that "key is to innovate and adapt" - 8 Comments

David Kirk, the only All Blacks captain to lift a Rugby World Cup, has said that the team's current dominence has come from rapidly adapting to the current rugby landscape, and has warned that in 12 months other nations could adjust or come up with a more effective blueprint to play the game.
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Henry happy with All Blacks World Cup preparations - 9 Comments

Timing is everything, so it was little surprise that a year out from the World Cup opening ceremony, the only rugby achievement remaining on Graham Henry's wishlist today overshadowed his confirmation of an experimental team to play the Wallabies.
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Genia keen to bring early season form to test arena - 3 Comments

Wallabies halfback Will Genia was in full defensive mode today when his form was critiqued ahead of Saturday's Bledisloe Cup rugby test against the All Blacks here.
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Dagg cautioned to celebrate after, not before - 17 Comments

Hostile atmosphere, desperate opponents at altitude with a captain celebrating his 100th cap - and the All Blacks' 13-match test rugby winning streak in jeopardy.
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Cruden to have a blanket of Hurricanes protection - 6 Comments

Two All Blacks still getting to grips with fatherhood have embraced test rugby's equivalent of babysitting duties here on Saturday night.
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