Beauden Barrett has been recalled to start at flyhalf for New Zealand in the second Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia in Wellington on Saturday. Damian McKenzie, who has started all eight games in the No 10 shirt for New Zealand this season, drops to the bench for the clash. Barrett, 33, will make his 131st
Winger Marika Koroibete will miss Australia’s Bledisloe Cup rematch against New Zealand on Saturday with a wrist injury, while scrumhalf Nic White has been dropped. Veteran prop James Slipper was also absent from the matchday 23 named on Thursday after leaving the field for a concussion Test during Australia’s 31-28 defeat to the All Blacks
A World Cup-winning former New Zealand assistant coach has rejoined the All Blacks camp ahead of their second Bledisloe Cup clash against the Wallabies on Saturday. Known as ‘The Professor’, Wayne Smith has returned to provide guidance as the All Blacks look to end their six-year winless drought in Wellington. “He came in late last
Head coach Scott Robertson is optimistic that New Zealand are on the right track, but demands the All Blacks rediscover their killer instinct to close out games. The Kiwis led 21-0 after 15 minutes against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday, but blew the advantage in a lacklustre second half to scrape over the line
Joe Schmidt was proud of how the Wallabies went down fighting against New Zealand on Saturday, as Scott Robertson rued how the All Blacks almost threw away the victory. The hosts were their own worst enemy in the opening 15 minutes of the Bledisloe Cup showdown in Sydney, with sloppy defending and unforced errors seeing
Australia chased New Zealand to the final whistle but the All Blacks held on for a bonus-point victory to retain the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney on Saturday. The Kiwis snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 31-28 win over Australia at Sydney Olympic Stadium, holding off a second-half charge from the hosts. Both teams scored
Veteran lock Patrick Tuipulotu will rejoin the New Zealand squad on Monday for the Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia after recovering from injury. The Blues captain is yet to feature in the Rugby Championship this year after picking up a calf injury before New Zealand’s first match against Argentina in August. Tuipulotu was cleared to
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