Lions must be 10 per cent fitter to beat All Blacks - strength and conditioning coach
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe Lions will need to be at least 10 per cent fitter than they were in Australia in 2013 to take on the All Blacks according to Paul Stridgeon, their head of strength and conditioning. Having been part...
All Black great Buck Shelford backs Pin a Poppy campaign
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldIt was perhaps no coincidence that Wayne 'Buck' Shelford was feared as a tough warrior on the rugby field. The former All Blacks captain and Maori All Blacks legend, credited with reinvigorating the All...
Adidas set to sign deal with Leinster Rugby
9 years ago by Irish IndependentAdidas are set to take over from Canterbury as kit suppliers to Leinster in season 2018/19 on a five year contract.
Ex-All Blacks on Beauden Barrett v Christian Cullen: A game of two stars
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldThe comparisons with Christian Cullen are inevitable, the way Beauden Barrett is lighting up rugby while propelling the All Blacks and Hurricanes to higher levels of attack.Cullen himself prefers not to...
Leinster To Wear Adidas From 2018?
9 years ago by Running RugbyAdidas are set to take over from Canterbury as kit suppliers to Leinster in season 2018/19 on a five year contract according to the Irish Independent this week. The newspaper reported that a Leinster spokesman...
Stuart Barnes to Warren Gatland: Picking Sam Warburton as captain is mistake
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldTop British rugby commentator Stuart Barnes has warned the Lions against picking Sam Warburton as captain for the 10-match New Zealand tour.An expected 38-man squad is named on Thursday and despite a leg...
Chris Rattue: Stunning Beauden Barrett already beats Dan Carter, Jonah Lomu and the rest
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldBeauden Barrett is the best back I've seen in rugby union ... bar one.It feels like a privilege to be here, in what is shaping as a Golden Beaudie Era.You can have Jonah Lomu, Dan Carter, David Campese,...
Tony Veitch: New Zealand's most divisive sportsmen
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldWhen it comes to sporting debate, this week we've seen it all - the good, bad and downright ignorant and disgusting.If there was ever any doubt over the standing of Sonny Bill Williams as New Zealand's...
Rugby: Nehe Milner-Skudder racing clock to face British & Irish Lions
9 years ago by New Zealand HeraldHurricanes flyer Nehe Milner-Skudder looms as an unlikely starter for the impending All Blacks series against the British & Irish Lions, as he struggles to recover from yet another untimely injury.Named...
Provincial Barbarians squad named for opening match of NZ Lions Series
9 years ago by Provincial BarbariansProvincial Barbarians Coach Clayton McMillan has today named the core of the squad for the series opener, which features a mix of players from 15 different provinces. "It was important to us in...
