Player ratings: All Blacks v Springboks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New Zealand15-Israel Dagg (7/10)Positioning top class again and entered the backline at the right time. Backed up his Napier effort well but showed a moment of hesitation that allowed Cornel Hendriks to skip around...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Go back to the beginning of the 20th century and the battle between All Blacks and Springboks was regarded as the battle for unofficial first place in the rugby world. Now it is still the case even...
World Cup favouritism firming for All Blacks
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks will move closer to securing their third-straight Rugby Championships by beating South Africa in the fourth round tomorrow, and will also enhance their favoritism for next year's World Cup. The...
Preview: New Zealand v South Africa
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyThe top two sides on our planet face off this weekend in Wellington, as New Zealand play the Springboks in the Rugby Championship. There's just no contest like this one. Many are unique - England...
Rugby Championship 2014: New Zealand team for South Africa
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogSteve Hansen has made three changes to his New Zealand team to take on South Africa this weekend. Two are injury-enforced, with Steve Luatua starting on the blindside in place of Liam Messam, and Jeremy...
Steven Luatua's desire got him back in All Blacks - Hansen
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandSteven Luatua and Jeremy Thrush have been handed the biggest starts of their young Test careers when the All Blacks take on South Africa in a critical Rugby Championship Test in Wellington on Saturday. Thrush...
ABs bring in Luatua, Cruden
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made three changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's clash with the Springboks in Wellington. In the forwards, Steven Luatua and Jeremy Thrush replace the injured...
All Blacks v Argentina player ratings
1 decade ago by TVNZ New Zealand15-Israel Dagg (8/10)Apart from his dropsies, Dagg had his hands in everything. His boot was damaging, his positional play flawless and running game on the brink of where it can be. Could be an argument...
As It Happened: All Blacks v Argentina
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe All Blacks defeated Argentina 28 - 9 at McLean Park in the Rugby Championship. The All Blacks kept their unbeaten run against the Pumas in tact in difficult conditions in Napier. They overcame a...
Player ratings: Ten out of 10
1 decade ago by Rugby 365New Zealand were pushed hard, but showed their class to record a 28-9 win over Argentina in a Rugby Championship outing in Napier on Saturday. The game - which turned on two crucial tries, one either...
