CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand opened rugby's inaugural Nations Championship, and a new era under head coach Dave Rennie, with an ambitious but deeply-flawed 34-32 win over France on ...

Six Nations 2026 champions France will head to the Southern Hemisphere to take on the New Zealand All Blacks as the 2026 ...

The All Blacks came from behind three times in Christchurch and then clung on in their Nations Championship opener. Read more ...

Cam Roigard and Will Jordan scored two tries each as the All Blacks edged out France 34-32 in a nine-try thriller that kicked ...

Six rounds of matches will precede a finals series in London.

France Rugby and New Zealand open the Nations Championship with one of rugby's biggest rivalries. Here are 5 things to know ...

New Zealand sailor Grant Dalton has a mischievous smile on his face. “If we weren’t successful in sport you wouldn’t have even heard of us,” he says. “Many ...

Ireland and New Zealand will face off for a rugby rematch at Chicago's Soldier Field on November 1, 2025. “The Rematch: Ireland v All Blacks” will take place at 3:10 pm CST on Saturday. November 1, ...

The Japan-based Savea takes over from lock Scott Barrett, who is unavailable because of a back injury but likely would have relinquished the captaincy under a new, future-focused coaching regime.

Loosehead prop Ollie McKenna comes into the starting XV for his first appearance of the tournament for the first time since ...

All Blacks prop Tyrel Lomax has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby, the Hurricanes and Tasman through to the end of 2029.

A former professional rugby union player, who who died in 2023 at the age of 33, has become the first in New Zealand to be formally diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) – the ...