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 ...

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

Oom Rugby analyses the contrasting game plans of the Springboks and All Blacks ahead of their blockbuster Test, comparing ...

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

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

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 ...

South Africa assistant coach Tony Brown will join Dave Rennie's coaching ticket with New Zealand in 2028, the NZRU confirmed ...

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.

New Zealand vs France is due to kick off at 8.10am BST on Saturday 4 July at the One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch.

By Ian Ransom June 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand rugby coach Dave Rennie named Ardie Savea as captain of his first squad which features four uncapped players for the inaugural Nations Championship tests ...