Rugby

Next season's Super Rugby Pacific coaching puzzle is taking shape with the Crusaders announcing Scott Robertson's replacement.

Former Canterbury player Rob Penney has signed a two-year contract to… Video, Audio

All Blacks and Black Ferns Coach, and now Rugby mentor Wayne Smith is to be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to rugby. Anna Thomas asks how the moniker Sir Wayne… Audio

Following a decade-long professional rugby career in France, Mikaera Te Whata didn't join the media, open a sports store or head back to the family farm.

Instead, a love of French cuisine inspired… Audio

Image is everything - or is it? Sam looks at some of the images and reputations on the line in the world of sport, from beloved local heroes, to unexpected figureheads, rebuilt careers and tarnishing… Audio

Midweek sports bulletins and commentaries declared that a former All Blacks coach had "slammed" modern rugby and declared it "unwatchable," prompting push-back from current All Blacks about changing… Audio

What are the risks of head injury for players of contact sports such as rugby? Research is increasingly linking head knocks with neurodegenerative diseases later in life. Claire Concannon meets a… Audio

Research has linked head knocks to neurodegenerative diseases later in life. How often are junior rugby players exposed to head injury? Scientists are following an entire season from start to finish… Audio

Two kiwi collegiate rugby players are celebrating as their American university reached victory for the first time ever, in any national sporting event.

Hayden McKay and Kiahi Horan helped lead their… Audio

NZ rugby's near 50 million dollar loss, but they claim they're happy with their financial position. Is another financial loss on the cards this year? The Black Caps are in Pakistan for one-dayers and… Audio

Big gains and big losses in the world of New Zealand rugby this week, Sam breaks down what it all means and looks ahead to the weekend's mouth-watering clashes in both codes. Audio

Incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has finally named the assistants who will make up his coaching team to take over next year.

Jason Ryan will stay on and will be joined by Blues coach Leon… Video, Audio

The two hottest sporting teams in the country are separated by the Bombay hills and two extra (or fewer, depending how you look at it) players on the field. Commentator Sam Ackerman looks at how the… Audio

The All Blacks have locked in two players until the next World Cup in 20-27 but could face losing others to lucrative overseas offers.

Blues back and 59-Test All Black Reiko Ioane and Chiefs hooker… Audio

Thousands of fans have packed Apia Park to watch Moana Pasifika play their first game in Samoa.

They're playing the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific match up. And local fans have come out in big… Video, Audio