England received some good news ahead of their troubled tour of New Zealand when full-back Mike Brown declared himself fit for the first Test against the world champion All Blacks on June 7. With fly-half George Ford set to miss the tour because of…
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New Zealand coach Gordon Tietjens insisted his side’s job was only half done after they wrapped up the overall IRB Sevens World Series title at Twickenham on Saturday. Just by virtue of qualifying for Sunday’s knockout stage of the final leg of the…
New Zealand were on the brink of winning their 12th IRB Sevens World Series title in 15 years after beating surprise finalists Canada 54-7 in the climax of the Glasgow tournament on Sunday. Victory saw New Zealand, winning their fourth Cup title of…
New Zealand on Thursday named an inexperienced squad for a friendly against South Africa after three top All Whites declared themselves unavailable. Interim coach Neil Emblen included two uncapped players in his 18-man squad for the match on May 30…
West Ham and Newcastle United will take part in a four-team tournament in New Zealand with A-League sides Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC in the Premier League close season, the Phoenix said on Wednesday. Newcastle will play Sydney in Dunedin on July…
Austin Healey has called on England to end the Test exile of Danny Cipriani after the fly-half was named the Premiership’s player of the month for March. Cipriani’s form has helped guide unheralded Sale to the brink of the play-off and led to calls…
Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday applauded a court decision that Japan must halt its annual Antarctic whale hunt, but raised fears it could sidestep the order and begin whaling again under a new “scientific” guise. The United Nations’ Hague-based…
New Zealand beat the Netherlands by six wickets in the World Twenty20 Super-10 match in Chittagong on Saturday. New Zealand restricted the Netherlands to 151-4 after they sent their rivals to bat before chasing down the target for the loss of four wickets…
Jean-Paul Duminy hit a brilliant 40-ball 86 to lift South Africa to 170-6 in the World Twenty20 crucial Group One match against New Zealand in Chittagong on Monday. The left-hander smashed 10 boundaries and three sixes while Hashim Amla made a 40-ball…
England scrum-half Danny Care believes the side’s runners-up finish in the Six Nations has prepared them well for their upcoming tour of New Zealand and a serious tilt at the World Cup on home soil next year. Stuart Lancaster’s men thrashed Italy 52…