Gregor Paul: Ireland highlight tactical need for All Blacks to evolve
New Zealand need to make emphatic statement in July with clean sweep of Ireland series
New Zealand need to make emphatic statement in July with clean sweep of Ireland series
Ireland secondrow hails the impact of Paul O’Connell as he prepares to captain the side
New Zealand have cut a swathe on tour, but they know Ireland won’t go down easily
This was New Zealand’s 22nd successive victory over the Wallabies at Eden Park
Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip and Alison Miller are also nominated for awards decided by fans
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In absence of constant evolution, our game plan became the rock Ireland perished upon
In Retallick and Whitelock, Irish pair are facing the best lock pairing in the world
Ireland and New Zealand have shared two wins apiece since 2013. That will change on Saturday
The All Blacks play against Namibia in their Pool B clash in Tokyo on Sunday
Losing to Australia will give All Blacks a jolt, but will it be enough to keep them on top?
New Zealand opened Rugby Championship with narrow Argentina win in Buenos Aires
Surprises in store as World Cup casts shadow over the upcoming Rugby Championship
Leinster and Saracens secondrows look as if they could dominate game for years
No 8 played most of match with suspected fractured cheekbone and eye socket
Big guns return for the Irish province as they look to keep touch with Toulouse in Pool 1
I’ve been telling everyone in New Zealand that we now have a real, sustainable rivalry
Joe Schmidt's side have already gone where the previous Golden Generation could not
‘He can score tries, he tackles, he poaches, he’s stealing lineouts, he’s winning lineouts’
“This was always going to be this year’s pinnacle assignment”
‘He’s pretty good, Joe, at finding a trick or two, so we’ll be expecting one or two coming our way on Saturday’
Joe Schmidt makes four changes to the Ireland team that beat Argentina last weekend
Our writers pick the Irish sides they want to see take on the mighty All Blacks
Concept of scouring the world for players is one that is little loved in New Zealand
David Nucifora wary of parochialism but says players need to be repatriated for depth
Coach will use autumn games to blood some new players as World Cup cycle gears up
Implementing a structure for the sake of it is not enough – we need to develop skills
Steve Hansen’s side will walk away with more regrets after thrilling finale at Eden Park
Warren Gatland’s side weather ferocious All Blacks storm to earn a 15-15 draw in Auckland
New Zealand media’s treatment of Warren Gatland is disgraceful, says coach’s assistant
The third test is the hardest, but Lions have tries in them if opportunities come
Brodie Retallick and Aaron Smith geared up to punish Gatland’s side in series decider
All Blacks reduced to 14-men in 25th minute as Sonny Bill Williams sent off
O’Brien’s try threw the visitors a lifeline but New Zealand’s class told long before the end
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Tourists have their moments but Lions unable to live with All Blacks pace
Fullback Ben Smith will lead the side for the first time in the absence of Kieran Read
Warren Gatland’s side must face all five of New Zealand’s red hot domestic franchises
England may be closing in on record but they look a shadow of team that dominated 2016
Stunning defensive display helps All Blacks make up for defeat in Chicago
Schmidt’s men unlikely to ever face tougher test than a New Zealand dead set on revenge
Ireland captain well aware of monumental task his side faces against the All Blacks
All Blacks make five changes, with Retallick and Whitelock returning to secondrow
‘They’ll be full of confidence and committed to delivering on their home patch’
Steve Hansen recalls fit again secondrows to beef up pack for rematch with Ireland
New Zealand ‘weren’t at their best; we will definitely have to be at our best’, says prop
Ireland secondrow admits Kiwis were not at their best as they were beaten in Chicago
‘It’s all about this week – there’s no looking back to Chicago,’ insists hooker Sean Cronin
Number eight handed award for Italy try, Beauden Barrett named Player of the Year
Seán O’Brien and Peter O’Mahony come back into head coach’s planning ahead of New Zealand Part II
‘That’s why Ireland want to keep him and why New Zealand wanted to bring him home’
18 and out: Gaving Cummiskey rates Steve Hansen’s side after their first defeat of 2016
New Zealand rugby writers full of praise for Ireland as the All Blacks are finally beaten
There are a million things New Zealand do better than us but Ireland can still prevail
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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