He knows very little about Sunday’s Heineken Cup Munster and cannot name one prop that really troubled him, but All Black legend Craig Dowd ia not an arrogant player, merely an honest one. Hugh Farrelly met the family man who is loving his rugby with the Wasps.

Record-breaking All Black Jeff Wilson, who retired from rugby this year to play cricket again, has been awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in his country's New Year honours list.

His three-try show against Fiji has put him in the limelight. But, as Mark Gallagher discovered, Kevin Maggs prefers to be known as a team player

Fullback Christian Cullen scored three tries to become New Zealand's top test try-scorer as the All Blacks beat Fiji 68-18 on Saturday.

Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen have been omitted from John Mitchell’s first New Zealand squad.

A Mathew Burke-inspired Australia finally defeated New Zealand at Carisbrook Park to retain the Bledisloe Cup with a 25-13 win.

New Zealand avenged their dramatic 1999 World Cup semi-final defeat to France with a convincing victory in the one-off Test in Wellington.

New Zealand 17 France 6