He’s got the starting jersey tomorrow — but Sonny Bill Williams hasn’t got many other clothes.

All Blacks pair Sonny Bill Williams and Ma’a Nonu believe Brian O’Driscoll’s return makes Ireland a much more dangerous prospect for this year's New Zealand tour which gets underway Saturday.

NEW ZEALAND centre Sonny Bill Williams will be one of the main box-office attractions when the tourists face Wales today, but admits he felt like an “extra” when he first joined up with the All Blacks.

NEW ZEALAND have made three changes to the side that hammered Australia 49-28 in Melbourne on Saturday for this weekend’s return match in Christchurch.

NEW ZEALAND have named virtually their strongest side – including Richie McCaw and Dan Carter — for Saturday’s clash with England at Twickenham.

Paddy Wallace admitted Ireland’s latest defeat to New Zealand was another chance that got away.

Ireland have a worry over full-back Geordan Murphy ahead of Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand in Auckland.

New Zealand’s Ma’a Nonu will have to wait until tomorrow evening to find out the decision of the International Rugby Board over his citing following an incident in the game against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

OUT of the picture, out of the frame. At half-time last Saturday the first TV commercial that aired on the big screen Saturday in Lansdowne Road blared that out, an appropriate soundtrack for underwhelmed Irish fans; their team was 25-0 down at that point, and as the old saying goes, lucky to get nil.

A DECISION on whether or not Ma’a Nonu will be punished for a spear-tackle on Gordon D’Arcy will be made this afternoon.

British and Irish Lions second row Malcolm O’Kelly today admitted the power of the All Black juggernaut had reduced Ireland to playing for pride at Lansdowne Road.

EGOS were bruised and Gavin Henson was “absolutely devastated”, but Clive Woodward had no room for sentiment in naming the Lions side to play Southland, which by attrition broke the news to half his squad that they were not in the first Test.

NEW ZEALAND coach Graham Henry had one eye on the future when he named the two teams for the All Blacks trial next month.

All Black lock Ali Williams faces Tonga today in their Pool D clash at Suncorp Stadium after recovering from a fractured foot suffered in the build-up to the World Cup.

Lock Ali Williams has returned to the New Zealand camp and will face Tonga on Friday after recovering from a fractured foot suffered in the build-up to the World Cup.

Tana Umaga’s World Cup future will become clearer tomorrow when the New Zealand management make a “more definite decision” on his badly injured left knee.