Person: Steve Devine

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

rugby

McGeechan’s midweek marvels

IAN McGEECHAN’S midweek Lions dug deep to end their tour unbeaten with a passionate and committed performance at Eden Park against a talented but over-ambitious Auckland outfit.

rugby

Hayes: Lions will finish with a bang

rugby

Difficult week ahead for Lions

rugby

Holah named in Junior All Black side for Australia A test

rugby

Henry has one eye on the future

rugby

Hollow ring to All Black win

All Blacks win salvages little pride

New Zealand 40 France 13

Thu, 20 Nov, 2003

French ‘second string’ face full strength All Blacks

IT’S the match no-one wants, New Zealand versus France for third place in the World Cup in Sydney today.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2003

All Blacks at full strength as the French reshuffle

NEW ZEALAND coach John Mitchell last night outlined his intentions to end the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup campaign on a winning note by naming a full-strength side for the third place play-off.

Wed, 19 Nov, 2003

Play-off pair take different approaches

Beaten semi-finalists New Zealand and France have taken vastly different approaches to Thursday’s World Cup third-place play-off.

Tue, 18 Nov, 2003

Kiwis must up a gear: Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND’S coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans have warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2003

All Blacks need another gear to ditch Aussies

New Zealand’s coaching team John Mitchell and Robbie Deans today warned the All Blacks will need to up their game or be sent packing by Australia in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Kiwis leave Umaga on sidelines

New Zealand coach John Mitchell today named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against Australia.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2003

Wales prepare for All Black challenge

Wales have achieved their most important World Cup goal by beating Italy and reaching the quarter-finals but young scrum-half Dwayne Peel knows they now face an even bigger contest.

Tue, 28 Oct, 2003

Williams returns to New Zealand camp

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.

Mon, 20 Oct, 2003

Nonu will replace Umaga

Ma'a Nonu will replace injured centre Tana Umaga in a New Zealand side featuring nine personnel changes for Friday's World Cup clash against Canada.

Thu, 16 Oct, 2003

Umaga future clearer tomorrow

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.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

Nonu to fill Umaga's shoes

Ma’a Nonu was today named as replacement for injured centre Tana Umaga in a New Zealand side featuring nine personnel changes for Friday’s World Cup clash against Canada.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

All Blacks make nine changes

New Zealand have made nine changes for Friday's World Cup clash against Canada.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

Surprise starts in All Black squad for Blair, Flynn, Braid

New Zealand’s World Cup squad includes three surprises – full-back Ben Blair, uncapped hooker Corey Flynn and Auckland flanker Daniel Braid.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2003

All Blacks leave out top trio

New Zealand’s selectors have left Jonah Lomu and two other leading players - Christian Cullen and Andrew Mehrtens – out of their World Cup squad announced today.

Mon, 25 Aug, 2003

Kiwis must cope without Mehrtens, Lomu

The continuing misfortunes of Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu continue to dominate the build-up to New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2003

Jones puts faith in league trio

AUSTRALIA’S gamble on rugby league converts Wendell Sailor, Mat Rogers and Lote Tuqiri to help them retain the World Cup faces an All Black examination in tomorrow’s Bledisloe Cup match.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2003

All Blacks axe eight after England defeat

New Zealand coach John Mitchell has wielded the axe after his side’s weekend defeat by England.

Tue, 17 Jun, 2003

Thorne gets All Black nod

Reuben Thorne will lead New Zealand in their June Tests against England, Wales and France, it was announced today.

Mon, 26 May, 2003

Islands collide as Blues tackle Crusaders

THE Super 12’s two deadliest rivals, the Auckland Blues and Canterbury Crusaders, will lock horns in today’s final of the southern hemisphere’s annual regional championship.

Sat, 24 May, 2003

Contrast in styles as Blues aim to run Crusaders

THE Super 12 final tomorrow is a lineup of the great constellations for rugby fans — a dream-like test of brawn and brilliance under Eden Park’s bright lights.

Fri, 23 May, 2003

Brumbies braced for battle in the House of Pain

DUNEDIN’S House of Pain awaits to derail the ACT Brumbies’ push for a semi-finals’ berth in this week’s Super 12 rugby feature match.

Fri, 25 Apr, 2003

New Zealand ring the changes

NEW ZEALAND have named five new caps in a side featuring 10 changes for Saturday’s clash with Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

Wed, 20 Nov, 2002

Cullen in for All-Blacks

Christian Cullen, the leading try-scorer in New Zealand's Test history, is back at full-back this Saturday's clash with the high-riding French team at the Stade de France in Paris.

Tue, 12 Nov, 2002

O’Sullivan sticks with tried and trusted troops

EXPERIMENT against Fiji, perhaps, but Irish coach Eddie O’Sullivan has gone with his tried and trusted internationals for the first of the autumn tests against world champions Australia on Saturday at Lansdowne Road.

Wed, 06 Nov, 2002

All Blacks squad named

New Zealand have named a 26-man squad for their three Autumn Test matches in Europe next month.

Mon, 28 Oct, 2002