EVEN for non-sports enthusiasts, there can be no doubt they know how much the All Blacks rugby brand has done for New Zealand tourism over the years.

WHEN it comes to preparation, Sale Sharks fly-half Charlie Hodgson is as thorough as any player — and experience tells him the appearance of Donncha O’Callaghan at Edgeley Park tonight spells trouble.

YOU wouldn’t know it judging by the events of the last fortnight but rugby in New Zealand is under threat.