New Zealand rugby’s most famous critic has called for the All Blacks to stop performing the haka before test matches, calling it “bogus” and a “means of rank bullying on and off the field”.Stephen Jones, a Welsh columnist who writes…
Month: November 2019
2019 Rugby World Cup: Mood of the Nation – Vote on who will win All Blacks v Wales bronze medal match
Will the All Blacks win bronze at the Rugby World Cup, or will Wales take them down for the first time in over 60 years?After 80 per cent of Herald readers incorrectly tipped the All Blacks to beat England in their semifinal, you…
2019 Rugby World Cup: Rate the All Blacks in their bronze medal match against Wales
Have your say on how every All Black performs against Wales in tonight’s Rugby World Cup bronze medal match.With hundreds of thousands of ratings made by All Blacks fans so far this World Cup, our brand new interactive tool, My…
Cricket: Black Caps lose first Twenty20 to England
There were fewer stars, fewer overs and much smaller stakes, but the beginning of New Zealand’s build-up to the next Cricket World Cup has begun in the same way their last Cup campaign ended ? with a loss to England. In their first…
2019 Rugby World Cup: All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year
Ardie Savea’s rise has continued, with the All Blacks flanker nominated for World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year.Savea is one of six nominees for the award in a list that reflects just how important forward packs have been to the…
2019 Rugby World Cup: All Blacks' touching final haka ahead of bronze medal match against Wales
The All Blacks’ final haka at the 2019 Rugby World Cup doubled as a heartfelt tribute to Kieran Read, with the departing captain leading the traditional challenge by performing Ka Mate for the first time this tournament.After a…
2019 Rugby World Cup live updates: All Blacks v Wales, bronze medal match
All the action as the All Blacks take on Wales in the third-placed playoff at the Rugby World Cup.
Hawks’ Nobuhiro Matsuda receives seventh straight Golden Glove
It’s awards season in Japanese baseball and just like at the end of the actual season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are front and center.Four players …
Japanese fans deal with ‘rugby loss’ after team’s quarterfinal exit from World Cup
Japanese captivated by their Brave Blossoms’ historic run to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals are suffering a new form of bereavement — “rugby loss” — …
Jamie Joseph, Brave Blossoms among nominees for World Rugby awards
Jamie Joseph and his Japan squad have been nominated for World Rugby awards in an elite field that includes the best teams and coaches in …