With Mark Telea due to leave New Zealand rugby, this test season seems the right time for Rieko Ioane to move back to the All Blacks wing. Ioane’s five years as a test centre have been ...

MELBOURNE, April 15 (Reuters) - Mark Tele'a will leave the Auckland Blues at the end of the season and play rugby in Japan next year, ruling him out of All Blacks selection in 2026, the New ...

Telea has been one of the better-performed All Blacks backs of recent seasons, but might have had his full of rugby in New Zealand. That prompted Jeff Wilson, who once wore the same All Blacks ...

"NZR retains an incredibly strong balance sheet which is vital for rugby in New Zealand and its ability to weather any major shocks." Recommended The All Blacks and Sir Jim Ratcliffe finally ...

Enjoy retirement, you c***,” a reference to the fact that it was outhalf’s last game of professional rugby. Sexton went on to write: “So much for the All Blacks’ famous “no d*****” policy.

Many senior All Blacks now have a sabbatical clause in their contract that allows them to skip one Super Rugby Pacific season to spend six months abroad and the 28-year-old has opted to exercise ...

the ability to lead men into rugby battles and to inspire people off the field. When he was made All Blacks captain by Fred Allen in 1966, he used expletives during his team talks but was advised ...

and a Super Rugby winner with Blues in 2024. His try-scoring record for the All Blacks is remarkable, a return of 37 from 81 caps. And it is noticeable he didn't score more than one in any game ...

(Reuters) - All Blacks centre Reiko Ioane will join the Irish rugby union club Leinster next season on a sabbatical break. The 28-year-old had a sabbatical clause in his contract which allows him ...

He was named World Rugby's "Breakthrough Player of the Year" in 2023 after a stellar season for the All Blacks. "A devastating character on the field, Mark’s presence in the locker room is just ...