All Blacks

Northland star Rene Ranger's chances of making the All Blacks' end-of-year tour are up in the air after he suffered a hamstring injury in Northland's national provincial championship rugby 24-40 loss to Counties Manukau in Pukekohe yesterday.

New Zealand scored two tries in the last 15 minutes to snatch a 23-22 win over Australia in the Tri-Nations tonight, setting a record of 10 straight wins against the Wallabies.

All Black wing Rene Ranger was interviewed by the media in Wellington yesterday. Ranger will make his first test start for the All Blacks against South Africa in the Tri-Nations test in Wellington tomorrow.

The All Blacks will each receive a $100,000 bonus if the team wins next year's World Cup under the new collective employment agreement between the New Zealand Rugby Union and the NZ Rugby Players Association announced yesterday.

The All Blacks went through the motions to defeat an ill-disciplined Wales 29-10 in the second rugby test in Hamilton tonight and complete a clean sweep of their June internationals.

Otago lock Tom Donnelly is likely to get back into test rugby this weekend, as the All Blacks enjoy what coach Graham Henry calls a more balanced game.

Some Dan Carter magic inspired the All Blacks to a 42-9 win over Wales as they farewelled test rugby at Carisbrook with a flourish in Dunedin tonight.

Forget the history, remove the sentiment, stop wandering down memory lane - there is actually a rugby match to be played at Carisbrook tonight.

It is not often the All Blacks draw inspiration from the round-ball code but they will take some lessons from the All Whites when they play Wales at Carisbrook on Saturday.

Assistant coach Steve Hansen says the All Blacks need to be more ruthless this week but he is pleased with the depth the side is gaining.