All Black Andrew Hore added another trophy last night to his recent haul - this one a "homegrown" award.
The world champion All Blacks finally tasted defeat after missing out on the Team of the Year category at the prestigious Laureus sports awards in London this morning.
Former Chiefs coach Ian Foster is the new assistant coach of the All Blacks and Grant Fox is to join as a selector, it was announced today.
The All Blacks picked up the one piece of silverware they were after in winning this year's Rugby World Cup but they look set to scoop a number of Halberg Awards after the finalists were announced today.
As one of the most dramatic years in New Zealand rugby history draws to a close, Patrick McKendry of APNZ looks back on the highs and lows of 2011 and what to look out for over the next 12 months.
One of the most frequently heard criticisms of professional sport is that the players are paid too much. But does that argument stack up? Steve Hepburn (rugby) and Adrian Seconi (cricket) investigate.
A major new endorsement with Powerade, a million dollar boxing sideline and an increasing love of the 15-man code are the pillars on which Sonny Bill Williams' rugby career currently sit.
Former New Zealand scrum coach Mike Cron has accepted a role as forwards coach in the All Blacks' new team headed by Steve Hansen.
A Kiwi bride had a string of All Black "ex-boyfriends" appear at her wedding, including Sonny Bill Williams, who said he believed they could have been happy together.
Blues wing and former All Black Rene Ranger will go on trial in August on a charge of injuring with intent, three years after the alleged assault.
Steve Hansen talks to the media about his new role as All Black coach.
Richie McCaw has turned down a knighthood for leading the All Blacks to Rugby World Cup victory.
For the last decade, Steve Hansen's rugby coaching career has coat-tailed Graham Henry's.
A former All Black assaulted his son with a belt because he was "sick and tired" of the boy's treatment of his sister.
All Black and Crusaders winger Zac Guildford will be suspended from the first four weeks of the rugby season, following a New Zealand Rugby Union misconduct hearing into incidents in the Cook Islands last month.
Adam Thomson is "gutted'' and "heart-broken'' at having had his World Cup jerseys stolen from his Dunedin apartment.
Former All Black Stephen Bachop would have called more attention to his assault charges had he sought continued name suppression, a media law expert believes.
The Rugby Union still plans to unveil the next All Black coach before Christmas.
All Blacks' captain Richie McCaw has spoken out on an alleged eye-gouge on him during the Rugby World Cup final, saying he was surprised Frenchman Aurelien Rougerie wasn't cited for the incident.
Jerome Kaino's huge contribution to the All Blacks' 2011 campaign was rewarded when the loose forward was named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at tonight's Steinlager Rugby Awards.