Clermont rugby coach Vern Cotter has confirmed he has been invited to apply for the New Zealand coaching position vacated by World Cup-winning coach Graham Henry.
Steve Hansen faces competition from at least two other applicants for the role of All Blacks coach.
Disgraced All Black Zac Guildford has vowed to stay sober after touching down on New Zealand soil this morning.
All Black Zac Guildford is "hurting and ashamed" and cannot remember his drunken night in Rarotonga - and his family say his drinking problems stem from the early death of his father.
Disgraced All Black Zac Guildford was seen handcuffed in a Rarotonga police station after his drunken episode at Trader Jacks bar.
The New Zealand media need to leave All Black Zac Guildford and his family alone to aid his recovery from alcohol addiction, the head of the New Zealand Drug Foundation says.
The New Zealand Rugby Union will help Zac Guildford rather than tear up his contract following an alleged naked, drunken incident in a Cook Islands bar, NZRU professional rugby general manager Neil Sorensen says.
The All Blacks will face their oldest foe in their first match at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Sonny Bill Williams will fill his mentor's place in the Chiefs for next year's Super 15 series.
Zac Guildford has reached "rock bottom'' following his drunken spree in Rarotonga but he can't remember any of the details of the night in which he is alleged to have assaulted two people in a bar.
The All Blacks will play a test match and contest the Hillary Shield against England at the end of their northern tour next year.
All Black captain Richie McCaw is to have surgery to remove a screw from his injured right foot, team doctor Deb Robinson says.
Graham Henry says Steve Hansen's relationship with the All Blacks players and his will to win make him an ideal candidate to replace him as head coach.
Steve Hansen is highly likely to be the next All Black coach but will have to go through the formalities of several interviews before he gets there.
Graham Henry will announce his plans for the future in Auckland tomorrow.
A gang of international conmen posed as Rugby World Cup sponsors to steal tickets to the sold-out final and scalp them to desperate fans for thousands of dollars.
Dunedin is getting an All Blacks parade - of sorts.
All Black trio Piri Weepu, Jerome Kaino and Ma'a Nonu made up half of the list of nominees for rugby's World Player of the Year award, announced on Wednesday.
David Davies has played down the prospect of Dunedin hosting two All Black tests next year.
All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina isn't letting the sparkling form of Israel Dagg bother him.