Ah, the good old NPC. Put aside the reality (it has long been relegated to third-tier status) and the concerns over its future, and you should be able to enjoy the heart of New Zealand rugby as much as ever.
Apparently they call it Project 4-4-4. Scott Robertson wants to have four test-quality players in each position by the time the All Blacks roll up to the Rugby World Cup in Australia in 2027.
Thoughts on the All Blacks through the first two tests of the season?
Test week! That is how we used to feel about it, anyway.
There was a time when few people in my office knew the first thing about snowboarding or freeskiing.
Confession time: I do not really know Ethan de Groot.
One casts one’s mind back a few months when one was having a conversation — possibly entirely fictitious — with one’s colleague.
Deja vu all over again, mate.
Your columnist has a bit of skin in the game when it comes to women’s rugby.
These are difficult times for the most important rugby team in New Zealand.
They came, they saw, we conquered them.
"Have you heard about this Swiss-Chinese tennis player who is switching allegiance to New Zealand?"
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned snubbing to really get the dissection of an All Blacks squad cranked into overdrive.
