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Gatland: Australia 'easiest' opponent for Lions
Warren Gatland risked incurring the wrath of Australia more than six months out from the British and Irish Lions tour by claiming the Wallabies are ...
Hands off our heritage: Some wary of China's reach
Life in this French village revolves around wine. The backyards of its tidy houses nurture the grapes that have made Burgundy famous the world over.
Gov't: Building felled by NZ quake poorly built
A six-story office building that collapsed and killed 115 people in New Zealand's devastating earthquake last year was poorly designed by an ...
Australia, England, Wales in same 2015 WCup group
Australia, host country England and Wales were herded together in the same eye-catching group for the 2015 World Cup on Monday, ensuring one of the ...
New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's ...
Lions' hopes lifted by England win over All Blacks
England's rugby players awoke to headlines of "The Incredibles" and "World Beaters" on Sunday after ending New Zealand's 20-test unbeaten run in one ...
All Blacks upset and thrashed by England 38-21
New Zealand has finally lost, convincingly upset by a record 38-21 to England in scarcely believable scenes at Twickenham on Saturday. England, the ...
Will virus make All Blacks vulnerable?
Questions about how much New Zealand has left in the tank for its last outing of the year against England on Saturday were underlined by a virus ...
Hore cops 5 weeks for hitting Davies from behind
New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore will miss the rugby test against England this weekend after he was suspended on Wednesday for five weeks for hitting ...
Carter confident of being fit to play England
New Zealand flyhalf Dan Carter believes he will be fit and available to play England this weekend. Carter hurt his right calf in training last ...
Flood out of England's test against New Zealand
Flyhalf Toby Flood has been ruled out of England's test against New Zealand on Saturday because of a foot injury. Coach Stuart Lancaster says Flood ...
Hore cited for allegedly striking Davies
New Zealand hooker Andrew Hore has been cited for allegedly striking Wales lock Bradley Davies in the rugby test at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Southern hemisphere reign supreme in autumn tests
New Zealand overwhelmed Six Nations champion Wales 33-10 while South Africa and Australia squeezed to narrow victories to maintain the southern ...
All Blacks smash Wales 33-10 in Cardiff
New Zealand piled on the agony for beleaguered Wales by crushing the Six Nations champion 33-10 thanks to a devastating first-half display at ...
Carter scare shouldn't derail All Blacks vs Wales
Even the absence of superstar flyhalf Dan Carter shouldn't prevent New Zealand from running away with a 25th straight test victory over beleaguered ...
Southern powers eye more victories in autumn tests
It's been a sobering month of autumn internationals for the northern hemisphere so far — and it could get a whole lot worse on Saturday. New Zealand ...
Chopper wreck found 8 years later in New Zealand
A helicopter that went missing in New Zealand eight years ago carrying a local pilot and a British tourist has been found in a remote part of the ...
New Zealand volcano erupts; dozens of hikers safe
A New Zealand volcano erupted with a brief blast of dark ash Wednesday, canceling flights but causing no significant damage. Schoolchildren and dozens ...
Gatland retakes Wales reins with team in crisis
When Warren Gatland relinquished fulltime coaching duties with Wales in the summer, his side had just won the Six Nations and was still feasting on ...
After slow start, New Zealand beats Italy 42-10
New Zealand finished much better than it started in overcoming a fearless Italy 42-10 before a satisfied sell-out crowd of more than 70,000 at Stadio ...
Read to lead much-changed All Blacks
The last time the All Blacks were in Italy they were embarrassed. Before a full house in the football citadel San Siro in 2009, New Zealand never ...
All Blacks flanker Thomson banned for 1 week
New Zealand flanker Adam Thomson will be suspended for Saturday's test against Italy in Rome after being banned for one week for "stamping or ...
Leicester knock off NZ Maori 32-24
Leicester handed New Zealand Maori their first defeat in five years by prevailing 32-24 at Welford Road on Tuesday. The Maori scored three tries to ...
Man charged with planning Prince Charles assault
Police say they caught a New Zealand man before he had a chance to throw a bucket of horse manure over Prince Charles and his wife Camilla during a ...