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All Blacks fury as Shields defects to England
All Blacks are furious after Shields snubbed a call-up in attempt to make England squad.
Can Goodhue build on impressive ABs debut?
Yellow card aside, Jack Goodhue stepped up to nail his first match for the All Blacks.
Read selection displays lack of depth
OPINION: Read's injuries have nibbled more at the edges of his decade in the frontline.
Jones hopes record haunts Wallabies
Eddie Jones has urged England's players to call on memories during the clash tomorrow.
Time is right for All Blacks to click
Timing appears right for the All Blacks to unleash on Scotland in Edinburgh this weekend.
Is Jack the new Conrad Smith?
In one outing for the All Blacks Jack Goodhue has invited comparisons with Conrad Smith.
Hansen's telling answer on Ioane's work-ons
Nominated for World Player of the Year, Rieko Ioane has had a coming of age season.
Tuipulotu facing judiciary over tackle
All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu facing hearing over tackle.
SBW: Referee apologised for yellow card
Sonny Bill Williams claims referee apologised for giving him a yellow card in Paris.
Can the All Blacks avoid late season fade?
The All Blacks coaches are looking as much for answers in Edinburgh as they are a victory.
All Blacks name strongest team for Scotland
All Blacks captain Kieran Read recovers from groin strain to take spot against Scotland.
All Blacks sweat on Kieran Read
All Blacks delay team naming as they wait to assess injured captain and other players.
Scots warned: 'Don't be in awe of All Blacks'
"If we sit back and talk about how fantastic they are, we have no chance."
All Blacks reveal their next generation
The match in Lyon could yet be the day the All Blacks revealed their next generation.
'You can't be tried by the big screen' - Hansen
Steve Hansen has, once again, taken umbrage with influential big screen replays.
Why was Lyon's pitch was so bad?
A change of code played at Groupama Stadium proved to be too much for the pitch.
All Blacks deny French XV a famous win
It may not have been a test match but it was as close as it gets.
As it happened: All Blacks hold on to edge French XV
The All Blacks have beaten the French XV in an entertaining encounter in Lyon.
Why Eddie's F-bombs could cost England
Gregor Paul: You won't see pens flying or cups tossed in the All Blacks' coaching box.
TKB set for final match for All Blacks
Tawera Kerr-Barlow's final match for the All Blacks could reveal his true value.
Why Sonny Bill is in form of his life
High profile mistakes are obscuring the true form of Sonny Bill Williams.
The test match that isn't a test
All Blacks treating first mid-week match since 2008 as a second test against France.
Can Beauden do the double?
New Zealanders dominate both the male and female nominations for rugby player of the year
McKenzie worth the risk for the reward
Damian McKenzie has a future in test football but it is probably not at fullback.
The ABs are making England play dour rugby - Woodward
Are England too focused on beating the All Blacks?
Hansen to media - Don't be so hard on SBW
Steve Hansen is backing Sonny Bill Williams despite his yellow card-penalty try offence
The one thing the ABs have to address straight away
The All Blacks had the upper hand but far too much time was wasted with scrums in Paris.
'He will be back bigger and stronger'
All Blacks starting hooker Dane Coles faces a lengthy injury break
Luke Whitelock to captain All Blacks
Luke Whitelock will captain the All Blacks for the first time against a French XV
Rugby: Second half decline is troubling
When you're the best team in the world, you're always going to face criticism.
Big Read: What it means to be an All Black
There has been no unified sense of what the All Blacks jersey means and what it represents
Paul: Spare us the Jekyll and Hyde All Blacks
COMMENT: The ABs have developed a split personality, which is not something to celebrate.
Negatives outweigh positives in ABs win
A 20-point win and yet the negatives outweighed the positives for the All Blacks in Paris.