All Blacks loose forward Sam Cane says needless niggle worked against the Wallabies.

More than a week has passed since the bad-tempered Bledisloe Cup test and the dust hasn't quite settled yet.

The Blues, Crusaders and Highlanders are likely to be near full strength for their matches against the British and Irish Lions next year.

All you need to know about securing tickets to next year's Lions Tour of New Zealand.

"Are we going to see a side who can push the All Blacks?" asks Justin Marshall, because we didn't see that against Australia.

All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster has put his hand up to succeed Steve Hansen as head coach of the world champions.

New Zealand is rugby's least-civilised nation and the All Blacks answer to different rules than the rest, according to Stephen Jones.

All Black captain Kieran Read has wished Kiwi dads a happy Father's Day, sharing a photograph of him relaxing with his own two daughters at home.

Argentina will arrive in New Zealand for their Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks in Hamilton with hope rather than great expectation.

Greg Bruce meets the psychiatrist behind the All Blacks' battle for mental resilience, who reveals how Richie McCaw stood out from the rest.

COMMENT: Michael Cheika comes across as a bad-tempered, foul-mouthed whinger whose coaching is running on dodgy fuel, writes Wynne Gray.

Since the All Blacks last suspension in 2012, plenty of foul play has taken place. But just how much of it came from the All Blacks?

The most important voice in the Owen Franks' alleged eye gouge incident has spoken.

COMMENT: No footballer, in any code, has given this punter more pleasure to watch, writes Chris Rattue.

Former Irish captain Brian O'Driscoll has found himself in the middle of a Twitter war.

COMMENT: Separate hotels for teams and officials is the only way to stop careless whispers.

The All Blacks are sailing on through the Rugby Championship but rivals Australia and South Africa continue to run into injury troubles.

World Rugby is refusing to weigh in on the "who met who when" Bledisloe Cup referee wars. Despite angry Australian coach Michael

COMMENT: There can't be many New Zealanders who don't love the All Blacks. The All Blacks are kind of our religion.

Ryan Crotty and Codie Taylor, not selected for the All Blacks last weekend due to head knocks, have been cleared to play for Canterbury in the Mitre 10 Cup.

The international rugby world is rounding on Owen Franks despite the All Blacks prop being cleared of eye-gouging allegations in the

New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew has admitted the listening device found in the All Blacks team room should have been handed to police earlier.

Beauden Barrett, the All Blacks first-five in the form of his life, has re-committed with New Zealand Rugby, the Hurricanes and Taranaki

Tensions are at an all-time high between the All Blacks and Wallabies.

COMMENT: A major discussion point to come out of these first two Bledisloe Cup tests for the ABs is the overwhelming gap NZ rugby has on the rest of world.

The British Lions 10-match tour to New Zealand has been branded 'unsustainable' with Premier Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty

The All Blacks coach said it is inevitable the Wallabies will win the Cup back one day but "not on his watch".

The poise and calm shown by Read was in stark contrast to the constant agitation shown by Wallabies captain Stephen Moore.

A treasured rivalry is dying and as contests between NZ and the Wallabies become less competitive, the relationship between the two is unravelling, writes Gregor Paul.