After barely seeing the Kiwis over the past decade, local fans should have the chance to see their team again in six months following the three-game stint during the Four Nations tournament.

Takapuna Rugby Club will have special reason to cheer on the All Blacks on Sunday morning.

For Blues hooker James Parsons, the waiting has finally paid off.

It doesn't take long to realise why the All Blacks had their eye on Nathan Harris long before anyone else did.

Successful sports teams always tinker and work on their next ideas. The All Blacks are top of the world ratings and continue to unpick and remodel their strategies.

Leadership, locks and the staff have had a makeover at the Blues.

New Zealand's five Super Rugby teams will announce their squads for the 2015 season this morning. Join us for live updates as the teams are rolled out.

There appears to be more problems than solutions to Japan's Super Rugby bid and Sanzar bosses are collecting way more questions than answers in their attempts to fix things.

Sanzar has informed the Japan Rugby Football Union that it is the preferred candidate for Super Rugby's 18th team when the competition expands in 2016.

Successful Waratahs mentor Michael Cheika is set to be announced as the new Wallabies coach.

A concession by the Japanese bid to play a number of 'home' games in Singapore and Hong Kong is believed to have won them the 18th place in the new Super Rugby competition.

With three weeks left in the ITM Cup’s regular season, Daniel Richardson takes a look at what has happened so far.

The Blues will start next year's campaign with a home match against New Zealand rivals the Chiefs at North Harbour Stadium, a slightly controversial venue for their defeat to the Sharks this year.

Former All Blacks halfback Jimmy Cowan has signed with the Blues for next season, a move coach John Kirwan says will help make up for Piri Weepu's departure.

The All Blacks' already strong outside back division is about to get stronger with the possible addition in the next few weeks of Charles Piutau.

Gregor Paul writes: It's not just politics that is dirty. Rugby recruitment is heading that way, too.