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All Blacks great Dan Carter is reportedly facing a drink-driving charge after being stopped by police in Paris.

Former Blues Super Rugby rugby coach Pat Lam has hit back at what he perceives as some heavy-handed criticism from All Blacks boss Steve Hansen around back-rower Steven Luatua's decision to sign a two-year deal with Bristol in England.

Former All Blacks and Chiefs loose forward Sione Lauaki has died aged 35.

Drug Free Sport New Zealand boss Graeme Steel says Patrick Tuipulotu's doping case is a "one in 10,000" occurrence after the All Blacks lock was cleared of taking a banned substance.

Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw says he feels fortunate to have escaped any long-term head issues from his lengthy time at the top of rugby.

Atlanta Falcons NFL head coach Dan Quinn will look just about anywhere for a winning edge ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl in Houston, and said he has been hugely inspired by the extraordinary legacy of the New Zealand rugby team.

The Brisbane Global Tens rugby event will be lacking the star power of current All Blacks players, with the New Zealand Test representatives reportedly being ruled out of the tournament.

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All Blacks five-eighth Aaron Cruden will pack his bags and head to Montpellier for the 2017-18 Top 14 season after signing a lucrative three-year deal.

The All Blacks will return to France in 2017 for a second successive end-of-year tour Test.

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There is not a stakeholder in the English game who does not crave to see the All Blacks at Twickenham.

All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina will quit New Zealand rugby to join French club Toulouse from the start of the next European season.

England coach Eddie Jones believes the six tour matches the British and Irish Lions will play next year ahead of the first test against the All Blacks on June 24 will give the touring side a significant advantage.

All Black captain Kieran Read has undergone wrist surgery and is expected to join the Crusaders' Super Rugby campaign in April, two months before the British and Irish Lions tour.

New Zealand Rugby has boosted its fund of top-up retainer payments used to discourage its best players from heading overseas to pursue more lucrative contracts as part of a new collective bargaining agreement.

Is that a shiver of apprehension under Kiwi bedclothes, the first sign of anxiety at what is coming their way?

If the Irish media are to be believed, the All Blacks are right up there as some of the dirtiest people alive.

New Zealand took revenge on a brave Irish side with a three-try 21-9 win in Dublin as the world champions put their first defeat by Ireland in a century behind them.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has revealed how the emotional significance of their match in Dublin this weekend extends far beyond simply avenging the defeat by Ireland.

The Aaron Smith toilet incident has taken a new turn after the woman involved says the pair didn't have sex in the airport bathroom.