New Zealand

World Cup winning former All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter has ruled out the option to return back to Super Rugby for the 2019 season after he was linked up with Highlanders.

New Zealand coach Steve Hansen confirmed that Reiko Ioane will remain at wing despite his success at centre in the 'Game of Three Halves'.

Australia boss Michael Cheika is expecting Beauden Barrett to be the preferred number 10 over Richie Mo'unga for the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship opener in Sydney next Saturday.

New Zealand assistant coach Ian Foster admitted that the All Blacks' defeat to Wallabies in October last year is still hurting the team as they head into the Rugby Championship 2018 opener against the same opponent on 18th August in Sydney.

New Zealand hooker Dane Coles stated that the love and desire to play the game has kept him motivated during his latest injury setback.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has confirmed a 33-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship tournament that kicks-off on 18th August.

Australia warmed up for the Bledisloe Cup opener against New Zealand with a comfortable 50-12 win over Super Rugby Selection side in a trial game at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney on Friday.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has named a 29-man training squad that will take place in Christchurch for the next two days.

Australia fullback Dane Haylett-Petty said that Wallabies are desperate to end the Bledisloe Cup drought when they face their trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in this year's Rugby Championship tournament that kicks-off in August.

New Zealand became the first team to win back to back titles at Rugby World Cup Sevens as they went on to defeat their England counterparts with a 12-33 victory in San Francisco.

New Zealand have defended their Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens title in San Francisco after they blanked their France counterparts 29-0 in the final.

New Zealand have received a much-needed boost ahead of the Rugby Championship tournament with skipper Kieran Read set to make a comeback for Crusaders this weekend after recovering from a long-standing back injury.

Former New Zealand international Luke McAlister has announced retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect.

TRU's contributor Ben Mercer takes a look at the difficulty of being a winger for one of the greatest teams in world sport.

The All Blacks extended their dominance in the Test series against France as they completed a 49-14 victory in Dunedin in the third game. Here are the highlights from the encounter.

Rieko Ioane scored hat-trick while Damian McKenzie contributed with 24 points as New Zealand completed a 49-14 victory over France in the third Test in Dunedin to complete a 3-0 series whitewash.

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France have named scrum-half Morgan Parra as the captain for the third and final Test against New Zealand set to be played in Dunedin on Saturday.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has named four uncapped players in the squad for the third and final Test against France to be played in Dunedin on Thursday.

?Ireland have confirmed the autumn international schedule this November that includes games against Argentina, New Zealand and the USA.