New Zealand

A public memorial service to remember New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu took place at Eden Park stadium in Auckland on Monday.

Ma'a Nonu has arrived at Toulon and immediately set his sights on silverware with the Top 14 club.

A public memorial service for Jonah Lomu is to be held next Monday in Auckland.

Tributes poured in yesterday and today for Jonah Lomu, following the death of the former All Blacks favourite at the age of 40.

New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen led the tributes for Richie McCaw after the history-making New Zealand captain announced his retirement from rugby.

Cardiff Blues will hold a minute's applause in tribute to their former player Jonah Lomu at Thursday's European Challenge Cup home clash with Harlequins.

TalkingRugbyUnion pays tribute to the 'rugby legend', former New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu, who has died at the age of 40.

Jonah Lomu suffered from a rare kidney condition which cut short his career, and ultimately his life.

The celebrations over winning the Rugby World Cup have barely begun to subside in New Zealand and already Kiwi eyes are turning towards defending their crown in 2019.

The World Rugby U20 Championship comes to Manchester next year and, unlike the senior competition that has been raging for the past month and a half, the host nation, along with their northern hemisphere colleagues, may have a chance of lifting this one.

Rugby World Cup winner Will Greenwood believes that the British and Irish Lions will have an immensely talented squad for their tour of New Zealand in two years’ time but adds that they can take certain characteristics from the southern hemisphere sides to help them become a better team.

For the first time in its history, the Rugby World Cup was successfully defended on Saturday, with Richie McCaw doing what no other captain has done – captain his side to two RWC triumphs

New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has followed up his man-of-the-match performance in Saturday's World Cup final by being crowned World Rugby player of the year for 2015.

Steve Hansen has reaffirmed his expectation that his tenure as New Zealand head coach to end will end when his contract expires in 2017.

Dan Carter admitted his man-of-the-match performance that helped the All Blacks to a historic World Cup triumph over Australia in the 2015 World Cup final was the perfect way to bow out of a glittering international career.

Sonny Bill Williams presented his World Cup winner's medal to a fan tackled by security guards when trying to celebrate with the All Blacks.

New Zealand made sporting history at Twickenham as they became the first team to be crowned Rugby World Cup winners for a second successive time.

Australia have committed a major blunder on the eve of their World Cup final showdown with New Zealand on Saturday by accidentally revealing elements of their game-plan for usurping the current world champions.

On Saturday evening, 44 days of drama, trials and tribulations will be over after the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham.

Rugby World Cup finals are close affairs. Never one by more than a few points and always go down to wire. Every battle across the pitch is key, but this weekend the battle of the back row will be where the match is won and lost.