New Zealand National Rugby Union Team

7 Jun 2012

Up in the heavens, Venus was traversing the noon-day sun, the last such passing that will be visible from Earth for the next century. Down on terra firma, a bunch of men - most definitely from...

Missing: teeth, dignity, cow...

25 Mar 2012

'I've lost my voice plenty of times and had several cases of 'Wan Chai throat', the affliction you get from too many late nights in the bars after the stadium. In my worst case all I could manage...

Tietjens' men 'more than hungry'

24 Mar 2012

The message was loud and clear. New Zealand are 'more than hungry'.

Sevens explosion 'inevitable'

23 Mar 2012

Sevens is set to become rugby union's global game now that it is in the Olympics, says All Blacks legend John Kirwan, who warned this should not be viewed by the establishment as a threat to the...

How can something right feel so wrong?

23 Mar 2012

Even the International Rugby Board doesn't know where the road is heading. But let's hope it gives us back our tournament in its entirety next year.

Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

Alice Wu

John Tsang's confused middle-class claim

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Twist of fate that made a 'founding mother'

It was 1976, the last Fire Dragon year, when the then 20-year-old Liverpudlian Ruth Mitchell took three months off work, bound for east Asia to see her boyfriend and have an adventure.

Tietjens happy to rely on veterans

D.J. Forbes has been to Hong Kong so many times he joked yesterday it might be better if he had a permanent home here. It's no joke he has won a permanent place in Hong Kong Sevens folklore as a...

Halai's absence deals Kiwis a major blow

New Zealand will be missing lethal weapon Frank Halai when they defend their crown at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens this weekend.

Philippines in hk Sevens debut

The Philippines, Asia's new success story, and Guyana will make their debuts at the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in March, a development which sees rugby extending its traditional borders...

Dai Rees spurs squad for Japan Sevens

Hong Kong coach Dai Rees has called on his sevens squad to step up and deliver after being invited to play in the Japan Sevens, the new event on the World Series circuit.

Wrong decisions can turn out right

Admit it, we have no idea what the world is going to look like in six years' time. I haven't a clue what it will be like in one year's time so figuring out six years is an act of pure conceit....