Nonu back for under-pressure Highlanders

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is relying on the World Cup-winning midfield partnership of Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith to be fit and firing on all cylinders by the time the three-Test series against France begins in June. The pair are battling knee ...

Plymouth Albion have confirmed the signings of centres Pale Nonu and Ben Woods. New head coach James Shanahan had been in the market to bolster his midfield options after Bevon Armitage, Keni Fisilau and Paul Bailey all leaving at the end of the ...

The mercurial No 12 has the power, the skill and the talent, but somehow there always seem to be questions about when they're all going to come together and reignite into his world-beating form Most rugby seasons, there are questions about Ma'a ...

The Blues are on high alert about turncoat Ma'a Nonu, but have not shied away from picking Jackson Willison for his first start against the All Blacks midfielder. Nonu and the Highlanders have lost all five of their Super 15 games this year as their ...

Blockbusting All Blacks centre Ma'a Nonu will make a welcome return from injury for the winless Highlanders when they face Super Rugby defending champions the Chiefs in Hamilton on Friday. Nonu replaces Phil Burleigh in the centres in one of three ...

'Hey, Nonu," yelled a heckler at Eden Park on Friday night. "Don't worry, you can always change franchises ... ". Sport has plenty of examples of injustice but, for many at Eden Park on Friday night, the sight of Ma'a Nonu having a horrible ...

Sometimes it is hard not to wonder whether that cascading mass of hair atop Ma'a Nonu's head is merely the tip of the iceberg. That beneath the cranial crust there lies oodles more, a dense forest that prevents full synapse connection in the ...

George Moala of the Blues has been cited for alleged foul play during his team's 29-18 Super Rugby win over the Highlanders in Auckland on Friday.Both Moala and the Highlanders' All Black centre Ma'a Nonu were yellow carded for dangerous tackles, ...

All Black coach is confident Nonu and Smith will be fit to play. All Black coach is confident Nonu and Smith will be fit to play. The All Blacks' outside backs, rather than the midfield, are Steve Hansen's biggest concerns heading into the June ...