All Blacks squad rewards generation next

Rugby coaches are a bit like spies - they don't believe in coincidence - which is why Steve Hansen is convinced the accelerating exodus of talent is directly linked to growing fears among players here that the brutality of the season is killing ...

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen hasn't ruled out selecting in-form Crusaders flanker Matt Todd or Blues number seven Luke Braid for the June Test series against France. Eyebrows were raised today when Richie McCaw's heir apparent Sam Cane was the only ...

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen on Tuesday named 10 uncapped players in a 38-man training group ahead of New Zealand's three-Test series against France, saying he wanted to assess emerging talent. The group, which will undergo two training camps ...

The All Blacks' outside backs, rather than the midfield, are Steve Hansen's biggest concerns heading into the June tests against France. Coach Hansen is confident veterans Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith will recover from their respective knee and head ...

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen isn't fretting about the recent spate of top New Zealand players signing for overseas clubs. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has dismissed the concerns of Chiefs coach Dave Rennie, saying this year's exodus of top New ...

Coach Steve Hansen admits the midfield has become a pressure point for All Blacks selection. Injured veterans Conrad Smith (concussion) and Ma'a Nonu (knee) were named in a 38-man training squad on Tuesday even though both are battling injury and, ...

All Blacks captain Richie McCaw's has returned to light training after a six-month break but national coach Steve Hansen wants him to ease slowly back into top rugby. World class flanker McCaw, 32, hasn't played since last November's All Blacks tour ...

All Blacks selectors Steve Hansen, Ian Foster and Grant Fox, have selected 38 players to attend two training camps ahead of the three Tests against France. The two training camps will be held at Mt Maunganui, with the first camp from May 19-21 and ...

Highlander Tamati Ellison is heading back to Japanese club Ricoh, a move which will add to Steve Hansen's midfield headaches this year. Ellison's form in his comeback game from chest surgery against the Sharks in Dunedin last weekend was a boost not ...