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TOKYO : New Zealand kicked off their end-of-year tour with a 38-31 victory over Japan on Saturday but the makeshift All Blacks side were given a mighty scare in front of a crowd of more than 60,000 at Tokyo's National Stadium.The…

(Reuters) - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Stephen Perofeta have been named in the All Blacks' starting 15 for the first time in a much-changed line-up for the test against Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.Tuivasa-Sheck will start at inside centre…

CAPE TOWN : World champions South Africa will take on New Zealand in a test at Twickenham on the eve of next year’s World Cup, SA Rugby announced on Monday.The clash on Friday, Aug. 25 will come a fortnight before the tournament kicks…

(Reuters) - The All Blacks have called up Brad Weber, Damian McKenzie, Patrick Tuipulotu and Asafo Aumua for next week's test against Japan after injuries and a bereavement in the Barrett family prevented six players from travelling to…

MELBOURNE: All Blacks scrumhalf Aaron Smith’s international season may be over as he elects to stay home in New Zealand for the birth of his second child.Test centurion Smith will miss the rest of the Rugby Championship in Australia and…

Having garnered only faint praise from their 33-25 win over Australia, the All Blacks have pledged to work harder in the second Bledisloe Cup clash at Eden Park on Saturday to close out the series with a match to spare.After a slow…