Beauden Barrett benched as All Blacks shake up backline for Bok Test in Cape Town
The All Blacks have shuffled their backline ahead of Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against the Springboks in Cape Town.
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Cane returns as All Blacks make four changes for Pumas clash
Former All Blacks skipper Sam Cane is set to return to test rugby off the bench on Saturday as New Zealand look to put their Rugby Championship campaign back on track against Argentina at Auckland's Eden Park.
England fullback Furbank ruled out of second All Blacks Test
England Rugby said on Friday that fullback George Furbank has withdrawn from the side with a back injury on the eve of the second and final Test against New Zealand.
Robertson opts for Perenara at scrumhalf in first All Blacks team
TJ Perenara will start at scrumhalf in Scott Robertson's first All Blacks team, partnering with pivot Damian McKenzie for Saturday's series-opening test against England in Dunedin.
Donal Lenihan's World Cup final preview
South Africa picking seven forwards for a final, it's massively brave in some ways, as they have only one back on the bench, Willie Le Roux, so there is always that inherent danger that if they were to lose a back in the opening ten or 15 minutes of the game, it opens them up to all kinds of possibilities.
Brodie Retallick wins second-row start for New Zealand in World Cup final
Brodie Retallick has won the vote to start in the second-row for New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa.
Retallick to start for New Zealand in World Cup final against Springboks
New Zealand coach Ian Foster has made one change to his starting XV to play South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday, Brodie Retallick replacing Sam Whitelock in the second row.
All Blacks tweak team with one change for World Cup final
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France : New Zealand tweaked their team for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against South Africa with a single change but resisted any temptation to power up their bench to offset the forward-heavy list of replacements the Springboks named earlier on Thursday.