And then came the Rugby Championship. The All Blacks have come to dominate the annual southern hemisphere competition, winning seven of the last eight editions before being dethroned by the ...

Ireland rivalry has became the greatest of the last decade for New Zealand rugby, and perhaps the global game's.

Ireland are taking on New Zealand in their opening Autumn International in Dublin, BBC Sport takes a look at one of rugby's ...

In a Test rivalry where the needle is supposed to come as standard now, there was only one flashpoint, early in the first ...

Ireland and New Zealand meet in an autumn rugby test on Friday in Dublin for the first time since their epic Rugby World Cup ...

If there was any real flashpoint then it came 14 minutes in when, after a break in play, Barrett sought out opposing lock Joe ...

There are a generation of rugby supporters in this country who ... Farrell’s Ireland put great store in the intensity of the training but a Test match against the All Blacks will test the lungs. In ...

Juventus’s Allianz Stadium will be used as the venue when the Italy national rugby team host the All Blacks of New Zealand in ...

Meanwhile, Peter O’Mahony has joined Ireland’s training camp in Portugal after proving his fitness for Munster against an All Blacks XV on Saturday. Sign up for our Rugby news service on Whats ...

England prop Joe Marler has added spice to the rugby test against New Zealand on Saturday by calling for the All Blacks’ ...

When you think of the most memorable moments in rugby, Gareth Edwards' try against the All Blacks and Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup-winning kick in '03 are likely to come to mind. However ...

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