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New Zealand cruise to win
New Zealand cruise to win
New Zealand sealed a Test series victory over France with a dominant 30-0 win at the AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday. ...
Preview: NZ v France
Preview: NZ v France
New Zealand will celebrate their 500th Test match at AMI Stadium in Christchurch on Saturday with hopes of a sixth consecutive win against France....
Tank's predictions
Tank's predictions
Time for Tank Lanning to run the rule over the 5 matches making up the Rugby 5 bet this week: 4 Test matches and the Lions clash with the Waratahs....
France debut for Le Roux
France debut for Le Roux
Racing Métro flanker Bernard Le Roux will make his debut for France in the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch....
Two Saffas in French team to face Blues
Two Saffas in French team to face Blues
France have made fourteen personnel changes to their starting XV for Tuesday's clash with Blues in Albany....
All Blacks battle past France
All Blacks battle past France
Once again New Zealand were made to work very hard to get the better of France at Eden Park, winning 23-13 in an entertaining clash on Saturday....
Preview: New Zealand v France
Preview: New Zealand v France
France kick off their first three-match tour of New Zealand since 1968 on Saturday in Auckland....
Auckland family history for Claassen
Auckland family history for Claassen
On Saturday France loose forward Antonie Claassen will visit Eden Park, where his father captained the Springboks in the infamous 'Flour Bomb Test.' ...
Three South Africans in France squad
Three South Africans in France squad
France have named South African forwards Bernard Le Roux and Daniel Kotze plus Fijian wing Noa Nakaitaci in their squad for the June tour of NZ. ...
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on Day One of the London Sevens at Twickenham in front of a record crowd....
Scrum trial goes global
Scrum trial goes global
The IRB Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence from next season....
France wing to miss NZ Tour
France wing to miss NZ Tour
France and Toulouse wing Vincent Clerc is set to miss the June tour to New Zealand after picking up a serious knee injury. ...
IRB changes RWC schedule
IRB changes RWC schedule
The IRB has revamped the 2015 World Cup match schedule to stop giving top nations an unfair advantage by allowing them a week's rest between games....
Doping is a problem: Ex-prop
Doping is a problem: Ex-prop
Former France prop Laurent Benezech has claimed that people are turning a blind eye to doping in the same way that was once the norm in cycling....
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand are favourites to win the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend but in a season which has proved unpredictable there's plenty of room for upsets....
Preview: France v Scotland
Preview: France v Scotland
Even victory over Scotland in Paris on Saturday might not be enough for France to avoid the ignominy of a first wooden spoon since 1999....
Six Nations line ups
Six Nations line ups
All the teams have been named for this weekend's Six Nations action. We bring you the team news and starting XVs. ...
Six Nations news wrap
Six Nations news wrap
Wales captain Ryan Jones has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations decider against England with a shoulder injury....
Latest world rankings
Latest world rankings
Wales are the only climbers on the back of the penultimate round of the Six Nations, climbing above France in the latest World Rankings....
France draw in Dublin
France draw in Dublin
A try from France number eight Louis Picamoles salvaged a 13-13 result against Ireland as they left Dublin with a point....
 
 

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