Category: Internationals

All Blacks and Black Ferns Tests, rivalries, players, coaches and fixtures, plus the Rugby Championship, Rugby World Cup, sevens and U20 rugby.

Rugby World Cup 2027: Format, Pools, Venues and the Official Draw

Navy and teal graphic for Rugby World Cup 2027 showing a stylised rugby ball and goalposts, a grid of six pools with Pool A highlighted in gold, and key facts: 24 teams, 6 pools, 52 matches, 1 October – 13 November 2027 in Australia.

The next men’s Rugby World Cup heads to Australia in 2027, and for supporters across Aotearoa New Zealand it is the closest a World Cup has been to home since the All Blacks lifted the trophy on their own soil in 2011. A short hop across the Tasman, familiar time zones and a heavyweight pool […]

Sevens Rugby Explained: Rules, Tournaments and New Zealand’s Teams

Graphic titled “Sevens Rugby Explained: Rules, Tournaments and New Zealand’s Teams”, showing a stylised green rugby pitch with goalposts, seven players in an attacking line and a rugby ball, alongside the facts of seven players a side, two seven-minute halves and an Olympic debut in 2016.

Sevens rugby is the seven-a-side version of rugby union: the same ball, the same full-size pitch and broadly the same laws as the fifteen-a-side game, but played by far fewer players over much shorter matches. The result is a fast, open, high-scoring sport that fits neatly into a two-day tournament and has become one of […]

All Blacks Experience: Auckland’s Interactive Rugby Attraction Guide

Featured graphic for an All Blacks Experience guide showing a plain black rugby jersey and a rugby ball in front of goal posts and the Auckland skyline with the Sky Tower, alongside the text "All Blacks Experience – Auckland's interactive rugby attraction", "5 interactive zones", "45–60 min tour" and "From NZ$35".

The All Blacks Experience is a guided, interactive attraction in central Auckland that celebrates the teams who wear New Zealand’s famous black jersey. It opened in December 2020 inside the SkyCity precinct and is a joint venture between New Zealand Rugby and Ngāi Tahu Tourism. Rather than a static museum of trophy cabinets, it combines […]

All Blacks vs Ireland: The Rivalry, Record and Recent Results

Split black and green graphic headed "All Blacks vs Ireland: The Rivalry, Record and Recent Results", showing the all-time head-to-head record of 34 New Zealand wins, 5 Ireland wins and 1 draw beside a rugby ball flying between goalposts under stadium floodlights.

Few fixtures in modern rugby union have changed as dramatically as the meetings between the All Blacks and Ireland. For more than a century New Zealand won almost every Test between the two nations, and an Irish victory seemed close to impossible. Over the last decade that story has been rewritten: Ireland became one of […]

All Blacks vs Scotland: The Rivalry, Record and Results

Featured graphic for All Blacks vs Scotland: The Rivalry, Record and Results, showing a rugby ball flying past goal posts over a black and navy background, with the all-time Test record of 33 Tests, 31 All Blacks wins, 2 draws and 0 Scotland wins, and the latest result of 25–17 at Murrayfield in November 2025.

The Test match rivalry between the All Blacks and Scotland is one of the oldest in the international game, dating back to the New Zealand “Originals” tour of 1905. It is also one of the most one-sided: across 33 Tests, New Zealand has never lost to Scotland. Scotland has come agonisingly close, forcing two draws […]

All Blacks Team Selection: How the Squad, Positions and Match-Day 23 Are Chosen

Graphic of a rugby team sheet showing 15 numbered black jerseys in match formation on a green pitch and eight grey bench jerseys numbered 16 to 23, next to the heading "All Blacks Team Selection: How the squad, positions and match-day 23 are chosen".

Few announcements stir as much conversation across New Zealand as the naming of the All Blacks. When the selectors confirm a touring squad or a match-day team, the choices are dissected in workplaces, clubrooms and sports media from Northland to Southland, because the players picked carry the hopes of a rugby-obsessed country onto the test […]

Rugby Championship Table: Standings, Results and How the Points Work

Illustrated Rugby Championship standings table with four ranked rows and a rugby ball, beside the points system (win 4, draw 2, loss 0, bonus +1) and the four competing nations: New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and Argentina.

The Rugby Championship table is the six-week snapshot of southern-hemisphere Test rugby, ranking New Zealand’s All Blacks alongside South Africa, Australia and Argentina as they trade blows through the mid-winter international window. For fans across Aotearoa, the ladder is a weekly ritual, because a single bonus point earned in the final minute can be the […]

Māori All Blacks: The Team, Eligibility, Fixtures and Legacy

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The Māori All Blacks are one of New Zealand rugby’s oldest and most distinctive teams: a national men’s side selected entirely from players of Māori descent, administered by New Zealand Rugby. Their story runs deeper than the scoreboard, connecting elite professional sport with whakapapa (genealogy) and te ao Māori (the Māori world). This guide explains […]

Black Ferns vs South Africa: Rivalry, Record and How to Watch

Graphic for Black Ferns v South Africa showing a black rugby jersey with a white collar and a green jersey with a gold collar behind a rugby ball, beside the headline and a test head-to-head scoreboard reading NZ 3, SA 0.

The rivalry between the Black Ferns, New Zealand’s women’s national rugby union team, and the Springbok Women of South Africa is one of the newest storylines in the international game — and one of the fastest-growing. In test rugby (full international matches between senior national teams) the two sides have met only three times, all […]

Black Ferns vs Canada: The Rivalry, Head-to-Head Record and 2026 Fixtures

Split black and red graphic showing the Black Ferns vs Canada women's rugby head-to-head record: 21 Tests played, with 18 wins to the Black Ferns, 2 wins to Canada and 1 draw.

The Black Ferns vs Canada fixture has grown into one of the most watchable rivalries in women’s rugby union. For most of its history it was a mismatch — New Zealand won the first 17 meetings, several by 40 points or more — but since 2024 Canada has beaten the Black Ferns twice and drawn […]