OPINION
Why Quinn Tupaea is the man for the All Blacks No 12 jersey
David Havili may have started at No 12 in most All Blacks tests this year, but Quinn Tupaea offers something that Havili cannot, w…
Campbell Burnes
26 Oct, 6:49
Campbell Burnes
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OPINION
McCaw was an automatic selection after injury, but Sam Cane is not
The All Blacks’ loose forward jigsaw puzzle is already doing my head in, so one can only imagine how it is exercising the minds …
Campbell Burnes
18 Oct, 9:01
OPINION
Five things we need to see from the All Blacks on the Northern tour
Ahead of the All Blacks first Northern tour since 2018, Campbell Burnes highlights five things that the All Blacks need to deliver…
Campbell Burnes
06 Oct, 10:56
OPINION
The Springboks game plan was validated by All Blacks' aerial showing
So there was actually much to like about how the Boks went about their work against the All Blacks. They forced turnovers and de K…
Campbell Burnes
27 Sep, 13:26
OPINION
The rebirth of Cooper is what Wallabies needed but it won't erase the past
In his first test match in four years, he kicked eight from eight off the tee and didn’t make a mistake all night. It seems like…
Campbell Burnes
14 Sep, 7:30
OPINION
There always seems to be a 'but' when it comes to the career of Akira Ioane
Seven tests deep into an international career that once looked like it might never get off the ground, the elder Ioane is coming o…
Campbell Burnes
07 Sep, 6:12
What Richie Mo'unga's critics don't understand about his form with the All Blacks
It’s intriguing that, no matter how well Richie Mo’unga plays in Super Rugby, he has a legion of critics who do not rate his w…
Campbell Burnes
23 Mar, 9:27
'Neanderthal rugby straight out of the 1950s': Why Super Rugby Aotearoa 'leaves the Six Nations for dead'
The Six Nations is great for its history and the passion it engenders, not to mention the fact that Scotland periodically lowers a…
Campbell Burnes
16 Mar, 5:17
Why the Crusaders have an unfair advantage over their Super Rugby Aotearoa rivals
Whitelock and Barrett will, all things being equal, be the starting locks for the Crusaders in 2021. Off the bench will come Stran…
Campbell Burnes
25 Feb, 5:51
Why it's 'patently absurd' that the Blues aren't allowed to train a week out from Super Rugby Aotearoa
If the Blues cannot train together from Thursday in the region, it will throw a tight schedule into chaos. It doesn’t have to ha…
Campbell Burnes
16 Feb, 10:44
Kiwis in Europe: The New Zealand trio suffering a tough start to the new PRO14 season
Glasgow’s Kiwi contingent of TJ Ioane, Aki Seiuli and Fotu Lokotui have endured a tough start to the PRO14 with the Warriors.
Campbell Burnes
24 Nov, 8:14
The lesson the Six Nations can teach New Zealand Rugby when it comes to All Blacks tests
Sunday’s Bledisloe Cup encounter at Eden Park answered several questions and raised a few others.
Campbell Burnes
21 Oct, 12:21
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