Debate is raging over the Walter Sisulu University All Blacks' decision to use the Kapa O Pango in Varsity Shield matches. The Kapa O Pango was first used by the All Blacks against the Springboks in ...

It is 20 years since the All Blacks first performed the Kapa o Pango version of the haka. It remains a controversial iteration, with the final movement involving a motion where the players’ hands are ...

Derek Lardelli has been knighted. Photo / Supplied still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7l4z4OZ8p8 When Derek Lardelli kneels before the ceremonial sword ...

Attitude is everything. At Test match level you can talk about all sorts of game plans but it comes down to 15 players having the right attitude to go out to implement what they have trained all their ...

OITA, Japan (AP) — If the All Blacks' pre-match haka against South Africa to open their Rugby World Cup defense appeared to have extra bite, it was deliberate. With New Zealand set to play its second ...

A moment that changed All Blacks history forever. Led by captain Tana Umaga, the All Blacks perform Kapa O Pango for the first time before facing South Africa national rugby union team at Carisbrook ...

Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for ...