sportsroom Confession time: some All Black doubts had crept in The Wallabies arrived in Auckland with one hand on the Bledisloe Cup and flew home with it amputated. Aug 19 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Hansen rings changes with legacy on the line Canon Rugby in Focus: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen dropped some major bombshells with the naming of the team to face the Wallabies at Eden Park. Aug 15 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby All Blacks stinker hardly a one-off Canon Rugby in Focus: Saturday night’s All Black loss wasn’t the first such painful reverse. But this one was worryingly different. Aug 12 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby All Blacks unlikely to play it by the numbers Forget about the numbers on the players’ backs when the All Blacks run out against the Wallabies in Perth. Many of them probably won’t add up. Aug 08 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Sonny Bill’s return divides the nation In more than two decades covering sport I’ve never come across a Kiwi athlete who divides opinion quite like Sonny-Bill Williams does. Jul 29 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Hansen names team for Boks with one eye on Japan Richie Mo’unga will play first five and Beaden Barrett fullback against the Boks this weekend. That’s a formation we’ll see in Japan for sure. Jul 25 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby All Blacks struggling to replace Kaino Jerome Kaino deserves to sit alongside the greats who retired from test rugby at the 2015 World Cup. Jul 22 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Reece shaping path to RWC stardom A controversial selection is on track to be the All Blacks’ X-factor star at the Rugby World Cup. Jul 18 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby World Cup warning: it could happen to ABs Canon Rugby in Focus: The Black Caps’ defeat in London wasn’t this country’s first World Cup horror show - and it probably won’t be the last. Jul 16 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Hansen not all wrong on Reece All Blacks coach Steve Hansen made some valid points about the controversial selection of Sevu Reece. Jul 08 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Selfless Squire joins a very small club Rugby in Focus with Canon: Liam Squire turns down All Blacks selection. Jul 03 2019 Jim Kayes
sportsroom I got you, under my skin.... Canon Rugby in Focus: Born-and-bred Aucklander Jim Kayes tries to determine when and why he began to have feelings for a rugby side other than his blue and whites. Jun 27 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Bring back rugby tours Canon Rugby in Focus: Now is the chance for rugby to go back, to go forward, and New Zealand should be leading the charge with a call for a return to proper tours. Jun 21 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Redman in frame for clueless Blues season Canon Rugby in Focus: Jim Kayes trains his sights on elusive Blues chief Michael Redman. Jun 18 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Ennor, Laumape better World Cup picks than SBW Canon Rugby in Focus: Jim Kayes makes the case for two fringe All Black midfielders to be picked ahead of Sonny Bill Williams. Jun 11 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Farewell to the master of the verbal headbutt Jim Kayes pays tribute to Steve Tew, who earned respect without universal admiration during 12 successful years at the helm of New Zealand Rugby. Jun 07 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Chiefs to turn their backs on Fijian money ball? The Chiefs’ win in Suva came on a rare night in Super Rugby history. And not just because they won after trailing 0-20 against the Crusaders. Jun 06 2019 Jim Kayes
LockerRoom What’s driving Duncan to stay in front of the pack After three years of cruel luck, Courtney Duncan is determined to make this year different, and finally win the world motocross title. And so far, she’s on-song. Jun 04 2019 Jim Kayes
Week in Review Live NPC matches may be axed in TV deal New Zealand Rugby will ask Sky TV to consider a domestic competition where some games aren’t shown live. May 27 2019 Jim Kayes
Rugby Don’t shoot the ref There are 21 laws in rugby, but it’s not that simple. Each has a myriad of clauses and sub clauses, and then there’s the vagaries of interpretation. May 23 2019 Jim Kayes
