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Guardian writers: England’s forwards impress against Australia, Ireland look good for the Six Nations and plenty of plus points for Scotland
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Air New Zealand is investigating reports some of its off-duty cabin crew became drunk and cuddled All Black players on a flight
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Eddie Butler: England and Wales rescue themselves from misery, France are … well, France, Scotland raise a gallop, while South Africa and Australia need to bounce back
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Warren Gatland was asked by BBC reporter Sonja McLaughlan if felt under pressure after 22 straight defeats against major southern hemisphere opponents
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Guardian writers: England must be more clinical, Samoa show World Cup promise and the All Blacks make a clean sweep at the end-of-year awards
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To be hailed as matter of fact hardly seems the most lustrous compliment ever paid but New Zealand dispensed with Wales in their cool way
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The second batch of tickets for next year’s Rugby World Cup will go on sale this week, with 300,000 available for 25 matches, including two quarter-finals in Cardiff
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Sportblog New Zealand and Richie McCaw produce old cunning to confound Wales
Eddie Butler at Millennium StadiumEddie Butler: Just when Wales dreamt of causing a shock, the All Blacks and their captain picked up the game by the scruff of the neck for a 34-16 victory -
Wales battled but the All Blacks found an extra gear in the closing stages for a 34-16 victory that boosted Richie McCaw’s big day
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Head coach says All Blacks have learned from embarrassing World Cup defeat by France in Cardiff seven years ago
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New Zealand are expecting Wales to ‘chuck everything at us’ in Saturday’s Test in Cardiff
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Richie McCaw will lead the All Blacks out against Wales on Saturday, the team he played against when he first captained New Zealand
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The scrum-half Rhys Webb said New Zealand are ‘there to be taken’ despite Wales not having beaten the All Blacks since 1953
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Robert Kitson: Rugby union referees might well be on a hiding to nothing but a more decisive and less conversational approach could work wonders
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Wales have named their strongest side to face New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday as they look for their first victory over the All Blacks for 64 years
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Richard Hibbard is back in Wales squad for New Zealand game after resolution of last week’s fitness row with Gloucester
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Fitzpatrick says ‘as well as aspirations there need to be revenues’ while Pichot dismisses Soldier Field game as All Black brand boost
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Guardian writers: England are as frustrating as ever, Wales v Fiji is best erased from the memory and has Dan Carter’s time passed? -
The New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has described his side’s narrow victory against Scotland as the perfect test as he assesses his squad for next year’s World Cup
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Scotland came within a whisker of their first win against the All Blacks, before a late try from Jeremy Thrush rescued the world champions
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Rugby union: Scotland impressed against much-changed New Zealand, but in the end the visitors had too much expertise and held on for an eight-point win
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Jonny May made an explosive start for England’s against New Zealand and, he tells Robert Kitson, is feeling more comfortable in the international environment
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Dean Ryan: New Zealand had the experience while Ireland had off-field guidance for youngsters to produce in tight matches
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Steve Hansen has kept only two starters from the side that beat England and is unsure Scotland’s Kiwi coach Vern Cotter knows much about how the visiting team works
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Vern Cotter has kept the starting XV who beat Argentina for Scotland’s Test with New Zealand at Murrayfield
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New Zealand fly-half Daniel Carter will start his first Test in almost a year, and captain Richie McCaw will play at blindside flanker for the first time, when the All Blacks meet Scotland on Saturday
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Alleged homophobic and racist abuse by England supporters towards the referee, Nigel Owens, during the defeat by New Zealand is to be investigated by the RFU
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Ireland’s fly-half Johnny Sexton is one of five players nominated for the 2014 International Rugby Board world player of the year award
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Robert Kitson: Behaviour of some sections of the England support means that any claim the sport has on the moral high ground is becoming increasingly shaky
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Letters: I could not believe that a bunch of men half my age watching a rugby match in the 21st century could be capable of hurling such nasty, foul-mouthed, racist, homophobic abuse
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The attack coach said the referee lacked consistency in Wales’ narrow defeat against Australia
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Guardian writers: England are not short of tantalising options before the World Cup, New Zealand miss Dan Carter, Wales still need balance and Ireland showed there is life after Brian O’Driscoll -
Dean Ryan: New Zealand skills seemed to improve as conditions worsened and home side must get a whole lot better against South Africa
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Paul Rees: A game of two halves, a defining sin-bin moment and how television and advertising played a part
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