All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has revealed why he has called Du'Plessis Kirifi into the All Blacks Tri Nations squad.
Bay of Plenty wing Fa'asiu Fuatai has paid the price for a dangerous lifting tackle on Wellington captain Du'Plessis Kirifi over the weekend.
The Hurricanes have announced the contract extension of emerging talent, Du’Plessis Kirifi, on a three-year deal.
Du'Plessis Kirifi provides an update from Sydney ahead of the third Bledisloe Cup Test, former foes George Gregan and Justin Marshall square off, and the Farah Palmer Cup captains of Waikato and Canterbury meet ahead of the final on Saturday.
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens hardly let the ink on his final high school exam dry before his professional rugby career took off, but it could have taken a drastically different turn had an NRL club had its way.
As the All Blacks season comes to a close with the Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations title in tow, we look back on how members of Ian Foster's squad fared over the course of the year.
While the Hurricanes had already revealed many of their key signings for next year ahead of the official squad release, they've still managed to slip in a few surprises announcements today.
The relative age effect is a phenomenon that has a major bearing on sport and academia, and rugby is by no means exempt.