A serious spinal infection has sidelined All Blacks loosehead prop Tamaiti Williams for the remainder of the Super Rugby Pacific season.
Tana Umaga headlines a group of four assistant coaches that Dave Rennie has announced as part of his New Zealand leadership group.
The SANZAAR Rugby Championship U20 will return to Gqeberha next month, with South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina set to compete at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium from 27 April to 9 May.
All Blacks coach Dave Rennie revealed he won't be afraid to make wholesale changes to the men in black as he begins a new era for New Zealand rugby.
Retired New Zealand winger John Kirwan blasted Super Rugby Pacific CEO Jack Mesley for saying the competition was better off with South African teams.
All Blacks flanker Dalton Papali'i confirmed that he will join Top 14 club Castres at the end of his Super Rugby season with the Blues.