Joe Porter
French fans declare All Blacks their "second team" at RWC
While the All Blacks may not be the bookies favourites to win the World Cup, they still appear to be the biggest drawcard in rugby, with thousands of supporters turning up to a public skills session… Audio
All Blacks rest some stars but still wary of Uruguay
He's rested some frontline players, but All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists a Uruguay side with nothing to lose will challenge his team in their final World Cup pool game.
Despite being heavy… Audio
ABs back in World Cup action tomorrow in must-win against Italy
The All Blacks are back in World Cup action tomorrow morning following a week off in Bordeux, with their match against Italy a must win as both teams chase a place in the quarter-finals. The game will… Audio
Sports News for 29 September 2023
White Ferns all-rounder Amelia Kerr admits they've been unable to put a complete performance together on their tour of South Africa. Audio
All Blacks out to prove doubters wrong against Italy
The All Blacks face a must win game against Italy at the Rugby World Cup this weekend and while New Zealand fans would usually be bullish about the result, recent form has some questioning whether the… Audio
Sports News for 29 September 2023
The White Ferns have fallen to a one day series defeat to South Africa after losing the second game by seven wickets in Pietermaritzburg. Audio
Early Sports Chat for 29 Sepember 2023
An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio
Sports News for 29 September 2023
The White Ferns were beaten by seven wickets in the second one-dayer against South Africa in Pietermaritzburg this morning as the hosts took an unassailable 2-nil lead in the three match series. Audio
ABs bring back four players from injured list, ahead of must-win clash
The All Blacks have brought back four players from the injured list for this weekend's must win match against Italy at the Rugby World Cup. Captain Sam Cane returns and will be on the bench with prop… Video, Audio
Fiji provide first upset of the World Cup
Fiji has beaten Australia in the first upset of the Rugby World Cup, It's their first win in 69 years.
RNZ Sports journalist Joe Porter spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
All Blacks hoping to bounce back against Namibia
The All Blacks are back in the World Cup action against Namibia. The team is desperate to prove they've learnt the lessons from their last two heavy defeats and want to restore their fans' faith in… Audio
All Blacks look to bounce back from French loss
The All Blacks are adamant they've learnt the lessons from a "painful" defeat to France and they're determined to mark Sam Whitelock's record equalling 148th test with victory.
The three-time… Audio
All Blacks 'rattled' by French at World Cup
'Zombified', 'dazed and confused', 'rattled'.
That's how media around the world are describing the All Blacks' performance at Saturday's World Cup opener.
The Kiwis scored first at the start of both… Audio
All Blacks wake up to opening game day against hosts in Paris
The All Blacks are about to wake up and begin their game day preparations for tomorrow morning's Rugby World Cup opener against hosts France in Paris. Both teams are desperate to win and send a… Audio
All Blacks look to bury past results against rivals France
The Rugby World Cup begins Saturday morning when the All Blacks face off against tournament hosts France in Paris.
The last time New Zealand played a World Cup game in France, against France, was in… Audio
All Blacks coach says his side have enough 'firepower' to beat France
The All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists he's picked a side that has have the "firepower" to beat France in Saturday morning's Rugby World Cup opener in Paris. Foster has made four changes to his… Video, Audio
All Blacks name starting 15 for opening World Cup match
New Zealand's team for the opening match of the Rugby World Cup against France has been named this morning, with coach Ian Foster making four changes to the side that suffered a record defeat to South… Audio
Sports-chat with Joe Porter
Hype is building ahead of the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup opener against France on Saturday morning. And Kane Williamson has been selected for the one-day Cricket World Cup, despite being injured. Joe… Audio
Sports News for 1 September 2023
The Tall Blacks coach Pero Cameron says they failed to live up their own standards in last night's 108-100 defeat to Mexico at the Baseketball World Cup, which dented New Zealand's chances of making… Audio