Concerns are mounting in South Africa that the toll on Test players involved in European club competitions could impact Springbok Rugby World Cup prospects.
Recently retired and most capped All Black lock Sam Whitelock and two former All Blacks coaches, Ian Foster and John Hart, have received New Year Honours.
Ben O'Keeffe will become the first New Zealand referee to reach 50 Tests when whistling the Ireland-England Six Nations Test in Dublin on February 1. Glenn Newman will be the TMO in the game, and ...