Ardie Savea

New Zealand Rugby confirms two-year deal with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

New Zealand Rugby and the Blues have confirmed Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has signed a two-year contract that will also see him link with Auckland through to the end of 2023.     The announcement...

Tri Nations' top performers - tackles, carries & more

The Tri Nations concluded in dramatic fashion yesterday as the tussle between Australia and Argentina ended in a 16-all draw.   Each side scored one try with the rest being left up to the boot as...

Julian Savea returns as the Hurricanes confirm 2021 squad

Hawke’s Bay’s Lolagi Visinia and Wellington’s Pepesana Patafilo will take up the final two spots in next year’s Hurricanes roster.    The 2021 squad will officially...

Five things we learnt about rugby in November 2020

Paul Williams delivers his monthly musings on the major happenings in the gameCross the line: Ardie Savea scores in New Zealand's 38-0 win over Argentina (Getty Images)Paul Williams delivers his monthly...

All Blacks See Off Pumas With A Clinical Performance

New Zealand avenged their historic first ever defeat to Argentina two weeks ago with an emphatic 38-0 victory over the Pumas in the second last fixture of the Tri Nations Championship. New Zealand missed...

Top Performers: Argentina vs New Zealand

 Hurricane’s loosie Ardie Savea showed his class today from the back of the scrum. On attack, he managed to score a lovely try in the first half, carrying the ball 15 times for 41 metres.  El...

Akira Ioane starts for the All Blacks 'vital' test against Argentina

The All Blacks team has been named to play Argentina in the Tri Nations Test at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, on Saturday 28 November.   The key feature of the squad is the selection of loosehead...

John Plumtree & Ardie Savea Press Conference

Analysis: How Los Pumas managed to topple the All Blacks for the first time

Heading into their Tri Nations test match against the All Blacks on Saturday, Argentina had never beaten the All Blacks with their record reading 29 tests, 28 losses and one draw.    Before...

Savea not the only one to discard mouthguard as debate continues

New Zealand Rugby have received support from the public for saying how “incredibly disappointed” it was in Ardie Savea for not wearing a mouthguard as he is a role model for younger generations.