Samoa surprised everyone by defeating the powerful New Zealand squad 26–19 in the USA round of the HSBC Sevens Rugby Cup.

In one of the grittiest defensive battles of the tournament, the New Zealand All Blacks beat France 8-7 at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand face their toughest opponent, France, in the Rugby World Cup final in Auckland this Sunday (Oct 23.)

Welcome to a New Zealand All Blacks game and say hello to football’s rowdy older cousin, rugby.

New Zealand has slipped in favoritism as all the big, rugby nations move through to this weekend’s quarter finals.

Rugby World Cup contenders in focus.

Overseas media reports have heaped praise on the New Zealand public for turning out in support of other nations.

In the match of the tournament so far, the Welsh outclassed South Africa but lost 16-17 in a nail-biter that could have gone either way.

New Zealand is favourite going into the Rugby World Cup which starts this Friday (September 9) when they play Tonga.

The Queensland Reds have taken the Super 15 and now its players dominate the Australian squad.