The New Zealand XV team has been named to play the Barbarians at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Sunday 13 November, kick-off at 2.00PM GMT (3.00AM Monday 14 November NZDT). The matchday 23 is as follows (Province/Super Rugby Club) Aidan Ross (26, Bay of Plenty / Chiefs)

The Black Ferns team to face England for the Rugby World Cup title, at a sold-out Eden Park this Saturday, has been named. The team is: 1: Phillipa Love (24) 2: Georgia Ponsonby (12) 3: Amy Rule (11) 4: Maiakawanakaukani Roos (13) 5: Chelsea Bremner (11) 6: Alana Bremner (12) 7: Sarah Hirini (16) 8: Charmaine McMenamin (30) 9: Kendra

The Barbarians host the New Zealand XV on Monday November 14 (NZT) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The Barbarians and New Zealand have a special relationship with the All Blacks playing the Barbarians 11 times and winning eight matches. The Barbarians were founded by World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee

There hasn’t been a Rugby World Cup final not to feature either England or New Zealand. On Saturday the two heavyweights of women’s rugby will clash in a blockbuster decider at a sold-out Eden Park in Auckland. The Black Ferns have never lost a Rugby World Cup final, but England have won

Rugby is a close-contact team sport that started in England in the early 19th century. How exactly it came to be is a mystery. According to urban legend, William Webb Ellis was a player in a game of soccer at ‘Rugby School’. William once scooped up a ball and ran with