Rugby

Zealous rugby fans are getting their crazy attire ready for one of the biggest rugby events of the year, the 2008 round of the IRB Sevens World Series.

Hollie Smith is the latest artist announced to perform inside New Zealand's giant rugby ball under the Eiffel tower during the Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand singing sensation Hayley Westenra will open the giant rugby ball venue that is being inflated alongside the Eiffel Tower in Paris on October 5 for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

While New Zealand’s national rugby team heads home - the hopes of a nation dashed - New Zealand’s presence in France is still very much being felt.

New Zealand’s giant inflatable rugby ball which became a major tourist attraction at the Rugby World Cup in Paris last year, has scored a new position beside another famous landmark -this time at London’s Tower Bridge.

Well known actor and rugby fan Clint Eastwood is looking for actors to play the parts of New Zealand's All Blacks in a film of the 1995 World Cup.

Emirates has been named the official airline for the next Rugby World Cup to be held in New Zealand in 2011.

A new rugby trophy contested between the All Blacks and the English will honour the life of Sir Edmund Hillary and mark both his love of the game and his links with Britain.

Māori performance artists Manaia will help animate New Zealand's giant Rugby Ball during its London season with their music and culture, including haka workshops for British school children.

New Zealand’s giant rugby ball has seen plenty of action at its new home beside London’s famous Tower Bridge earning warm praise from crowds who’ve braved cold temperatures to visit the Kiwi icon.