desire and pride' were the qualities that ended the All Blacks' longest drought – their inability to win a series on South African soil – 25 years ago in 1996. That was Sir Michael Jones' summation ...

“It’s still an All Blacks jersey. It’s still got the silver fern on it and that’s all that matters for us,” he told reporters. As mentioned above, Six Nations teams moved away from the ...

but the weight of that silver fern means there's no let-up in expectation and demand. Robertson, in his first year as All Blacks coach, had to build another team, moulding old, grizzled warriors ...

In rugby circles, the silver fern has long been an unmistakable symbol ... New Zealand Rugby — the rugby union that oversees the legendary All Blacks and defending World Champion Black Ferns ...