An incident during the NPC clash between Hawke’s Bay and Auckland was quickly likened to the infamous 2005 British and Irish Lions episode involving Tana Umaga, Keven Mealamu and Brian O’Driscoll.

Former All Blacks Rugby World Cup winners David Kirk and Keven Mealamu have been ratified as two of the eight members on New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) new board. Kirk, who was the All Blacks ...

and fellow former All Black Keven Mealamu MNZM. Rowena Davenport was the only nominee not ratified. Kirk will leave his role as New Zealand Rugby Players Association president, and Doug Jones (New ...

The All Blacks' 100 Tests club is Sam Whitelock (153), Richie McCaw (148), Keven Mealamu (132), Beauden Barrett (130), Kieran ...