Conrad Smith, the head of the International Rugby Players’ Association, says the clampdown on high tackles has made “little material difference” on the concussion rate in elite rugby. World Rugby will ...

All Blacks centre Conrad Smith will miss Saturday's Test against Scotland, after returning to New Zealand due to personal reasons. Smith, 33, was substituted out of the Kiwis' tight 24-21 win over ...

Smith scored the match-winning try in New Zealand's first-Test victory at Auckland's Eden Park, but was injured last weekend as the All Blacks sealed a series triumph with a 28-27 success in Dunedin.

Ireland did remarkably well to prize Bundee Aki away from New Zealand given that he was very much in the thoughts of the All Blacks selectors before he left. That is according to legendary centre ...