WELLINGTON (AFP) – Piri Weepu admitted on Tuesday his axing from the All Blacks came as a shock but vowed to knuckle down and reclaim his New Zealand jersey. The 71-Test veteran was a surprise ...

WELLINGTON (AFP) – Veteran scrumhalf Piri Weepu has been dumped from the All Blacks for the Rugby Championship, with the squad named on Sunday including one new face and marking the return of captain ...

Piri Weepu (centre) is set to start at scrum half for the All Blacks against the Wallabies.(Lee Warren: Getty Images) Piri Weepu will start at scrum half for the All Blacks against Australia in the ...

Piri Weepu has started running again but it'll be a while still before he adds shaving to his regular activities. The Hurricanes halfback has taken on a remarkable likeness to war hero Willie Apiata ...

The minor stroke suffered by former All Blacks scrum half Piri Weepu this month may have been caused by a hole in his heart, the Auckland Blues said on Friday. Weepu was ruled out of all rugby for at ...

The touring Maori All Blacks practice at the University of Toronto on Friday November 1, 2013 in advance of their rugby match Sunday against Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson TORONTO - When the ...

Piri Weepu has been told in no uncertain terms that if he does not reach a goal weight by next week he will not be considered for All Black selection. Weepu was one of four scrum-halves included in ...