WELLINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The importance of Brodie Retallick to the All Blacks' Rugby World Cup chances were hammered home when coach Steve Hansen named him in the squad despite the injured lock ...

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When Brodie Retallick watched the 2011 World Cup final at his local fire station, little did he realise that four years on he would ignite New Zealand’s title defence. Retallick lit the fuse on the ...

On his first day as the new All Blacks head coach, Dave Rennie already pitched the idea of selecting overseas players with Brodie Retallick at the top of his shortlist. The legendary lock is currently ...

Brodie Retallick has insisted “I’m not a defending champion” and rejected the premise New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup rivals will copy the All Blacks’ all-court game. New Zealand lock Retallick was ...

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has avoided further punishment following the incident which left New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick with a fractured cheekbone. Porter was sin-binned after a nasty clash of ...

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 1 (Reuters) - All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick will miss the final Rugby Championship clash against South Africa next week after his wife Niki suffered a pregnancy loss, the team ...

Brodie Retallick has won the vote to start in the second-row for New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa. Retallick comes in for Sam Whitelock in the only change from the All ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has signed a groundbreaking new deal with New Zealand Rugby which will see him play for two years in Japan after this year's World Cup ...

Nothing provokes debate like a player of the year list, perhaps except the choice of the man at the top of any such compilation. Except when that man is Brodie Retallick and when he has had a year ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks and Waikato Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick will take a two-year break from New Zealand rugby after the World Cup in Japan in an effort to ensure he is able to continue ...