ANALYSIS
Why decision-making must stay with the referee on the field, not the person in a room
South Africa's win over Ireland was arguably decided by the shifting power dynamic between the officials.
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Sacrifice for silverware: The pros and cons of South Africa’s treble ambition
Ireland boast a better win percentage but Rassie Erasmus would prefer losses between World Cups if he can lift the Webb Ellis Cup
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France snubbing New Zealand tour shows the difference in priorities
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Why Ireland has two unofficial world titles and South Africa has none
The Nations Championship will bolster the in-between years of a Rugby World Cup, but there has been an irregular, unofficial world…
Matt Dawson on the elephant in the room for New Zealand
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Ireland’s quarter-final curse continues as All Blacks move on
Ireland’s World Cup dream was crushed as their quarter-final curse continued with a heartbreaking 28-24 defeat to New Zealand in…
Watch - Video purporting to reveal Bongi Mbonambi and Tom Curry incident emerges
A video that appears to reveal the audio from the Bongi Mbonambi and Tom Curry incident during the Rugby World Cup semi-final betw…
Former All Black would rather pick up dog s*** than watch England play
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Ranking the top five performances from the Springboks in 2023
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