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Mick Cleary: 'England need to knock over one of the Big Two this autumn, as a bare minimum'
With upheaval in the camp, Steve Borthwick has chosen not to rock the boat with selection but expectation is still heaped on Engla…
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Clearly the unluckiest player to miss out on England – Andy Goode
There may have been some unwanted upheaval behind the scenes but Steve Borthwick’s squad selection for the Autumn Nations Series…
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Croke Park bonanza a 'real-time show of strength' for Irish rugby
Attracting 80,000 to the home of Gaelic football for Leinster-Munster showed rugby in Ireland is in rude health.
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Can star-studded trio reawaken sleeping giant Béziers?
An ex-All Black, former Springbok and ex-F1 team boss are poised to take over the storied French club.
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Injuries, not innovation, are driving change in Scott Robertson’s All Blacks
The All Blacks, as they’re constructed now, aren’t good enough to win the next World Cup. They need new players and new ideas.
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The rugby world is concerned about Australia but signs of recovery are palpable
It has been a chastening period for Australian rugby but with a Lions tour next summer and World Cup in the distance, hope abounds
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'The picture looks bleak for Diamond's seemingly impossible job'
The Newcastle Falcons supremo wants no sympathy, but his team looks like a Championship side operating at the wrong level.
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Laura Di Muzio : la tendance préoccupante du XV de France féminin
La consultante en rugby féminin dresse un bilan décevant de la campagne canadienne de l’équipe de France dans le WXV.
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The current day Springboks who can realistically make it into the Hall of Fame
With the Springboks achieving back-to-back Rugby World Cups and building a successful 2024 season with a Rugby Championship, how m…
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Five big omissions from the All Blacks XV squad
The All Blacks XV squad naming offered a key insight into which players are on All Blacks selectors' radar at the start of this ne…
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NPC quarter-finals: Son of legend dominates, forgotten All Black makes case
The semi-finals are set in the NPC with Wellington hosting Waikato and Canterbury travelling to Bay of Plenty. Here are the top pe…
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Will Skelton's loyalty to Wallabies shouldn't discount him from selection
Will Skelton's form in a competition which is longer and played at a higher level than Super Rugby Pacific should settle all debat…