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The All Blacks finished with a tight 16-15 win over England in Scott Robertson's first Test as All Blacks head coach.
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What England must do to achieve historic result vs All Blacks – Andy Goode
The southern hemisphere sides have to be favourites but the north has a real chance over the next couple of weekends, which hasn 
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Gatland needs a catalyst to start the Wales fightback or the game faces a stark future
Wales are on the ropes and in an arena where results matter, they need to give the Welsh public something to cheer about
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Scotland fly under the radar on voyage of discovery
Away from the bright lights of Southern Hemisphere heavyweights, Gregor Townsend has time to widen his talent pool in the Test are…
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The key challenges facing Joe Schmidt's inexperienced Wallabies side
Joe Schmidt has named his first ever Wallabies matchday-23, with no less than seven uncapped players, two of whom are in the start…
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England is nice but the Springboks will be a true test of the All Blacks' mettle
It’s not until the All Blacks meet the Springboks in South Africa in September that we’ll be able to judge if this coaching gr…
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Mick Cleary: 'Respect from the All Blacks? You have to chisel it from them'
Steve Borthwick has slowly turned his England team from unloved no-hopers to thrill seekers - a win in New Zealand would be seismi…
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Are the All Blacks playing the retention game and losing?
New Zealand rugby has seen at first a trickle but now a steady flow of talent going offshore to hurt them where it counts
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Bloodied but unbowed Dan Cole prepares for final hurrah
The adamantine Leicester Tigers tighthead knows he hasn't got long left at Test level and deserves every bit of praise coming his …
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Scott Roberston needs to send Samipeni Finau on a Marcus Smith mission
With England naming Marcus Smith at flyhalf for the opening match, the intriguing pick for blindside is Chiefs hitman Samipeni Fin…
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The problem areas Joe Schmidt must address for 'desperate' Wallabies
Numerous on-field issues have becoming weeping sores for the embattled Australians as Wales arrive Down Under.
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Irish strategy short on detail as missing X-Men hinder Springbok heist
As the IRFU launches a four-year strategic plan, Andy Farrell's side tackle the Springboks without several key players.