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What the RFU must do about Bill Sweeney's pay optics – Andy Goode
Sweeney isn’t the first chief executive to take home a bumper pay packet – and he won’t be the last – but the scale of it …
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England player ratings | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
Forty players – 22 forwards and 18 backs – were in camp over the four match weeks, 19 appearing as starters, 12 as replacement…
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The All Blacks don't need overseas-based players
Time and time again players rise through the New Zealand system out of nowhere and explode onto the world stage.
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The seven must-watch superstars of the HSBC SVNS Series opener in Dubai
Whether you’re new to sevens or a seasoned fan, here are the seven names you need to look out for during the Dubai Sevens.
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The winners and losers from the All Blacks' Autumn Nations Series
The All Blacks' 2024 season has been signed, sealed and submitted to the history books with no chance for revision.
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18 debutants but Australia's core looking ‘more settled than ever’
A dozen players have established themselves as the heart of the Australia team through to the 2027 RWC.
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Can Will Jordan avoid the All Blacks curse of turning 27?
Jonah Lomu, Christian Cullen, Jeff Wilson and Julian Savea all shone in an All Blacks jersey but their light dimmed mid-career
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Jean de Villiers: ‘Next year will be the acid test for this group’
Rugby Championship winners for the first time since 2019, unbeaten on a European tour for the first time in 11 years – the Sprin…
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Lions Watch: Jac Morgan stands alone
On the last British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013 Wales had a near-record 16 players included in a squad captained by …
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Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick deserves the benefit of the doubt at this juncture. Just.'
The clock is ticking on the 2027 World Cup and England must decide when to discard those players past their prime
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'Scotland are in a good place, but can they become ruthless Six Nations contenders?'
Gregor Townsend oversaw a positive autumn with the dangerous Wallabies vanquished, but there are gnawing sores to fix.
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Men's 15s World Player of the Year was only a two horse race
There were only two real possibilities for men's 15s World Rugby Player of the Year after the shortlist of four were named. It was…