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Commercial pressure on the All Blacks to deliver the grandest prize
One of sport's biggest brands, the more you win, the more big companies want to be associated with you, but at what cost?
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The five players the Springboks dare not lose in France
The Springboks have much vaunted squad depth but the injury to a select band of players would throw a sizeable spanner in the work…
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Scotland's best chance at slaying the Pool B giants
Scotland's will go as underdogs into their Rugby World Cup opener with the defending champions but they have enough in their game …
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Le Touquet postcard: England settle into most British French resort
This time next week we will have a far better sense of the direction of travel for England at Rugby World Cup 2023 as by then the …
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How Uruguay's revamped cathedral and rugby-mad president are propelling their rise
Government buy-in and overhauling a storied venue have helped shape Uruguay's stunning success
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Jake White: I have a sneaky feeling about this World Cup
Before I talk about the upcoming World Cup, I have to talk about that game at Twickenham. For me, it was an outlier. Not the resul…
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Why this could be the Rugby World Cup of disruptors
As emerging nations show their potential, this Rugby World Cup has major upset potential
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The sad demise of Elton Jantjies
Still, they played an attacking brand that was soon dubbed 'Lions rugby'. The beating heart of this enterprising play was Elton Ja…
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The Springboks 2.0 are finally giving us the feels
Canan Moodie's electric try may have been chalked off on a technicality but it was symptomatic of a newfound freedom and lifted a …
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The frontrunners for World Player of the Year ahead of the Rugby World Cup
With the Six Nations having been completed in February and the Rugby Championship decided in late July, the early contenders for W…
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If the All Blacks can’t scrummage, they can’t win
The tight five hasn’t been pushed around too often. Teams haven’t had their way with New Zealand at ruck and maul time.
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'New Zealand have a deeply ingrained knack of losing their discipline'
If the All Blacks are losing the physical battle, they lose their discipline too.