OPINION
Sure, Sam Cane’s no Richie McCaw, but who is?
McCaw sits among the all-time greats, while Cane will be remembered as a fine man who did his best. It’s chalk and cheese.
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OPINION
Owen Farrell: To ignore the evidence of our own eyes is not an option
Shortly after Kevin Pietersen was finally ditched by the England cricket team around a decade ago I sat next to one of his 2005 As…
OPINION
The All Blacks should throw a 'C' team out at Twickenham
If there was a perfect time to take a loss, it would be now, in a meaningless exhibition match on the eve of the Rugby World Cup t…
OPINION
'The Rugby Championship is in danger of becoming an unlevel playing field'
Player welfare risks to much-travelled Springboks and Pumas are growing unacceptably high.
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Predicting Andy Farrell's 33-man Ireland Rugby World Cup squad
As the Rugby World Cup approaches head coaches across the globe are sharpening their pencils and their axes, as they go about the …
OPINION
England need to solve their identity crisis fast – Andy Goode
We’re edging ever closer to the starting XV that’ll be rolled out to face Argentina on September 9 and now we need to see the …
OPINION
Springboks can still win World Cup with Plan B
The best thing about a bulletproof strategy is that there is little need for another one. Four years ago in Japan, South Africa bu…
OPINION
Australia: 'Crocodile Eddie' backs instincts to regenerate Wallabies
Can Eddie Jones pull off a stroke of genius after his stunning Rugby World Cup squad announcement?
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Eddie Jones will win a World Cup with Australia, but not this one
In the wake of a challenging period under former coach Dave Rennie, Rugby Australia decided to take the Wallabies in a completely …
OPINION
'I did hope it would expand more' - how do New Zealand Rugby capitalise on surge of women's game?
What must New Zealand Rugby do to capture the momentum generated by the Women's World Cup?
OPINION
Brad Weber would’ve been the next-best option for the World Cup
But if we’re looking for a bloke to bark at forwards in the way Smith so effectively does, then Weber would’ve been the next-b…
OPINION
Final chapter of this Boks' era has been written
Looking back on this era, winning the World Cup did not bring world dominance for South African rugby. It will have to go down as …