The understated Munster and Ireland backrow has exemplified excellence on both sides of the ball and is officially one of the world's best
The stage is set for both NPC semi-finals with Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Wellington and Waikato naming their teams.
The Crusaders have built a dynasty on nurturing young talent, not buying superstars.
How will the Super Rugby standard setting Crusaders be preparing for a fifth consecutive year of glory?
RugbyPass checks in on all twelve top-flight English clubs to see what they are up to now their calendars are suddenly empty for the immediate future.
The Kobe region in Japan is renowned for its exceptionally high quality (and equally as expensive) cuts of beef, but soon the local rugby team could be the talk of the world thanks to how quickly they’re developing into a titanic force.
During the second test of the 2000 Bledisloe Cup series, the All Blacks pulled an elaborate wrap-play followed by a double-bluff switch to baffle the Wallabies and open them up.
The All Blacks have been dominant in the Bledisloe Cup in recent years, but there was a time when the Wallabies were the undisputed champions of the trans-Tasman rivalry - including the great 2000 series.