Neil Squires is the ex-rugby union correspondent for the Daily Express and has covered eight Rugby World Cups and 30 Five/Six Nations Championships. He has also written four books on the sport including the well-received but commercially catastrophic House of Lancaster, released with impeccable timing, to coincide with England's 2015 World Cup campaign.
Wales rock England, Scotland banish hoodoo, and France and Ireland end Grand Slam waits among our next five iconic moments.
Dupont's freakish power, O'Driscoll's genius, Scotland's sensational comeback and a Croke Park cracker feature in our next five o…
Steve Borthwick may profit handsomely from getting the ball into the Northampton fulcrum's hands more often than he can on the win…
Capuozzo’s sizzling break, Robinson's electric sidestep and Gatland's third Grand Slam feature among the second five of the tour…
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When Alex Mitchell lofted another kick into the heavens, the Twickenham crowd groaned. Do they have a right to complain about the …
Reduced to serving as a last-quarter game-changer would be a waste for a player with Marcus Smith's skills.
With the heightened awareness around concussion the decision not to send Finn Russell back on the field was significant
The defence guru pledged he would 'swim to Australia' for a place on Andy Farrell's staff. Another rearguard action this weekend w…
The powerful England centre has the skillset to tour with the Lions but needs a big Six Nations to prove it
The deposed - and now injured - captain faces a scrap to win back his place as a first-choice pick in the England team
Influential half-time outbursts from Michael Cheika and Phil Dowson show the infamous hairdryer can still be effective.
The Northampton Saints tyro and Saracens barnstormer Tom Willis are strong Six Nations contenders, according to Lawrence Dallaglio…
The Bears play a devil-may-care brand of attacking rugby but can it spirit them to the Premiership Rugby title?
The current strength of the Premiership does not warrant eight of its 10 clubs being involved in Europe's elite tournament.
Once a Champions Cup winner with Exeter Chiefs, the England wing returns to the West Country in the colours of serial champions La…
For all the doom and gloom, small fixes would take Steve Borthwick's team from the funeral parlour to the parade ring.
For the first time in 21 years, rugby union and rugby league go head to head to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
World Rugby's new directive could have far-reaching consequences for the style and tactics of an evolving game.
England's new defence coach is an energetic presence, but amidst a job share and tight time constraints, has much to prove.
