Tom Vinicombe is Southern Hemisphere features editor for RugbyPass. Tom has travelled the world covering rugby and lived in Europe, Asia and Oceania.
A new competition could be in the works in New Zealand involving the current Super Rugby sides - but it will take a fair amount of…
The current, widespread suspension of rugby across the globe is forcing a massive re-think of how the game is administered, organi…
Wasps' offer wasn’t the first time the Wellington-born first five received offers from overseas… he had considered a move as e…
Exclusive: After almost five seasons of Super Rugby experience, Chiefs flanker Lachlan Boshier is finally getting the recognition …
For as long as Raelene Castle has been Rugby Australia's CEO, she has attracted criticism from around Australia. Fans have been qu…
Exclusive: If you’re looking for a quintessential example of the modern-day rugby professional, then you need look no further th…
Dan Leo, director of Pacific Rugby Player Welfare (PRPW), has unleashed on World Rugby for not immediately dismissing the nominati…
Ben Smith has been arguably the greatest Test fullback of the last decade and has drawn comparisons to former All Blacks flyer Chr…
This year, there's a very real chance that we could see New Zealand's provincial competition take pride of place in the rugby cale…
One of the more outspoken and open governing figures from recent times, Argentina's Agustin Pichot, has announced a bid to run for…
Steve Hansen blooded 76 new All Blacks during his eight years in charge of the national side. Some debut performances stood out am…
You don’t play over 300 games of professional rugby without having a few personality clashes along the way - that was certainly …
Noah Lolesio has enjoyed five victories from six matches with the Brumbies - but success hasn't always been so constant for the fo…
Matt Giteau may have played over 300 first-class professional games of rugby but there’s one European goal-kicking custom that h…
Depending on you're the type of person that sees the glass as half full or half empty, you would have entered 2020 with very diffe…
Hoskins Sotutu could have been another immensely innately talented rugby player who shone like a star then fizzled out as soon as …
The Sunwolves' four-and-a-half-year stint in Super Rugby has come to a rather unceremonious end.
While there were plenty of pull factors behind Samu Kerevi’s move to Japan, it still wasn’t an easy decision for the Wallabies…
Between the 2015 and 2019 World Cups, the All Blacks selectors struggled to really settle on a first-choice fullback. There are st…
Samu Kerevi knew to expect high-intensity rugby in the Top League, but he still wasn't quite prepared for the pace and fitness req…
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