Three former All Blacks crown their players of the year
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The full list of 2024 World Rugby Awards winners
Fourteen separate 2024 World Rugby Awards were up for grabs in Monaco on Sunday night.
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Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year
The Springboks flanker had previously won the award in 2019, the same year as his country’s Rugby World Cup final win in Japan.
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Seven Springboks make World Rugby men’s 15s dream team of the year
Just four countries gained selection, with Andy Farrell’s Ireland providing four players, New Zealand three and Argentina one.
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Ellie Kildunne named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year
The 25-year-old beat fellow nominees Alex Matthews, her English teammate, Canada’s Alex Tessier and Pauline Bourdon Sansus of Fr…
Eddie Jones fires back at Danny Care accusations with surprising revelation
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has responded to accusations made by former England scrum-half Danny Care about the coach's "dystopia…
'You can't miss 30-plus tackles': Schmidt on Wallabies loss as injuries pile up
The Wallabies did enjoy a first 15 minutes on the front foot, in which they ought to have been rewarded by more than Noah Lolesio'…
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Another Wales player has backed Warren Gatland to stay in job
James Botham has given short shrift to those who question whether Warren Gatland should remain as Wales head coach.
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Eddie Jones on Twickenham return: 'It wasn't bad until some clown abused me'
Eddie Jones has alleged he was verbally abused at half-time of Japan’s Autumn Nations Series defeat to England at Allianz Stadiu…
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The latest on Joseph Suaalii's game ending injury in Murrayfield
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could yet face Ireland in Dublin on next weekend despite being forced off the pitch after just 30 minutes of…
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Steve Borthwick puts positive spin on disappointing autumn for England
England head coach Steve Borthwick has said that he has "seen growth" in his side after they registered their first win of their A…
Sione Tuipulotu rubs Aussie faces in it, reacts to 'humongous' Suaalii hit
Australia-born Tuipulotu scored the first of the Scots’ four tries before the break in a 27-13 victory at Murrayfield.
Scotland 'expected' to beat Australia: 4 Murrayfield talking points
As Australia’s Grand Slam hopes died on a raucous Murrayfield afternoon, Scotland’s fourth win in five meetings with the Walla…
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England storm past Japan to bring losing run to an end
England ended their five-Test losing run by crushing Eddie Jones’ Japan 59-14 at Allianz Stadium in an upbeat finish to an other…
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Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
Japan player ratings vs England | Autumn Nations Series
How Japan's players rated during theior 59-14 defeat to England at Allianz Stadium.
Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
England player ratings vs Japan | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
England player ratings: England snapped their five-match losing run against Japan on Sunday at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium, beati…
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South Africa set to end 2024 on top of world rankings
South Africa's 45-12 win over Wales in Cardiff makes it impossible for them to be overtaken at the top of the world rankings befor…
Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
Australia player ratings vs Scotland | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
Australia player ratings: The Wallabies' hopes of a grand slam on their British Isles tour ended with a 27-13 defeat to Scotland a…
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Sione Tuipulotu's Scotland emphatically end Wallabies grand slam dream
Sione Tuipulotu helped halt Australia’s autumn resurgence as the Scotland captain scored the opening try in an impressive 27-13 …
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Welsh Rugby Union confirm how much they have lost after annus horribilis
The Welsh Rugby Union recorded a loss of £7.5million in the last financial year. That figure has increased by £2.7m from 2023, a…
Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
Scotland player ratings vs Australia | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings:
Cormac Izuchukwu: 'I wasn’t playing a lot for Ulster... which makes it tough'
The 6ft 7in Ulster player was praised by head coach Andy Farrell.
Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
What has happened to Aphelele Fassi?
In December 2023, when Aphelele Fassi spoke exclusively to Rugbypass...
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International
Interview
Joe Bailey: 'Maro Itoje is the sort of player I want to be'
This jump from young gun to fully fledged international-level pro, though, is never the same across the board. There are those whe…
Andy Farrell: ‘The best is yet to come, it has to be’
Andy Farrell has suggested that fans are in for a treat next Saturday when Ireland bring the curtain down on their 2024 Autumn Nat…
Autumn Nations Series
Exclusive
Stephen Smith: 'Four of the top nations are leveraging our platform'
Steve Borthwick wasn’t shy last weekend in volunteering a specific reason why England had just been knocked over by South Africa…
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Autumn Nations Series
Analysis
Four Ireland talking points after they soundly see off hyped Fiji
The Autumn Nations Series situation Ireland currently find themselves still has the encouraging potential to become even better ne…
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Jason Ryan questions All Blacks preparation after 'messy' win
Robertson and his side got the win on what was a freezing night at Allianz Stadium in Turin, but are clearly disappointed with the…
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TJ Perenara's departing verdict on future of All Blacks No. 9 jersey
New Zealand outscored Italy 12-7 with Perenara on the park, securing a tight win to wrap up a pivotal year under new head coach Sc…
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Former All Blacks grade the 2024 campaign
The 10 wins come from two victories over the Wallabies in the Rugby Championship, three against England, and one from Fiji, Japan,…
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TJ Perenara clarifies reference to the Treaty in All Blacks' Haka
Departing All Blacks halfback TJ Perenara has clarified the reference to the Treaty in the Haka before playing Italy, emphasizing …
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Italy Player Ratings vs All Blacks | Autumn Nations Series
Here’s how the Italy players rated against the All Blacks.
'They smelt it': Scott Robertson says Italy sensed All Blacks' vulnerability
Scott Roberton admitted the All Blacks' mindset was "slightly off" as a resolute Italian side rose to the challenge in Turin to pu…
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Autumn Nations Series
Opinion
All Blacks player ratings vs Italy | Autumn Nations Series
After a scrappy first half the All Blacks held a 17-6 lead after tries to halfback Cam Roigard and fullback Will Jordan in Turin.
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All Blacks survive physical Italy scare after captain carded
The final Test of the All Blacks' season saw them face an Italian side on the rise in what would be as physical of a contest the K…
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'Only human' Warren Gatland faces the press after Wales' winless 2024
Warren Gatland said he remains “motivated” for his job as head coach and has a desire to stay in charge after Wales suffered a…
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