International
Opinion
Picking an All Blacks squad at the halfway point of Super Rugby Pacific
At the halfway stage of Super Rugby Pacific, All Blacks boss Ian Foster should have a decent idea of who is fit to make the cut fo…
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Editor's Pick
The 2019 Gatland remarks that foreshadowed Welsh rugby's decline
Did Warren Gatland see the storm clouds gathering for Welsh rugby back in 2019? A re-read of remarks made by the nation's greatest…
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Investec Champions Cup
Interview
The 6'8, 145kg Aussie who chose Toulouse over a shot at the NFL
At just 23 years old, Emmanuel Meafou’s career has already followed this path.
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20-minute red card trial should be scrapped, not expanded - Andy Goode
World Rugby should be scrapping the 20-minute red card trial, not rolling it out globally, and should finally review the disciplin…
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Investec Champions Cup
Interview
'I was back at the airport with another hangover 24 years on'
It's a weird coincidence not lost on Andy Nicol, the Bath Heineken Cup-winning captain. Not since that fateful January 1998 day in…
International
Analysis
Is Ian Foster prepared to make a big call in the front row?
All Blacks head coach Ian Foster will have likely already seen enough throughout the first half of the Super Rugby Pacific season …
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International
Opinion
Julian Savea is in better form than when he last earned an All Blacks call-up
All season, pundits have been asking what winger Salesi Rayasi has needed to do to earn himself a place in the Hurricanes starting…
Super Rugby Pacific
Opinion
The difference between the Hurricanes and the Crusaders
It is clear that the Hurricanes as a wider organisation, do not have the best systems in place. All five New Zealand teams have go…
How a Maro Itoje prank triggered infamous inhouse England brawl
Former England fullback Mike Brown has revealed how an innocent Maro Itoje prank on a social was the catalyst for his now-infamous…
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Investec Champions Cup
Interview
'It sounds barbaric looking back now, you have to laugh at it'
It's crazy how it has all turned out for Donnacha Ryan. There he is living the life in France as a first-year Top 14 forwards coac…
203cm, 23 stone Will Skelton is dwarfed by his younger brothers
Giant Wallaby second row Will Skelton - one of the largest professional rugby players in the sport - says he is dwarfed by his two…
Wales Rising: A Six Nations Cinderella Story
Wales’ win over Ireland in round one marked their first Six Nations victory since 2019. With two wooden spoons in two years, Wel…
