'Should Northampton Saints book another open-top bus? Probably not'
High-profile departures and salary cap laws will render back-to-back Premiership titles a huge ask.
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Opinion
Why the All Blacks overlooking Joe Schmidt could yet hurt them in the Bledisloe battle
The Wallabies are down on confidence but they face an All Blacks team with their own issues, and Kiwi Joe Schmidt yet hurt them
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Bunnings NPC
Opinion
Four of best performers from round six of the NPC
The National Provincial Championship is in full swing with six rounds of competition completed.
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International
Opinion
'One of the most comprehensive wins and performances that I have seen'
Not only did Ireland score six fantastic tries with a combination of cohesive team and individual efforts, it was one of the most …
Can Toulouse winning machine Ugo Mola undo England's straitjacket?
The decorated Toulouse boss wants to coach England. Maybe he's what they need.
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Women's Rugby World Cup
Opinion
Demure is dead: Long live this season’s bold and beautiful aesthetic
Where to begin? Let’s start domestically - and with the best league in the world. Premiership Women’s Rugby is just weeks away…
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Pacific Nations Cup
Opinion
Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup semi-finals team of the week
Samoa and the USA were each dismissed in their semi-finals and will head to Osaka to fight it out for third place before the grand…
International
Opinion
The changes Scott Robertson must make to address All Blacks’ bench woes
The All Blacks have lost three of their last four Tests and currently sit second-last on The Rugby Championship ladder.
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The Rugby Championship
Opinion
Wallabies' opportunity comes from smaller All Black forwards and unbalanced back row
All Blacks coach Scott Robinson has been fielding three fetching backrowers, he’s wanting to play with turnover ball and force o…
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The Rugby Championship
Opinion
The Bledisloe Cup was a better series when the Wallabies held it
In that period between 1998 and 2002, when Australia were last Bledisloe Cup holders, the games were often phenomenal
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Mick Cleary: 'This is the most significant season in Premiership history'
The new campaign must deliver some lessening of the gloom and uncertainty which has dominated of late.
Pacific Nations Cup
Opinion
Samoa player ratings vs Japan | Asahi Super Dry Pacific Nations Cup
The gates to Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium were yet to open when fans started to arrive in numbers to watch Japan take on Samoa…
