Analysis
'Razor's conservatism is in danger of halting New Zealand's progress'
Scott Robertson, highly untypical of New Zealand's approach, has taken a risk-averse view of selection.
Opinion
Why it's Glasgow's time to come of age in the Champions Cup
The Warriors have conquered the URC and proven their mettle. Now they must break new ground in Europe.
Features
Opinion
Andy Farrell's final answer as Ireland coach tells us how he will run his Lions team
The Lions head coach has assured journalists he will not be taking it easy as he prepares for the 2025 tour to Australia
Analysis
Will overseas selection make the difference for British and Irish Lions?
Owen Farrell, Jack Willis and Courtney Lawes would add handsomely to the 2025 tourists - but will they get the opportunity?
Opinion
Easterby takes the reins as cracks appear in Ireland's masterplan
Andy Farrell departs for Lions duty with his Ireland team looking unsure of itself and in need of rejuvenation
Exclusive
Aphelele Fassi: 'I gave up on myself, I would wake up exhausted with no plan'
The full-back's spectacular comeback has been one of the greatest success stories in a blockbuster year for the Springboks.
Opinion
Despite defeat in Paris, the real reason the All Blacks are feeling upbeat
Signs of progress for Scott Robertson and a resurgent Australia are reasons for optimism for an All Blacks collective
Star Columns
Jack Crowley answers doubters, before Sam Prendergast stakes his claim
Jack Crowley's composure and Sam Prendergast's cameo bode well for Ireland while Robbie Henshaw remains a Lions contender.
Why Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i must not become Folau 2.0
Joe Schmidt needs time - and patience - to mould and tutor his shiny new rugby league recruit.
Are the All Blacks playing the retention game and losing?
New Zealand rugby has seen at first a trickle but now a steady flow of talent going offshore to hurt them where it counts
Analysis
Patience the watchword for Wales as sobering reality dawns
Warren Gatland's wish for more muscular players will not be quickly - or easily - satisfied.
How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco
The La Rochelle juggernaut made his tour debut in Cardiff, and laid waste to the home pack en route to a victory laden with reveng…
Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?
In resting Antoine Dupont and the rest of his 'premiums', has Fabien Galthie undermined a mouth-watering voyage?
Interviews
Jack Nowell: 'Bath should get a backlash from La Rochelle this weekend'
Once a Champions Cup winner with Exeter Chiefs, the England wing returns to the West Country in the colours of serial champions La…
Jordi Murphy: 'If you drop your output by even 5 per cent, there’s someone else ready to go.'
The former Ireland backrow hopes to use his experience to help guide the next generation and learn from his mistakes
How Aphelele Fassi found the freedom to fly
The gifted full-back has refined his rough edges and is thriving from working with a reborn Springbok backline
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Opinion
“He’s given Connacht everything” – Bundee Aki’s future, and an exciting tactical innovation
Still at the top of his game, the power-packed Connacht and Ireland midfielder could yet have a novel positional switch in him
Exclusive
Thierry Futeu: 'The policeman chased me, I pretended to throw a stone at his head and ran for the border'
The Cameroon-born Spain prop has the most arresting back story of robbery, refugee camps and a quest for citizenship.
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