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
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'England's blanket of despair feels overdone - they are not a team in freefall'
For all the doom and gloom, small fixes would take Steve Borthwick's team from the funeral parlour to the parade ring.
Opinion
Why Freddy Douglas has played for Scotland before Edinburgh
It seems puzzling that a 19-year-old flanker should make his Test debut before seeing any action for his club.
Opinion
Key Wallabies trio running hot a year after being left in cold
Tom Wright, Len Ikitau and Noah Lolesio are playing their best rugby just over a year after being frozen out by Eddie Jones.
Opinion
'Lightweight' Premiership not preparing England players for Test rugby
England's top-flight is turning out soft players incapable of withstanding the pressures of international rugby.
Opinion
Sadness pervades as Gatland stands on the brink of Welsh exit
With the Springboks coming to town, and an 11-game losing streak expected to become 12, there are calls for change in Wales
Analysis
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…
Opinion
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.
Analysis
'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'
Saturday's blockbuster under the Parisian lights rekindled the love affair between two great - and very different - rugby nations.
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'England are not far off. But the margin is there. It’s palpable.'
Patience is wearing thin for Steve Borthwick after England register their fifth consecutive loss with familiar failings
Opinion
'Who gives a crap?' Animosity towards the Springboks is proof of their dominance
Isn't hostility a sign you're on top? For the Springboks' detractors, that might explain a lot.
Interview
'Two groups of dancing bears': The cross-code clash making a comeback for charity
For the first time in 21 years, rugby union and rugby league go head to head to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
