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Opinion
Pat McCarry

How the Lions' injury-dogged 'Jukebox' Tadhg Furlong is still producing great hits

Despite a heavily disrupted season, Ireland's cornerstone tighthead is rolling back the years Down Under as he prepares to start a…

Opinion
Gregor Paul

Half-back depth is the flaw in 'Razor's' 4-4-4 Rugby World Cup plan

The All Blacks are stacked at least four deep in most positions, but Scott Robertson will be concerned by his options in the playm…

Opinion
Ben Kay

Ben Kay: 'I've never seen a Lions team attack so well; Finn Russell is unplayable'

Using a basic attack shape which has been around for years, the tourists are giving their Scottish supremo an armchair ride.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Harness Skelton's might and move Sua'ali'i: How the Wallabies can fix things for Test two

Australia need more power and a better outlet for Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i's skills if they are to level the British and Irish Lion…

Interview
Neil Squires

‘USA have a way to go to fulfil Moonshot mission but 2031 RWC will be a success’

The Eagles may be shooting for the stars on the field but will put on a 'huge show' when they host the RWC.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Competing interests and rotated squads: What the 'player welfare summer' is really telling us

Much has been made of France's second-string touring squad, but what do the numbers really say about player load across the game?

Opinion
Gregor Paul

Nobody runs the show like Beauden - Why the All Blacks need Barrett now, and at Rugby World Cup 2027

New Zealand are a better team, and better placed to triumph in 2027, with 34-year-old Barrett wearing the number 10 jersey.

Opinion
Brett McKay

'The Wallabies need to convert much better - or Melbourne could be much worse'

The Wallabies showed encouraging flashes in the second half of their first Test loss to the Lions, but they can't afford to squand…

Opinion
Jamie Lyall

The RugbyPass team of the World Rugby U20 Championship

Seven champion Junior Boks and one ferocious Georgian are selected in RugbyPass' pick of the ultimate talent in the age-grade game…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Why New Zealand learned more from their July series than France

While Scott Robertson broadened his All Black options, Fabien Galthie missed a golden opportunity to evolve and thrive.

Opinion
Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'The soul was not lit up by underwhelming Lions first Test'

Lions series ought to be full of grandeur, heroic and uplifting for both sides, yet Saturday's Brisbane opener was anything but.

Exclusive
Jamie Lyall

Mosese Bason: 'We stayed in a garage for a year and walked to school but the hard work is paying off'

Now a young father himself, New Zealand U20s' Mosese Bason takes inspiration from his parents, who moved from Tonga with only NZ$7…