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How the four-team format will help the Wallabies defeat the Lions
Concentrating talent across a quartet of franchises could bolster Australian rugby from the ground up.
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Joel Merkler: Meet the colossal Spaniard playing with Antoine Dupont's Toulouse
You may not know him, but the mighty prop has become a mainstay in Ugo Mola's all-conquering team of Galacticos.
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‘I’m coming for you’: Byron McGuigan’s Mancunian malevolence
Sale's new defence guru shot to prominence after a stunning shut-out of the Premiership's hotshot Bristol Bears.
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The future of rugby: Sale and Leinster mount the case for the defence
After the Black Ferns and Bristol Bears set the tactical tone, the English and Irish juggernauts offer a bruising rebuttal.
Opinion
2024 was an annus horribilis for Wales, so can 2025 provide an upturn?
Wales will hope the drama of 2024 is left behind and sunnier climes lay ahead for the game in the Principality
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The Fergus Burke test and rugby's free market
Eligible for New Zealand, England and Scotland, the new Saracens playmaker may have a big decision ahead.
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Gaston Mieres: 'Rugby has been an addiction - a good one'
The Uruguay hero reflects on 14 years in the blue of Los Teros as he brings down the curtain on his Test career.
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Shamus Hurley-Langton: 'When your club has three All Blacks, no-one cares much about me!'
The Connacht flanker is settled far from his native New Zealand as he enters the make-or-break part of his Irish stay.
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What should be on a rugby Christmas wish list for 2025?
What should Santa Claus deliver for the sport of rugby union this festive season?
Analysis
What is the future of rugby in 2025?
Can Bristol Bears' irresistible all-court attack point the way for rugby in the next 12 months?
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'Springbok Galacticos can't go it alone for trophy-hunting Sharks'
Lesser known names must step up if the franchise is to fulfil its aim of winning the URC and Champions Cup this season.
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Does South Africa have a future in European competition?
Enforced rotation, poor results, and logistical and political issues have raised questions over the viability of South African Cha…
