The hard line
Talent only takes you so far, you need selflessness and a team-ethic to become a true great
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Annus mirabilis
He started the year a hopeful sevens player but Caleb Clarke ended 2020 as a global superstar.
On a cliff edge
South Africa's future could depend on the British & Irish Lions tour getting the go-ahead.
Set for lift-off
The XV has enlisted experts all over the world to select players they expect to make a big impression in 2021
Tough at the top
The pressure and expectation that comes with the All Blacks captaincy has been too hard for some players to handle.
Reasons to be cheerful?
As we enter 2021, there are no guarantees a new year will signal a new dawn.
Teenage kicks
Just 19, Ioan Lloyd has had a breakthrough year and 2021 promises to be even better
Collision course
Rugby’s tragic flaw is that the more players improve, the more dangerous they are to one another.
The boot-iful game
A reliable and accurate place-kicker can make all the difference at Test level
The lost art of winning
Rugby in Australia isn't going to boom again until the Wallabies rediscover the art of winning consistently.
Heavy mettle
Duane Vermeulen says it would be a mistake to write off the Springboks next summer.
Time for change
Empty words aren't enough, real action is needed on equality and diversity
