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Should Tom Willis start for England in the Six Nations?
The Saracens number eight has been in irrepressible domestic form, but does he suit Steve Borthwick's game plan?
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Money not everything in Toulouse ‘paradise’ as rivals try to rein in champions
Rivals may be envious of Toulouse's budget but the French and European champions' success is not just about money.
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Can Leicester Fainga'anuku play centre for the All Blacks?
Having undergone a French makeover at Toulon, the powerhouse back could be the ideal candidate at outside centre.
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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.
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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?
