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Jonathan Bradley

The rising star

Caelan Doris' ascent to the top of Irish rugby has surprised nobody - but the best is still to come.

Ben Wylie

Battle for the back of the scrum

New Zealand has an excellent crop of young number 8s plying their trade in Super Rugby.

Ben Smith

Evolution of Hogg

Scotland full-back is ready to step up from nearly-man to key figure for the Lions

Andrew Elliott

Swimming with Sharks

Sale Sharks stalwart Mark Cueto is desperate to bring the glory days back to his club.

Gregor Paul

Victory breeds complacency

A weak Super Rugby competition will continue to harm performances on the international stage.

Nolli Waterman

The referee's our saviour

Officials are often hit by a barrage of abuse when they should have our eternal gratitude

Patrick McKendry

Troubled waters

Former All Black Andrew Mehrtens is cautious of NZR's proposed Silver Lake deal.

Jamie Lyall

Reclaiming their crown

Toulouse and Montpellier were the big winners from a weekend where crowds started to make their presence felt again

Gregor Paul

Read between the lines

Kieran Read, perhaps the greatest No 8 of the modern era, has finally hung up his boots.

Owain Jones

On an upward curve

Ben Loader is one of a clutch of London Irish players tearing up the Premiership this season

Tom Vinicombe

A rock and a hard place

There's no obvious solution to fix Super Rugby Trans-Tasman moving forward.

Will Owen

Changing lanes

Anthony Watson is a world-class winger, but should Warren Gatland deploy his unique skills at full-back?