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The night the French dream died
The devastation took hold at the final whistle but when the pain recedes, France have a young squad and will throw everything at A…
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'The Boks will go again. It is what they do.'
In sport, there can only be one winner and at the Stade de France, France mourned for its stars, while South Africans rejoiced for…
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The key to the All Blacks turning the tables on Ireland
The All Blacks have shown that they are a team that can fix itself, evolve and pick themselves up after crushing defeats
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Mick Cleary: 'Owen Farrell is not to everyone’s taste but he is a scrapper beyond compare'
Unbeaten yet unfancied, England have taken on the mantle as rank underdogs against the Springboks after navigating Fijian fire
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Cojones and Corleones...
Has there ever been a better weekend of Test Rugby? Fans have been spoilt with quarter-finals from the ages
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How Ireland won the battle but the All Blacks won the war
If there was a Trojan Horse at play on Saturday night, it was the secret unveiling of the New Zealand scramble defence.
Opinion
Irish contemplate four more years of hurt
Andy Farrell's men could do no more in an epic encounter against the All Blacks and despite regrets, perspective is required to ho…
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Wales leave World Cup with regrets but with their 'heads held high'
Warren Gatland has made huge strides with his Welsh side but a semi-final berth was beyond them as Argentina emerged victorious
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Alex Codling: 'The word grind winds me up - we are blessed to do what we do'
Newcastle Falcons' new supremo on stark finances, gameshows, and swimming with the ProD2 trophy.
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Ben Kay: 'England go in as favourites, but only on paper, not on form'
Steve Borthwick has rolled the selection dice with the stakes sky-high, win and it's onto the semi-finals, lose and they're going …
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'Imagine what Rees-Zammit could do with more ball on Rugby World Cup stage'
The flying wing can obliterate defences, but Wales must do a better job of supplying him with opportunities to prosper in Marseill…
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No ordinary Joe
When the former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt accepted a role back within the All Black inner sanctum it set him on course for an Iris…
