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'France may leave top players at home but will still be serious contenders in New Zealand'
Starting their season against a dangerous French team will be as hard for the All Blacks as the 2022 series against Ireland.
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Six Nations 2025: What's good and what's bad from this year's tournament
From stricken heroes to magnificent tries and everything in between, RugbyPass profiles the best and worst of this year's champion…
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Brendan Fanning: 'The problem with the good times in this country is we expect them to roll on forever.'
Ireland won a Triple Crown and won four out of five games but players and fans alike were left disappointed as standards dropped
Analysis
Did innovative England emerge strongest from the Six Nations?
Steve Borthwick's deluge of back-rowers and clever use of the bench points the way forward for teams who cannot deploy a bruising …
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Underpants, duvet covers and Louis Bielle-Biarrey
LBB as he's known in France is a superstar-in-waiting and his genius will help those longing for the return of Antoine Dupont bear…
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Mick Cleary: 'England are back among the heavyweights.'
Steve Borthwick's men were much maligned at the start of the Six Nations but their renaissance is gathering momentum
Analysis
Why the ‘State of Origin’ will have a big say in Schmidt’s Wallabies selection
Saturday's showdown between the Reds and Waratahs is not merely a clash of styles, but an Australia trial into the bargain.
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Was Dublin drubbing the end of an era or a bump in the road for Ireland?
Has an ageing squad been exposed by Les Bleus, or was Saturday's French thrashing merely a blip for the venerated green machine?
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'Wales v England has a special resonance and can make a mockery of what has gone before’
Wales will aim to harness the passion of their home crowd but the game will be decided by form, not historical enmity, with Englan…
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How Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks are winning rugby's secret information war
The flow of coaching talent from - and back to - South Africa underscores the shrewd calculation of their all-conquering supremo.
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Ben Curry is mounting a case to be the Lions Test super-sub
England's back-row 'finisher' has shone off the bench throughout the Six Nations, and may just have compelled Andy Farrell to take…
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Wales desperate for England scalp to arrest record losing run
Despite a tortuous losing run, an upturn in attacking ambition has Matt Sherratt's men dreaming of an unlikely win in Cardiff
