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A nation expects
Fabien Galthie has the backing of a country and despite the injury of Romain Ntamack, confidence remains high as the World Cup app…
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'Do England really know where they are going?'
Another Dublin drubbing brought England's agonising travails into even sharper focus.
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Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick has to bring some self-discipline to proceedings. A bit of joy wouldn’t go amiss either.'
England's preparation ahead of the World Cup has been a disaster but a fortuitous draw means all is not lost
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Warren Gatland's expected 33-man squad for the World Cup
After a dispiriting loss to South Africa, Wales need to find a squad capable of exceeding expectations in France
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Eddie Jones' grenades mask the need for a complete rebuild of Australian rugby
Eddie Jones, the irascible Wallabies head coach, departed Australia with a trail of gunfire peppering the media
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Sweet serendipity
Will the lopsided draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup be the making or the breaking of the tournament?
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'England are in a Rugby World Cup prison of their own making'
Steve Borthwick's selections have heaped pressure on Owen Farrell and straitjacketed the England attack.
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Scotland steel themselves to enter the World Cup Pool B hurt locker
Gregor Townsend has named a squad of few surprises knowing he has to fight his way out of a pool which includes Ireland and South …
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Rugby World Cup Stories: How callow Wales came of age in 2011
Inexperienced and heavily criticised, Wales silenced their doubters in emphatic fashion in 2011.
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Why the pain of 2019 is the All Blacks' greatest weapon
It may be true that to you have to suffer defeat at a World Cup before you can win one.
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How Ireland and Scotland's possession punches could stymie the Springboks
South Africans are right to be nervous about the northern nations' possession power.
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The French star who could have been England’s saviour
Émilien Gailleton is not a household name yet, but if the 20-year-old is parachuted into the French World Cup squad, he soon coul…
