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Nick Bishop

'Do England really know where they are going?'

Another Dublin drubbing brought England's agonising travails into even sharper focus.

Analysis
Mick Cleary

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

Opinion
Owain Jones

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

Opinion
Gregor Paul

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

Opinion
Graham Simmons

Sweet serendipity

Will the lopsided draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup be the making or the breaking of the tournament?

Analysis
Nick Bishop

'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.

Opinion
David Ferguson

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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Mark Orders

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.

Opinion
Gregor Paul

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.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How Ireland and Scotland's possession punches could stymie the Springboks

South Africans are right to be nervous about the northern nations' possession power.

Analysis
Gavin Mortimer

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…

Analysis
Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'Farrell should be banned and for the full term. This was a misjudgement too far.'

England rallied for a scrappy win against a second-choice Wales side but the non-performance was troubling

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