Chile's road to a first Rugby World Cup, paved with self-harm, frustration and graft
How Chilean rugby seized the initiative to put together a team capable of reaching its first World Cup.
How Chilean rugby seized the initiative to put together a team capable of reaching its first World Cup.
Player welfare risks to much-travelled Springboks and Pumas are growing unacceptably high.
Retaining the Rugby World Cup is fiendishly tough. Are South Africa's experienced group up to the task?
He may have two illustrious siblings, but Scott Barrett is the most crucial brother to New Zealand's World Cup hopes.
Can Eddie Jones pull off a stroke of genius after his stunning Rugby World Cup squad announcement?
South Africa were unfancied in 2019 and lost their opening match - this is how they took the tournament by storm.
What must New Zealand Rugby do to capture the momentum generated by the Women's World Cup?
Losing two premier tight-head props will have Australia scrambling at scrum time in France.
A tactical U-turn from Eddie Jones may have dramatically boosted Australia's World Cup prospects.
Fantasy rugby has created a warped view of the actual value of players.
New Zealand and Australia have the crucial task of developing callow play-makers on their next Rugby World Cup cycles.
Italy's revamped youth pathway should make the next four years "wonderful" for the Azzurri, says the man who made it happen.