Interview
‘Joe’s generally a step ahead’: How Schmidt’s coaching tree branched into Lions brains trust
Four of Joe Schmidt's Ireland protégés will try to get one up on their coaching guru when the Lions tackle Australia.
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Why it's Guy Pepper's time to come of age on England's summer voyage
The Bath treble winner excelled en route to the Premiership trophy, and former world champion Neil Back believes he can play a sta…
Opinion
Mick Cleary: Five things Andy Farrell must get right this week
The coach has a set of non-negotiables to deliver as the British and Irish Lions prepare to play their first match of 2025 against…
Opinion
RugbyPass names the greatest Lions squad of the professional era
From the heroes of the 1997 series win to the last, Covid-affected, tour of South Africa in 2021, which players make our Lions XV?…
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Did Argentina 'con' the British and Irish Lions in 2005?
Publicly Los Pumas bemoaned their weakened team. Privately, they sharpened their spears for battle in Cardiff.
Analysis
Has Quade Cooper solved a Lions riddle for Australia?
The enigmatic playmaker may have offered the perfect answer to Joe Schmidt's quandary over who should pull the strings when the Li…
Opinion
The RugbyPass retired XV of season 2024/25
RugbyPass constructs its ultimate team of male players to retire at the end of the current northern hemisphere season.
Opinion
Has 'narrow-mindedness' cost Ribbans and others their Lions chance?
The England lock is in superb form for Toulon, and plays in an area of Andy Farrell's squad not blessed with great depth.
Opinion
Ian Foster left to ponder what might have been after Tony Brown and Jamie Joseph recruitment misstep
The former All Blacks head coach has written with searing honesty on the ups and down of the most high-profile job in New Zealand
Opinion
Brumbies backed to rebound despite more semi-final heartbreak
ACT may have lost a fourth straight Super Rugby Pacific semi-final, but Laurie Fisher doesn’t believe it will leave any mental s…
Analysis
How Leinster bullied the Bulls at Croke Park
Jake White's men were bested at their own game, raising questions about the sustainability of South Africa's endless two-hemispher…
Opinion
'Johann van Graan has, out of rubble and dust, rebuilt the barony of Bath'
Bath's win evoked memories of the Nineties when the West Country side were in their pomp and a new dynasty could be being built
