Interview
Why the French U20 team are favourites to the the World Championship
French rugby's pathway to success is exemplified by Les Bleuets who are in irrepressible form as they prepare to face England
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Opinion
Eddie Jones is rolling the dice in search of World Cup glory
In selecting four debutants, Eddie Jones has lived up to his billing as the coach who searches everywhere for a speck of gold.
Analysis
How French demigods will replicate the U20s to dominate All Blacks
The Under 20s World Championship has become another precious tool for evaluation.
Opinion
The rich will get richer when the Nations Championship kicks off
Rugby could take one large step forward with the Nations Championship, but it needs to be careful that it doesn’t also take two …
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Rugby World Cup stories: 'Argentina is not the a** of the world!'
In the first of a special new series, the inside story of Argentina's incredible 2007 World Cup is revealed
Analysis
What happened to the most fearsome scrum in world rugby?
Argentina have historically built their game around the set-piece - but that's no longer the case.
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick's men are outsiders, a rare state of affairs for an England side heading into a World Cup'
A workmanlike squad full of toilers built in the image of their coach, England are rank outsiders for World Cup glory but that may…
Analysis
Emmanuel Meafou could have been a world-beater for the Wallabies
Emmanuel Meafou has been lost to Rugby Australia - and France look to be the beneficiaries.
Opinion
2023 may be just a warm-up ahead of Tonga's big Rugby World Cup charge
it’s not impossible to imagine a trio of All Blacks starring for New Zealand in 2023 and then for Tonga in 2027.
Opinion
Wales' depleted squad is looking for a new captain, so who steps up?
Warren Gatland has been rocked by a raft of retirements and has to find a new leader to propel Wales into a new era
Opinion
Has Eddie Jones named a squad capable of besting the Springboks?
Eddie Jones has finally shed some substantial light on what he’s thinking ahead of the World Cup.
Interview
Why Eddie Jones has plundered the North to boost the Wallabies' World Cup campaign
The ex-England coach has cherry-picked the men he feels can lead Australia into the latter stages of the knockout phases
