Analysis
The Springbok selection experiment is far from over
Rassie Erasmus has named an extended alignment camp which shows the Springboks intend to freshen up an ageing squad
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Opinion
'Wales' challenge now is to make the effort against Ireland their default setting’
Two more big Six Nations displays might yet send Wales into the summer feeling the worst is behind them.
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David Gérard: Rebuilding Romania via Lomu, blood and broken hips
The rambunctious Frenchman has charted a remarkable voyage in rugby, and steered the struggling Stejarii to World Cup qualificatio…
Opinion
Does a crowd have the right to boo their team if they're not being entertained?
When Alex Mitchell lofted another kick into the heavens, the Twickenham crowd groaned. Do they have a right to complain about the …
Interview
‘I tried to really line him up’: Swain holds sway as Brumbies 'brother' Ikitau feels full Force
Childhood mates whose careers followed the same path, Darcy Swain and Len Ikitau never thought they'd play against each other.
Analysis
'Exciting' or 'a terrible change'? How the new scrum-half law may shape attacking rugby
Recent changes offering greater protection to rugby's tone-setters have already created enticing possibilities. But not everyone i…
Analysis
Have England suddenly become a 'lucky' team?
Back-to-back victories by a single point have buoyed the Red Rose, while raising further questions about the team's progression.
Analysis
Jamie Joseph could lead the Highlanders to the promised land and himself to the All Blacks job
There are hallmarks of Joseph's 2015 Super Rugby champions in his newly assembled crop of a decade later.
Opinion
Regrets, a renaissance and a rout
Round Three of the Six Nations delivered in spades as Wales looked reborn, France put on a show and England laboured to an unlikel…
Opinion
Beaten but unbowed, Welsh rugby shows a defiance that suggest brighter times lie ahead
Matt Sherratt has introduced a level of positivity that has been absent from Welsh rugby for some time, but the must seize upon th…
Opinion
England’s clunky chariot desperately trying to splutter into life
England may have the Calcutta Cup back but there was little jubilation after a win which raised more questions.
Opinion
Brendan Fanning: 'Wales have been insulted by the degree of arrogance abroad on this side of the Irish Sea.'
For Simon Easterby, a raft of changes is deemed to be manageable to overcome a Welsh side shorn of confidence and belief
