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Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

'Lightweight' Premiership not preparing England players for Test rugby

England's top-flight is turning out soft players incapable of withstanding the pressures of international rugby.

Opinion
Owain Jones

Sadness pervades as Gatland stands on the brink of Welsh exit

With the Springboks coming to town, and an 11-game losing streak expected to become 12, there are calls for change in Wales

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

The La Rochelle juggernaut made his tour debut in Cardiff, and laid waste to the home pack en route to a victory laden with reveng…

Opinion
Pat McCarry

Jack Crowley answers doubters, before Sam Prendergast stakes his claim

Jack Crowley's composure and Sam Prendergast's cameo bode well for Ireland while Robbie Henshaw remains a Lions contender.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

'Passionate reunion of France and New Zealand shows Fabien Galthie is wrong to rest his stars'

Saturday's blockbuster under the Parisian lights rekindled the love affair between two great - and very different - rugby nations.

Opinion
Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'England are not far off. But the margin is there. It’s palpable.'

Patience is wearing thin for Steve Borthwick after England register their fifth consecutive loss with familiar failings

Opinion
Daniel Gallan

'Who gives a crap?' Animosity towards the Springboks is proof of their dominance

Isn't hostility a sign you're on top? For the Springboks' detractors, that might explain a lot.

Interview
Neil Squires

'Two groups of dancing bears': The cross-code clash making a comeback for charity

For the first time in 21 years, rugby union and rugby league go head to head to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.

Opinion
Mark Orders

Wales 'in one of their deepest holes for a long time'

With no evidence of progress and 400 days since Wales' last win, Warren Gatland is under intense scrutiny.

Opinion
Graham Simmons

England and their Chief problem

Steve Borthwick needs to trust his star fly-half, find a scrum and sort out a disjointed defence if he is to beat the World Champs

Exclusive
Francisco Isaac

Raffaele Storti: The Portuguese 'arrow' poised to carve up Murrayfield

Nicknamed 'the arrow', the flying Stade Francais wing is one of Os Lobos' primary threats in a dangerous backline.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Why Australia won't see the best of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii at centre

The Wallabies debutant has proven himself a star in the making, but Joe Schmidt needs to change his position.

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