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Jamie Lyall

Kyle Rowe: 'The day after I was made redundant, I saw the Glasgow boys training - that was brutal'

The Glasgow winger has suffered rejection, unemployment and injury on his route to Scotstoun.

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Nick Bishop

How England can ride the World Cup wave to Six Nations success

The Six Nations is a very different beast to the World Cup and England fans will demand not just wins, but wins with style.

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David Ferguson

The Scottish mastermind thriving behind the scenes in France's Top 14

After nearly two decades plotting European domination with Clermont Auvergne, the proud Scotsman has a few thoughts on rugby back …

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Gregor Paul

The time has come for NZR to make a call on All Blacks eligibility

New Zealand faces a tough decision about what to do about its current All Blacks eligibility rules.

Analysis
Sam Larner

The end of the defensive line

The evolution of the defence took another marked step at the Rugby World Cup and 2024 will only see is progress further

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Jamie Lyall

'We feel like Balotelli: why always us?' Behind the scenes at win-starved Zebre Parma

Zebre Parma have lost 28 games in a row. How do they handle the constant anguish?

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Gavin Mortimer

Why do the French love a bit of argy bargy?

The sad passing of enforcer Alain Esteve has brought into spotlight the reputation for thuggery in France in the 1970s

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Jamie Lyall

Albert Tuisue: 'I had to help with nine post-mortems, touching the organs'

How Gloucester's ex-Fijian cop went from tiny island life to the Rugby World Cup.

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Mark Orders

Wales turn on the style as the rebuild starts in earnest

A friendly, entertaining run out against the Barbarians will have solved a few more problems for Warren Gatland but questions rema…

Analysis
Alasdair Mackenzie

'We must build our identity': Gonzalo Quesada's vision for Italian rugby

Italy unveiled their multi-lingual coach this week, who wants to shore up a suspect defence.

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Jon Cardinelli

Springboks unite South Africa to transcend a country beset by issues

Siya Kolisi and his team-mates inspired a nation in France but it was only when they return to South Africa that their achievement…

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Nick Bishop

Why the Wallabies were always destined to fail

Lack of experience proved the decisive factor in a disastrous 2023 for the Wallabies.

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