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Jamie Lyall

How Evan Roos went from coffee shop tears to Springbok debut

Early last year, Evan Roos was poised to give up rugby. On Saturday, he will become a Springbok. This is his story.

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Garry Doyle   Jamie Lyall   Owain Jones

Uncertain England left looking for answers

The Southern Hemisphere are victorious as England yet again flatter to deceive, Ireland are blown away and Scotland are downed by …

Opinion
Tom Vinicombe

Maori All Blacks fullback Zarn Sullivan on the road to stardom

Despite a slow start to the season, Zarn Sullivan is on track to becoming a world-class fullback.

Interview
Jamie Lyall

'If I don't perform, my family don't eat': Hacjivah Dayimani's incredible tale

Hacjivah Dayimani's journey from township kid, child labourer and petrol station worker to URC winner.

Analysis
Gavin Mortimer

Will Fabien Galthie unearth more gold nuggets in Japan?

French rugby is on the crest of a wave and they know they can afford to take an understrength squad to Japan and rest their bigges…

Analysis
Garry Doyle

New Zealand v Ireland: The final frontier

Andy Farrell's men have yet to register a win against the All Blacks in New Zealand, but they may not get a better chance than the…

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Steffan Thomas

All Blacks motivator who drove Dai Flanagan into the Dragons lair

The struggling Gwent region have enlisted highly-rated young Welsh coach Dai Flanagan to breathe fire into a squad struggling for …

Opinion
Tony Johnson

Cut the rhetoric, Australia and NZ can't live without one another

For all the questions before the competition kicked off, Super Rugby Pacific was a massive win for NZ and Australia.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Lineout-dismantler Cullen Grace can't be ignored by the All Blacks

Cullen Grace could be the man best-suited to fill Kieran Read's boots in the All Blacks.

Analysis
Jamie Lyall

URC team of the season

The Pro14 is consigned to the history books and the rebranded United Rugby Championship has a heavy South African influence, as ou…

Analysis
Garry Doyle   Owain Jones

The Barbarians put on a show to embarrass England

Eddie Jones is humiliated as the BaaBaas cut loose, leaving England to head to Australia with renewed pressure to deliver results

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Graham Simmons

Freddie and the Dreamers

Leicester Tigers completed their comeback to the top table of English rugby with a most unlikely of heroes as Saracens' bruisers w…

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