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The game that made Maro Itoje a star in rugby


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Jim Hamilton gives an analysis of the incredible performance of Maro Itoje in the Rugby World Cup semi final against New Zealand in 2019.

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SC 43 minutes ago
Why the UK tour is so important in the All Blacks' quest to rebuild their aura

The day Savea is healthy, Sititi will be dropped to the bench and Savea will be installed as the starting 8 as Rennie WILL start his captain.

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SC 44 minutes ago
Why the UK tour is so important in the All Blacks' quest to rebuild their aura

The best we can hope for with Savea as captain is 6 Vaa’i, 7 Lakai, 8 Savea, 19 Segner, 20 Sititi, 21 Fainga’anuka on a 6-2 bench.

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SC 55 minutes ago
Why the UK tour is so important in the All Blacks' quest to rebuild their aura

You are overly generous in your evaluation of both the All Blacks scrum and lineout; they have both declined in effectiveness under Rennie.

The scrum gives up far too many put-ins on opposition put-in and the All Blacks cannot win penalties on their own put-in.



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JohnR59 56 minutes ago
Leinster player ratings vs Connacht | 2026/27 URC

Excellent post. Generous assessment of Leinster given your loyalties to Connacht Eric. Thank you. Connacht don’t have the depth that Leinster do. Losing 7 of their best players to the international camp was always go to do them greater damage. Despite that I expected a better performance from Connacht. Leinster were unrelenting. Hopefully the Connacht players will be the better for this experience. They are a team I love watching. They play a great brand of rugby.

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unknown 59 minutes ago
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👍🏻

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Orcs on Steroids 1 hour ago
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Can't wait, a 12 Team 'British & Irish PWR' in the near future would be a pretty cool idea :)

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PMcD 1 hour ago
'England has yet to see the best of Marcus Smith - George Furbank could make it happen'

Just seen the updated England squad announcement 🫣

Has named 5 locks in the 36, which means we will see Chessum at 6.



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Orcs on Steroids 1 hour ago
Six Red Roses stars named in 2026 World Rugby Team of the Year

100% agree, would’ve had Julia Omokhuale @7 ahead of Léa Champon.

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Orcs on Steroids 1 hour ago
Six Red Roses stars named in 2026 World Rugby Team of the Year

Pretty good team, but would’ve had Julia Omokhuale @7 ahead of Léa Champon, Béibhinn Parsons @14 ahead of Jess Breach and must have been close between Megan Jones @13 and Amy Du Plessis.





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KyleMLambert 1 hour ago
Six Red Roses stars named in 2026 World Rugby Team of the Year

Julia Omokhuale is an absurd oversight.

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PickOllyMathisForAfricaTour,Dave 1 hour ago
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Plus Love and Jacomb. We've got 5 deep with Rivez Reihana and Taha Kemara next cabs off the rank.





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JPM 1 hour ago
Rassie Erasmus unveils established Springboks side for Italy battle in Turin

Gavin Mortimer was bloody right in his recent article emphasising that Erasmus was taking a lot of risks with his squad unlike Galthié over conservative !! Rugby Pass your journos are on top !!

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unknown 3 hours ago
Leinster's Tadhg Furlong has groin grab charge 'dismissed'

Feck Munster

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Itsallacademic 3 hours ago
Munster issue pointed statement in response to Tadhg Furlong verdict

So no rebuttal on you accusing him of bias then?

“You are just another Saffa quack loolaa”



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PMcD 3 hours ago
'England has yet to see the best of Marcus Smith - George Furbank could make it happen'

I’ve just listened to the Rugby Pod with Shaun Edwards (go into 47 mins and hear for yourself) and Shaun Edwards confirms he had a personal call with SB the other month and he said SB said he was very happy with his coaches, so didn’t see a need at this time.

OFFS - Borthers has just held on to Wiggy over Edwards. He was there willing and able . . . and Borthers said NO.🫣🥴



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Rodney Ford 4 hours ago
Munster issue pointed statement in response to Tadhg Furlong verdict

🤣🤣🤣

The kindest explanation is that English is not your first language. And that you type with your forehead.



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PMcD 4 hours ago
'Pretty obvious' that England 'haven’t adjusted' to Test rugby changes

When you look at how well Saints & Bath have progressed in European tournaments, it suggests they have adopted well to Europe but when you look at Sarries, Sale & Leicester, they have struggled, so it’s strange that Steve Borthwick would pick most of his players from Sarries, Sale & Leicester at the expense of the form teams in England.

I accept I may be wrong . . . . But this does seem like the issue at hand rather than blaming on the ref.



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PMcD 4 hours ago
'England has yet to see the best of Marcus Smith - George Furbank could make it happen'

TC actually looked in really good shape again at the weekend. I could see him having a very good Autumn if they let him contest the breakdown.

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Two Cents 4 hours ago
The strengths and weaknesses of the Australian Super Rugby Pacific squads

There’s zero excuses for the parlous state of Australian rugby to be continuing the way it has been going on now almost 20 years since the last World Cup victory.

Salary cap doesn't have anything to do with anything since there isn't a cap for SR. Unless you simply meant RA being able or not able to afford to contract with players.



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PMcD 4 hours ago
'England has yet to see the best of Marcus Smith - George Furbank could make it happen'

It didn’t help that was the backdrop against a very strong Leeds United football era. I think they would have a better chance of building an attendance base if they tried again.

It’s noticable how much Red Bull have filled the stadium at NRB. It does show you how good a marketing company they are.



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