OPINION
We should prepare ourselves for more diving in rugby
Around 20 years ago two Warwickshire club sides were about an hour into an uneventful match.
Paul Smith
20 Mar, 16:33
Editors Pick
OPINION
Scotland must wean itself off imported talent
A home game to end the Six Nations against the bottom-ranked team. Win that and they’ll end third on the league table, their fir…
Daniel Gallan
17 Mar, 7:49
Gilpin: 'Making the game better isn't safety versus spectacle'
World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes increasing the safety of the game is not at odds with increasing its entertainment value - an…
Ian Cameron
16 Mar, 13:20
INTERVIEW
Pollard: 'England are in a good spot... that makes them dangerous'
Handre Pollard was in cracking form when put forward by Leicester for interview, embracing 34 wide-ranging questions over a 20-min…
Liam Heagney
11 Mar, 4:45
OPINION
Don't mind Borthwick, dropping Farrell is a big deal - Andy Goode
Steve Borthwick can play it down as much as he wants but dropping Owen Farrell to the bench is the biggest call an England head co…
Andy Goode
10 Mar, 11:20
OPINION
I like the lopsided nature of this Rugby World Cup
It’s not often those with their hands on the levers of power pay heed to the baying rabble and their noisy quibbles. Especially …
Daniel Gallan
10 Mar, 5:47
ANALYSIS
Bonus Points and the Bittersweet: Wasps' Latest Chapter
As Wasps savoured their moment of magic, a concurrent plot played out. Yes, they had de-bagelled themselves in the standings–but…
Claire Thomas
07 Mar, 9:48
OPINION
Change is scary but Welsh rugby not changing is even more frightening
Change can be scary. Besides, if it’s not broken, why try to fix things? Except things are broken, very broken, in Welsh rugby a…
Daniel Gallan
07 Mar, 9:43
OPINION
What if Darcy Swain made a throat-slash gesture to a New Zealand player?
If Wallabies lock Darcy Swain made a throat-slitting gesture at a New Zealand player, how would we like that? And, if not Swain, t…
Hamish Bidwell
06 Mar, 21:17
OPINION
Expectations for Razor as All Blacks coach should be dampened
Robertson is the candidate who can energise and rally support behind the All Blacks, but expectations shouldn't be held demanding …
Ben Smith
05 Mar, 23:18
INTERVIEW
'The last World Cup wasn't so happy for us... we now want revenge'
This weekend would have been very different for Matias Moroni if the world hadn’t abruptly shut down three years ago. Instead of…
Liam Heagney
05 Mar, 4:30
OPINION
The less said by Scott Robertson the better
Foster is neither a public relations asset, nor the owner of an accomplished coaching record, but he looks better than NZR right n…
Hamish Bidwell
27 Feb, 23:45
