OPINION
England need to solve their identity crisis fast – Andy Goode
We’re edging ever closer to the starting XV that’ll be rolled out to face Argentina on September 9 and now we need to see the …
Andy Goode
12 Aug, 4:08
Editors Pick
OPINION
Springboks can still win World Cup with Plan B
The best thing about a bulletproof strategy is that there is little need for another one. Four years ago in Japan, South Africa bu…
Daniel Gallan
11 Aug, 11:30
OPINION
Brad Weber would’ve been the next-best option for the World Cup
But if we’re looking for a bloke to bark at forwards in the way Smith so effectively does, then Weber would’ve been the next-b…
Hamish Bidwell
09 Aug, 22:23
OPINION
Final chapter of this Boks' era has been written
Looking back on this era, winning the World Cup did not bring world dominance for South African rugby. It will have to go down as …
Ben Smith
09 Aug, 22:03
INTERVIEW
'Nothing from up top': Billy Proctor staying patient after All Blacks XV tour
With All Blacks David Havili, Braydon Ennor, Dallas McLeod, and Jack Goodhue all suffering injuries this season, and Alex Nankivel…
Adam Julian
09 Aug, 17:36
ANALYSIS
Why Jesse Kriel is the secret weapon the Boks need against Ireland
It was not Am who played in the No 13 jersey that night, but Jesse Kriel, who now stands to take over as the first choice outside …
Ben Smith
08 Aug, 23:12
ANALYSIS
Politician Borthwick's dispiriting squad reveal – Andy Goode
Henry Slade’s omission is a major surprise but after another drab performance in Cardiff and a dispiriting England Rugby World C…
Andy Goode
08 Aug, 4:52
OPINION
The All Blacks are comfortably the world's third best team right now
Both of them have logged wins over all of the Southern Hemisphere powers over this cycle, France has a 5-2 record against the Rugb…
Ben Smith
07 Aug, 17:15
ANALYSIS
Position-by-position guide to the 10 England cuts made by Borthwick
Steve Borthwick had the task on Saturday night of sitting down with his assistants in Cardiff to reduce the England squad of 43 pl…
Liam Heagney
07 Aug, 5:04
OPINION
The All Blacks who are most at risk of missing out on World Cup squad selection
With the Rugby Championship, Freedom Cup and Bledisloe Cup trophies locked away for another year, Ian Foster and his selectors wil…
Ben Smith
06 Aug, 19:48
EXCLUSIVE
'A big name will miss out; I hope it’s not Ben Earl' – Austin Healey
Monday is D-day for Steve Borthwick’s wannabe England players. Having auditioned 61 options over the course of the summer and wh…
Liam Heagney
06 Aug, 5:00
OPINION
Here's where it gets sticky for Scotland
It was only a warm-up game. And it was only a heavily rotated France fielding almost none of their heaviest hitters. But by the wa…
Jamie Lyall
06 Aug, 4:25
