International
Opinion
The bite don't match the bark
It's a passionate nation that loves rugby. We love that. But what becomes increasingly apparent with South African rugby, at all l…
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Why the rest of the rugby world is worried about Australia
As a Lions tour looms, concerns over the Wallabies' malaise are reverberating across the rugby world.
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How the grand old men in Wallaby green and gold stunned the Springboks
Nic White and James O'Connor are an unlikely starting half-back duo in 2025, but their razor-sharp rugby minds undid South Africa.
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Rugby's Greatest Rivalry
Opinion
The All Blacks outplayed the Springboks in the World Cup final
They say that history is written by the victors, and that is certainly true with Chasing the Sun 2 highlighting the exploits of th…
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Springboks' No.1 status in world rankings coming under increased threat
The Springboks have been number one since mid-November last year, when they replaced Ireland, and entered the year with a clear tw…
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Are Bordeaux-Begles, not Toulouse, the future of French rugby?
UBB's Champions Cup triumph and their plethora of free-wheeling internationals have shifted expectations for a France side shorn o…
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'Move Sua'ali'i to 15 - Rugby Australia cannot afford another unfulfilled talent'
Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i has the skillset to dominate in the back three, but only if club and country are prepared to abandon the m…
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'Schmidt will not be forgiven or forgotten if Wallabies suffer Bled-bath'
After a record hiding in Santa Fe, the Wallabies supremo has much to address before the All Blacks arrive Down Under.
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Competing interests and rotated squads: What the 'player welfare summer' is really telling us
Much has been made of France's second-string touring squad, but what do the numbers really say about player load across the game?
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Can ‘hybrid’ Damian McKenzie lead the All Blacks to a World Cup?
The New Zealand playmaker's backfield frailties in the Super Rugby Pacific final raises further questions over his suitability at …
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Did the best of Ireland leave with Johnny Sexton and Stuart Lancaster?
New Zealand exerted the 'Aviva squeeze' on an Irish team which looks to have lost its innovative lustre.
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Where do Steve Borthwick’s England go from here?
Now is not the time to bring out the firing squad for the head coach in broad daylight, despite England's historic loss to Italy.
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