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
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ANALYSIS
How the selection of Ollie Lawrence has 'solved' England's No 10 conundrum
Whoever wears No 10 for England, they will perform better with Ollie Lawrence outside them.
Nick Bishop
07 Mar, 8:17
'A load of bollocks': Justin Marshall on the All Blacks' inconsistencies
Ex-All Black captain Justin Marshall says it's too late to be 'tinkering' with selections. "If you don't know by now then the hors…
Ned Lester
17 Nov, 17:44
'That's a high degree of danger with no mitigation... red card'
Ian Foster has jumped to the defence of red-carded All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick following his dismissal in the close-run win o…
Liam Heagney
29 Oct, 10:26
ANALYSIS
How top-of-the-table clash unearthed two World Cup bolters
No spot has caused both New Zealand and Australia more heartache in recent times than blindside flanker.
Nick Bishop
30 May, 12:35
OPINION
Where Damian McKenzie is a better fit than Richie Mo'unga
McKenzie's All Blacks career has languished while Mo'unga's continues, to the point where the Chiefs playmaker simply packed his b…
Ben Smith
02 May, 22:06
OPINION
The two sides to the Springboks, the good and the ugly
This subservient desire to slow the game down and not play with the ball was disgraceful for a team that was making their World Cu…
Ben Smith
03 Aug, 0:37
All Blacks side full of 'character' could use some more talent in search of new identity
We are gathering further evidence that this approach will end the same way. Right now Foster is just proving Scott Robertson is a…
Ben Smith
16 Nov, 22:30
'We're well behind the eight ball': Why the Six Nations is better than TRC
If the opening two rounds of this year’s Six Nations is anything to go by, then the World Cup in France could be a momentous tou…
Finn Morton
12 Feb, 19:38
OPINION
How the forward pass has tied rugby up in knots
Rugby needs its continuity but if a ball is clearly caught ahead of the point it was passed can we not turn a blind eye amidst rug…
Graham Simmons
17 Aug, 6:37
ANALYSIS
Has the England job come too early for Steve Borthwick?
Leicester's dominance has slipped following an exceptional 2021-22 season.
Nick Bishop
09 Jan, 6:27
'Very, very strange decisions': Ex-Bok coach blames refs for Nienaber's record
Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber will step down from the post at the end of this year's Rugby World Cup after four seasons i…
Ben Smith
06 May, 19:32
