'It's time for Borthwick and Farrell to pin their colours to the mast at 10'
England and Ireland should select Fin Smith and Jack Crowley respectively, and back each man to lead them to Rugby World Cup 2027.
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Can Joe Schmidt create an 'Australian Way' punters will embrace?
Results aside, the new Wallabies coach will be judged most keenly on his attacking style.
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'The phoney war on the Greatest Rivalry tour is already gale-force in its intensity.'
A clash of styles is at the heart of The Greatest Rivalry and whoever prevails will set the tone for the short-term future of rugb…
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Springboks reclaim Freedom Cup in titanic All Blacks clash
DHL Stadium welcomed one of rugby's most iconic rivalries for the first time on Saturday evening in a Rugby Championship clash.
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France push All Blacks to 80th minute in narrow Dunedin defeat
New Zealand's 2025 season got underway in Dunedin, where they hosted a much-talked-about France outfit missing the bulk of their s…
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How Dupont-less France tossed a grenade into Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations
Shorn of their greatest talent, Les Bleus eviscerated their fancied hosts with a blend of power and panache, raising questions abo…
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Is defence going out of fashion? 'The trick now is how quickly you stop the bleeding'
Scoring is the name of the game, which is moving beyond defence coaches at an alarming rate of knots.
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Thanks but no thanks, the All Blacks do not need to copy the Boks
The Springboks have not found a foolproof recipe for World Cup success that the All Blacks need to follow under Scott Robertson.
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All Blacks great Zinzan Brooke warns 'leggy' South Africa ahead of World Cup final
All Black great Zinzan Brooke has warned the Springboks they could be torn apart in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday by an Ar…
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'Expect the unexpected' - Ireland v France big match preview part one
With the loss of key personnel on either side, the set-piece battle, and the platform it creates, could look radically different o…
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How the embattled Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to the brink
Joe Schmidt's men were painfully close, but again came up empty-handed against their old rivals.
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‘It's the people’s champions against the actual champions’ - Ireland great weighs in
The build up to the most hotly contested midyear tour is ramping up, as outspoken former Ireland centre Gordon D’arcy has added …
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