Mick Cleary: 'We should applaud to the rafters the news that rugby on ITV is back with a bang.'
Top-level rugby wants to grow and putting the Nations Championship on free-to-air with ITV in a bumper deal is a fillip for the sp…
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Opinion
International
Opinion
The All Blacks XV's dominance is nice, but is it helpful?
Since its inaugural season in 2022, the All Blacks XV program has posted a 89 per cent win rate. While that rate clearly reflects …
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International
Opinion
Rated: The best and worst Springboks of 2025
From unsung heroes to emerging stars, there were plenty of good individual performances in 2025. But which player was rated the hi…
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International
Opinion
'Beatable' Boks not the most dominant team ever: Jeremy Guscott
The England legend believes the current Springboks crop are not on a par with the two teams that lifted the Webb Ellis Cup before …
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week
The first round of the Investec Champions Cup is complete and it was a weekend that had a mix of shocks and some equally unsurpris…
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Sevens
Opinion
RugbyPass SVNS MVP tracker: Blitzboks boom, Aussies on the charge
RugbyPass SVNS Series writers will review each tournament this season with their MVP votes. These are the updated leaderboards aft…
Sevens
Opinion
SVNS Cape Town: Blitzboks win like Springboks, Australia make a statement
South Africa have gone back-to-back at their home HSBC SVNS Series event in Cape Town for the first time.
Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Toulouse player ratings vs Sharks | Investec Champions Cup 2025/26
Toulouse player ratings: The Red and Blacks rolled out something not far off a full-strength side and treated the contest…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Sharks player ratings vs Toulouse | Investec Champions Cup 2026/26
Sharks player ratings: The Sharks arrived in Toulouse carrying heavier baggage than most travelling sides, the week dominated by J…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Harlequins player ratings vs Leinster | Investec Champions Cup 2025/26
Leinster and Harlequins walked into the Aviva Stadium with very different baggage but the same high-stakes brief, the hosts carryi…
Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Leinster player ratings vs Harlequins | Investec Champions Cup 2025/26
Leinster player ratings: Despite Leinster’s recent wobbles they still entered this contest with Harlequins as heavy favourites..…
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Investec Champions Cup
Opinion
Bulls player ratings vs Bordeaux | Investec Champions Cup 2025/26
Bulls player ratings: The Bulls got their Investec Champions Cup campaign off to a disappointing start, losing to reigning champi…
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