Why the pain of 2019 is the All Blacks' greatest weapon
It may be true that to you have to suffer defeat at a World Cup before you can win one.
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Rugby World Cup
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Owen Farrell's shoulder might have saved England
Yet, as you staggered, dazed and confused away from Twickenham, or your nearest online subscription service showing the match, thi…
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Rugby World Cup
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Sure, Sam Cane’s no Richie McCaw, but who is?
McCaw sits among the all-time greats, while Cane will be remembered as a fine man who did his best. It’s chalk and cheese.
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Rugby World Cup
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Owen Farrell: To ignore the evidence of our own eyes is not an option
Shortly after Kevin Pietersen was finally ditched by the England cricket team around a decade ago I sat next to one of his 2005 As…
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International
Opinion
The All Blacks should throw a 'C' team out at Twickenham
If there was a perfect time to take a loss, it would be now, in a meaningless exhibition match on the eve of the Rugby World Cup t…
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'The Rugby Championship is in danger of becoming an unlevel playing field'
Player welfare risks to much-travelled Springboks and Pumas are growing unacceptably high.
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Rugby World Cup
Opinion
Predicting Andy Farrell's 33-man Ireland Rugby World Cup squad
As the Rugby World Cup approaches head coaches across the globe are sharpening their pencils and their axes, as they go about the …
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Rugby World Cup
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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 …
International
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…
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Australia: 'Crocodile Eddie' backs instincts to regenerate Wallabies
Can Eddie Jones pull off a stroke of genius after his stunning Rugby World Cup squad announcement?
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Rugby World Cup
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Eddie Jones will win a World Cup with Australia, but not this one
In the wake of a challenging period under former coach Dave Rennie, Rugby Australia decided to take the Wallabies in a completely …
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'I did hope it would expand more' - how do New Zealand Rugby capitalise on surge of women's game?
What must New Zealand Rugby do to capture the momentum generated by the Women's World Cup?
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