Opinion
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 …
Finn Morton
10 Aug, 23:25
Opinion
Opinion
'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?
Gregor Paul
10 Aug, 16:16
Opinion
Brad Weber would’ve been the next-best option for the World Cup
But if we’re looking for a bloke to bark at forwards in the way Smith so effectively does, then Weber would’ve been the next-b…
Hamish Bidwell
09 Aug, 21:23
Opinion
Final chapter of this Boks' era has been written
Looking back on this era, winning the World Cup did not bring world dominance for South African rugby. It will have to go down as …
Ben Smith
09 Aug, 21:03
Opinion
Why South Africa hosting WXV2 is a step forward on National Women's Day
The WXV is simply the start. Strong performances against higher ranked opposition could galvanise a rugby-hungry public and morph …
Daniel Gallan
09 Aug, 4:54
Opinion
The All Blacks are comfortably the world's third best team right now
Both of them have logged wins over all of the Southern Hemisphere powers over this cycle, France has a 5-2 record against the Rugb…
Ben Smith
07 Aug, 16:15
Opinion
Why the Bledisloe Cup's future could be decided by a fly-half arms race
New Zealand and Australia have the crucial task of developing callow play-makers on their next Rugby World Cup cycles.
Gregor Paul
07 Aug, 9:32
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'Only way is up for death-by-data England'
England fans will have every digit crossed after Steve Borthwick named his World Cup squad, writes Mick Cleary.
Mick Cleary
07 Aug, 7:11
Opinion
Damian McKenzie's freewheeling style is better suited for Super Rugby
I heard a bit of talk afterwards from the team about the defence getting them back into the game. Maybe. But that ignores the fact…
Hamish Bidwell
06 Aug, 21:05
Opinion
The All Blacks who are most at risk of missing out on World Cup squad selection
With the Rugby Championship, Freedom Cup and Bledisloe Cup trophies locked away for another year, Ian Foster and his selectors wil…
Ben Smith
06 Aug, 18:48
Opinion
Here's where it gets sticky for Scotland
It was only a warm-up game. And it was only a heavily rotated France fielding almost none of their heaviest hitters. But by the wa…
Jamie Lyall
06 Aug, 3:25
Opinion
Los Pumas player ratings vs South Africa | Rugby World Cup warm-up
As farewells go, the 24-13 loss against the South African Springboks wasn’t something that got the fans cheering strong. The gam…
Frankie Deges
05 Aug, 16:50
