Owain Jones 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 sport
Pat McCarry Who will be replacing Ireland's ageing golden generation if they don't make RWC 2027 Some of Ireland's ageing stars will be nearing their mid-thirties when they reach Australia so who replaces them if they don't go the distance?
United Rugby Championship LONG READ JP du Preez, the 650-day injury lay-off and the 'miracle' bone donation
Gallagher Premiership LONG READ David Flatman: 'I love watching bone-shuddering tackles, monster ball carries and crushingly intense scrummaging'