World Rugby’s change in eligibility laws in 2022 has opened the door for players with mixed heritage to represent more than one side of their family tree, and every year more players become eligible for a change of national representation.
The challenges of the Pacific Islands nations, as well as Chile, Georgia, Uruguay, Namibia and Romania are acute but help is at hand
Head coach Eddie Jones has taken “full responsibility” for the Wallabies’ disastrous 38-7 loss to the All Blacks at the MCG, which saw the New Zealanders retain the Bledisloe Cup.
The All Blacks have piled more misery onto Eddie Jones’ Wallabies, and ensured the stability of the New Zealand economy, by retaining the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
After some false starts, Akira and Rieko Ioane are now making all the right moves for the All Blacks.
The dust has settled on the round two win by England and Eddie Jones has a tip for the injured Jack Willis to follow in his rehabilitation.
Sinckler made his first appearance of the Guinness Six Nations in Saturday’s 41-18 victory at Twickenham after completing a two-week ban.
England eventually beat Italy by a 23-point margin but the defending champions were sucker-punched in the opening minutes by Monty Ioane.
Hoskins Sotutu has been a revelation for the Blues in 2020 and, despite rumoured interest from outside New Zealand, is set to sign on for a new deal with New Zealand Rugby.
A look back at the standout players of 2018, with our top 30 players of the year. A year in which the All Blacks' aura of invincibility was dispelled and a number of teams found their form.