The head coach knows he will come in for flak if the Lions fluff their lines Down Under but is determined to do it his way
Is the Queensland boss the right man to lead Australia forward? And will Joe Schmidt be tempted to stick around for Rugby World Cup 2027?
Warren Gatland forged a sense of togetherness in his 2013 Lions but faced personal 'vitriol' after leaving out a legend.
Springbok star Willie le Roux was seen in Bath this week, so does it mean that Johann van Graan is about to end his search for a new full-back or is it pure coincidence?
The burgeoning Gloucester forward was nervously hacking around the golf course when a fateful WRU email landed in his inbox.
With just under a year to go to the first Lions test, the ex-Wallabies skipper explains just how intense the tour is, for both sides
The lobby of the England team hotel in Cape Town was as busy as a railway station concourse when RugbyPass dropped by in midweek to shoot the breeze with Nathan Michelow, the No8 who has brewed up a storm with his performances at the World Rugby U20 Championship.
A knock prevented Michelow from togging out for the middle game versus Fiji but he was in the thick against southern hemisphere heavyweight duo Argentina and South Africa, registering a combined total of 42 carries and 35 tackles.
Tries from Sebastian Cancelliere, Henco Venter and Ross Thompson helped Glasgow Warriors book their place in the semi-finals of the United Rugby Championship with a 27-10 win over the Stormers at Scotstoun.
It was November in Llanelli when Jonathan Joseph was last picked to play for England by Eddie Jones and he now fears his Test career is over.