Opinion
The rich will get richer when the Nations Championship kicks off
Rugby could take one large step forward with the Nations Championship, but it needs to be careful that it doesn’t also take two …
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What happened to the most fearsome scrum in world rugby?
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Opinion
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Opinion
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it’s not impossible to imagine a trio of All Blacks starring for New Zealand in 2023 and then for Tonga in 2027.
Opinion
Wales' depleted squad is looking for a new captain, so who steps up?
Warren Gatland has been rocked by a raft of retirements and has to find a new leader to propel Wales into a new era
Opinion
Has Eddie Jones named a squad capable of besting the Springboks?
Eddie Jones has finally shed some substantial light on what he’s thinking ahead of the World Cup.
Interview
Why Eddie Jones has plundered the North to boost the Wallabies' World Cup campaign
The ex-England coach has cherry-picked the men he feels can lead Australia into the latter stages of the knockout phases
Interview
How the 2019 Rugby Championship set Boks on course for World Cup glory
Rassie Erasmus will look to the lessons learnt the last time South Africa entered the run up to rugby's greatest tournament
Analysis
The All Blacks have found their blindside flanker
Scott Barrett could provide one of the last pieces of the puzzle for New Zealand.
Opinion
New Zealand is out of sync with the rest of the world
The game in New Zealand is being refereed so differently to other nations.
