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England’s missing link Furbank leaves Borthwick with familiar full-back dilemma
George Furbank may be Steve Borthwick's favoured choice but his injury misfortune means Freddie Steward and Marcus Smith are vying…
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Joe Heyes: 'When I decided that rugby was my sport it caused a slight tsunami'
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Rassie Erasmus may have found his own Will Skelton-sized juggernaut
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The Scottish coach who's graced an Olympic sevens and Rugby World Cup final
Iain Monaghan has quietly built a formidable CV, helping Canada's women reach the pinnacle of the sevens and XVs codes.
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Why England has proven a land of plenty for Australia's high-flying travellers
A slew of Wallabies have chosen England's Prem as the stage to enhance their skills and experience, and add to the national team's…
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Tom Farrell: Ireland's 'incredible' latecomer making up for lost time
Should he make his debut next month, Munster's star centre would become the oldest Irish back to be capped in the professional era…
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Despite the positivity Steve Tandy knows only results will lift the gloom around Welsh rugby
Welsh rugby is in a bind but there are tentative signs of positivity with a fresh young squad and the return of Louis Rees-Zammit
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‘Even with all their injuries and rarely at full-strength, France are still a formidable side’
France's autumn absentees may be into double figures, but with a refreshed Matthieu Jalibert and other stars, they will still be a…
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‘Branding Willis a mercenary does not add up. He and Ford have more in common than you might expect’
Tom Willis' decision to move to France, and George Ford's to stay at Sale, are not so different in their reasoning.
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Mick Cleary: 'England have little chance of winning the World Cup unless they do one key thing – sort out their midfield.'
The days of Tindall and Greenwood are long gone but England would be emboldened if they could find the perfect marriage in midfiel…
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Can 'phenomenal' Steyn split the Duhan-Darcy duopoly? Scotland’s wing dilemma
Duhan van der Merwe and Darcy Graham are Scotland's top two try-scorers, but does Kyle Steyn offer more?
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Why home fans will need to catch the globetrotting All Blacks when they can
As a global brand, the All Blacks are set to wrack up the air miles in the next two years which will seem them playing at home les…
