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Daniel Gallan

Swys de Bruin: 'You still get people who say a woman's role is in the kitchen. I wanted to shut them up.'

The respected coaching sage was blindsided by the Springbok Women job, but has helped them reach a seminal point for South African…

Opinion
Mark Orders

The A-Z of Welsh rugby for 2025-26

Welsh rugby is in the midst of a tumultuous period where it is searching for the right path forward as the 2025-2026 season starts

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Why Australian rugby is on the rise with home World Cups looming

With the financial boon of a Lions tour off the field, on it, the Wallabies and Wallaroos are showing signs each can become a forc…

Opinion
Neil Squires

Why English rugby needs Christian Wade and his Mission 102

For too long, rugby has stifled individuality, and the prolific wing's quest to break the league try record will be eye-catching w…

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

Where have all the great French tighthead props gone?

French tightheads haven’t moved with the times, lacking the dynamic power and all-round skills of their major rivals.

Opinion
Brett McKay

‘Watching the Wallabies is hard work, but wins quickly erase the stress'

Australia seem to have found a way that works for them, even if it involves coming back from big deficits.

Opinion
Gregor Paul

Are the All Blacks refinding their groove as the world's No 1 team?

New Zealand are slowly rebuilding the sky high standards they were renowned for in their pomp under Steve Hansen

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How the All Blacks' synergy won the battle of Eden Park

Though neither rugby superpower is firing on all cylinders, New Zealand's greater cohesion up front and out wide did for their old…

Interview
Pat McCarry

'We're fitter, faster, stronger' - The day Ireland stunned the Black Ferns

Ireland were outsiders when the teams met for the first time at Rugby World Cup 2014, yet pulled off an historic, and seminal, tri…

Analysis
James Harrington

Top 14 season preview: More Test stars head to France but can anyone topple Toulouse?

France's top-flight campaign kicks off this weekend with at least 11 of the 14 clubs holding play-off ambitions.

Opinion
Gregor Paul

50 Tests unbeaten in 31 years...so why don't NZR want more at their 'spiritual home'?

Eden Park may be where the All Blacks are most successful, but it is not a venue loved by New Zealand Rugby.

Opinion
Neil Squires

'Things are still too quiet' - English rugby needs a transfer window

The English game is still fighting for eyeballs - introducing a football-style transfer window would add some much-needed spice.

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