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Graham Simmons

Rugby's next frontier

While physical skills were once the focus, mental skills are the future of professional improvement.

Gregor Paul

Dream ticket

Fiji have assembled a gifted coaching team. Is a world rankings rise on the cards?

Ben Kimber

Tough love

Eddie Jones tormented his pool of hookers when he was coach of the Wallabies.

Liam Messam

Iron men of rugby

There are self-styled enforcers everywhere but South Africa produces the hardest men.

Jamie Lyall

Embracing the chaos

The Scotland captaincy and domestic stability have left Stuart Hogg re-energised at Exeter

Patrick McKendry

Concrete in the soul

The impossibly tough Jerome Kaino is proving hard to replace in the All Blacks No 6 jersey.

Gregor Paul

Rugby reborn

Covid brought the death of Super Rugby, but it also saw NZ fall back in love with the game.

Jack Zorab

Finding Mather

A look at rugby's iconic video game, and the games need for a successor.

Graham Simmons

The privilege of error

Their error count is negligible, so isn’t it time we cut referees some slack?

Gregor Paul

The worst ideas in rugby history

In the hindsight Olympics, we’re all winners but sometimes, it goes, horribly, horribly wrong

Justin Marshall

Can this man make 2023?

Justin Marshall gives his thoughts on whether Aaron Smith can reach the next World Cup

Nolli Waterman

Let the women play

Danielle Waterman makes an impassioned plea to free the women’s game from its shackles

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