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Culture, schooling and community supercharge the SA rugby conveyor belt
Schools rugby is South Africa is revered around the game and many argue it has the best system in the world for future professiona…
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Who are the Premiership stars backing to shine?
The Premiership season is about to get underway, so who are the club legends backing to turn in a big season for the fans?
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Raymond Rhule: 'Rugby refuses to tap into personality, players must be seen and not heard'
Raymond Rhule wishes rugby embraced its sparkling characters, rather than shunning them.
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An All Blacks captain shouldn't be leaving the pitch before the job is done
If Sam Cane is the right man to captain the All Blacks then Foster needs to back him to get the job done for the full 80 minutes.
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Who will be the Premiership signings of the season?
As Premiership clubs tool up for the long season ahead, which of their new signings will make the biggest impact?
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Can Schmidt lead All Blacks to promised land after Christchurch crisis?
It may take All Blacks players and fans some time to get used to Joe Schmidt's new approach.
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Adam Radwan: 'Last season was my hardest; I had nothing away from rugby'
Newcastle's flying machine talks fishing with Dean Richards, being released at 18 and his England ambitions
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All Blacks craving fresh hooker blood
Dane Coles and Codie Taylor have been incredible servants of the game in NZ - but they're not the forces they once were.
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How Julian Montoya perfected the dark arts of Test rugby
Mario Ledesma and Agustin Creevy were tough acts to follow the the Leicester Tigers favourite has become one of the most effective…
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Time ticking for All Blacks midfield as World Cup looms
With just a dozen or so matches left until the World Cup, the All Blacks are running out of time to experiment.
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Have the Springboks stumbled upon their World Cup backline?
Jacques Nienaber may have inadvertently uncovered his best backline at Ellis Park.
