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How Steve Diamond is rebuilding Newcastle - starting with the sinks
Rugby's new troubleshooter says revitalising the win-less Falcons may be his biggest job yet.
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How the US rugby community helped ex-coach Mike Tolkin find a new liver
The former Eagles head coach found, in a fellow rugby enthusiast, a healthy living donor.
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Nicky Smith: 'I really didn’t think I was going to leave the Ospreys.'
The highly-rated Ospreys loosehead has left Wales after 12 years, with no regrets and relishing making an impression with Leiceste…
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'Is Kolbe, and not Dupont, the true all-round generalissimo of our sport?'
The power-packed wing can play in a multitude of positions and is a key cog in Rassie Erasmus' Springbok machine
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'The greatest speedbump for The Rugby Championship is its marketing'
A tournament with such rich history, pedigree and rivalries is being undersold to sports fans.
Analysis
Jamie Osborne heads up the Irish family who may one day rival the Barretts
The precocious back and eldest of five siblings shone on his introduction to the Test arena in South Africa.
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'Are Razor’s All Blacks heading for an early exit in the Rugby Championship?'
New Zealand's failure to fashion clean exits from their own half cost them gravely against Argentina.
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Does 'Giteau's Law' need revisiting to revive weakened Wallabies?
The Australia coach's home-based troops were battered and bruised by South Africa in the Rugby Championship opener.
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Joey Mongalo: 'I've had to swim in high-performance waters my whole life'
The Sharks defence guru is widely regarded as one of South Africa's hottest coaching properties.
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How will Scott Robertson shuffle his backline pack for the Rugby Championship?
After the England Series, the All Blacks have rung the backline changes ahead of The Rugby Championship opener with Los Pumas
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Kolisi's short-term French leave shows Top 14 is no playground for superstars of the game
The premier French league is no retirement home for superstars of the game and players have to immerse themselves one hundred perc…
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Wallabies backrow stocks to get ultimate depth check
With Fraser McReight and Liam Wright out, Joe Schmidt will find out what sort of talent he has at his disposal with the Boks in Br…
