Old dog for the hard road
Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor has endured wildly fluctuating emotions in a tumultuous year
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Game changers
The All Blacks once had the most devastating bench in world rugby.
Green-eyed monster
Tri-Nations success has left Springbok fans with a sense of what might have been
Hope springs
With a new broadcast deal and coaching set-up, there's reason for optimism in Australia right now.
Kicking up a storm
Dave Alred puts the boot in on critics who want to see more running rugby
Hard sell
The Nations Cup rolled into its second week but highlights were scarce as caution ruled
Real cost of criticism
Rugby players never go out on the park to lose - but it's not the players who criticism hurts the most.
White line fever
Scotland are rock solid defensively but need to more clinical in converting pressure into points
The hurt locker
Thibault Giroud has applied sports science to make France one of the world's most durable teams
Ferocious Pumas
Right from the third minute of Argentina's win over New Zealand, the Pumas' intent was clear.
Survival of the fittest
Ex-England flanker Tom Wood says Eddie Jones' back-row quandary is a good problem to have
The Sexton conundrum
The way Andy Farrell handles his captain will define his tenure as Ireland head coach.
