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Gregor Paul

Nobody runs the show like Beauden - Why the All Blacks need Barrett now, and at Rugby World Cup 2027

New Zealand are a better team, and better placed to triumph in 2027, with 34-year-old Barrett wearing the number 10 jersey.

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Brett McKay

'The Wallabies need to convert much better - or Melbourne could be much worse'

The Wallabies showed encouraging flashes in the second half of their first Test loss to the Lions, but they can't afford to squand…

Opinion
Jamie Lyall

The RugbyPass team of the World Rugby U20 Championship

Seven champion Junior Boks and one ferocious Georgian are selected in RugbyPass' pick of the ultimate talent in the age-grade game…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Why New Zealand learned more from their July series than France

While Scott Robertson broadened his All Black options, Fabien Galthie missed a golden opportunity to evolve and thrive.

Opinion
Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'The soul was not lit up by underwhelming Lions first Test'

Lions series ought to be full of grandeur, heroic and uplifting for both sides, yet Saturday's Brisbane opener was anything but.

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Jamie Lyall

Mosese Bason: 'We stayed in a garage for a year and walked to school but the hard work is paying off'

Now a young father himself, New Zealand U20s' Mosese Bason takes inspiration from his parents, who moved from Tonga with only NZ$7…

Opinion
Paul Williams

'Can we all stop moaning about the Lions, please?'

Hysterical bickering about team selection and the cost of merchandise remains an odd blight on what should be an incredible tour.

Opinion
Bryn Palmer   Jamie Lyall

Iconic Lions moments of the professional era: 5-1

Solo stunners from O'Driscoll and North, 'one of the best tries ever scored' and Telfer's Everest speech feature in our final five…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How the Lions will heap pressure upon Australia's million-dollar man

Where should Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i play, and will the ex-NRL star be exposed by Andy Farrell's attacking structures?

Opinion
Bryn Palmer   Neil Squires

Iconic Lions moments of the professional era: 10-6

Bentley's belter, Dawson's dummy and North's fireman's lift on Folau feature in the latest of our iconic Lions moments.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Are other All Blacks better suited to number six than Tupou Vaa'i?

Is it really the 'All Black way' to move Vaa'i, a stand-out lock forward, to the back-row when other hybrid options may be better …

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

New Zealanders may not understand, but in France Test rugby is the 'B movie'

The gruelling and engrossing league is the lifeblood of French rugby, rather than the national team's summer voyages south of the …

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