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Why Brumbies could be key to avoiding a Lions tour cricket score
Combinations and form in Canberra could yet compel Joe Schmidt to back the men from the capital as he prepares to face Andy Farrel…
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‘Title win could set Chiefs up to build a Super Rugby dynasty’
With a sweeping style, strong culture and host of top players locked in, everything is in place for the Chiefs to dominate Super R…
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Alfie Barbeary: 'When I was younger I was painful, I'd have hated to coach me'
With his mop of curls and barnstorming carries, the number eight has emerged as a central figure in Bath's treble bid.
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‘This may be the end of an era at Leicester but the future looks bright’
Michael Cheika and a host of senior pros are leaving Leicester, but substantial foundations are in place for their successors.
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Tom Hooper: Brumbies’ ‘Land Cruiser in low gear’ revs up for Hurricanes
The versatile ACT forward talks Hurricanes, Wallabies, Scott Fardy and his move to 'Exeter Brumbies'.
Interview
'We endure, we fight to survive - that's who we are': Welcome to the Basque Country
A unique blend of national pride and sporting passion, the Basque Country remains one of rugby's most special frontiers.
Analysis
Why the Gallagher Premiership is setting the gold standard in club rugby
With high ball-in-play time and success stories at Test level, England's top flight delivers an excellent product - despite its fi…
Opinion
‘The mood was less ebullient. Irish rugby is not as imperious’
There was less to celebrate at Irish rugby's awards night than in recent years, with some silverware missing.
Analysis
Why it's time for regional revolution in Welsh rugby
Australia has shown the way by cutting one of its professional franchises, now powerbrokers in Wales must make the same bold step.
Opinion
'The stakes are high, with a bad decision or two likely to have painful consequences.'
The future of professional rugby in Wales in on a knife-edge with West Walian regions and the WRU still at loggerheads over how to…
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'Owen Farrell's season may have been a disaster but it has not diminished interest around him'
Having been across the Channel for almost a year, the one-time England talisman still commands major prestige.
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'There will be a battle royale for all the shirts over the coming weeks'
The back-row balance will be key to the Lions overpowering and outwitting the Wallabies and the scrap for a starting shirt will be…
