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Nick Bishop

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
Pat McCarry

‘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
Nick Bishop

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
Mark Orders

'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…

Opinion
Neil Squires

'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

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…

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

'The French don’t understand Pollock is purposely playing the pantomime villain'

Bordeaux's response to Henry Pollock's antics and the reaction in France suggest the French do not 'get' tongue-in-cheek humour.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Are Bordeaux-Begles, not Toulouse, the future of French rugby?

UBB's Champions Cup triumph and their plethora of free-wheeling internationals have shifted expectations for a France side shorn o…

Opinion
Brett McKay

Putting for birdie, saving par, or rounds to forget? How have Aussie sides fared in SRP?

What to make of the campaigns of the Brumbies, Reds, Waratahs and Force heading into the final round of Super Rugby Pacific?

Opinion
Pat McCarry

The era of the hybrid player is upon us

Forwards who can play as backs and even backs who can move into the pack could be considered as rugby evolves

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Should the All Blacks return the fabled number seven jersey to Ardie Savea?

He's an indispensable member of the All Blacks pack, but which position best suits the barnstorming Moana Pasifika talisman?

Opinion
Graham Simmons

Champions Cup Final: Chemistry 20-28 Physics

Northampton Saints were gallant in defeat but the power and panache exhibited by Bordeaux-Begles meant they were worthy winners

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