Opinion
Generation gap: Can we meaningfully compare players separated by half a century?
Comparisons between Lions players and teams across different decades is difficult given the huge changes the game has undergone.
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'The success of Skelton, Hooper and Tupou should trigger a rethink on Australia’s overseas selection criteria'
The last two Tests against the Lions showed the Wallabies can't afford to be without their top talents.
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'These blokes have done the jersey proud, with their buy-in and with their relish.'
Andy Farrell will have been frustrated by the Sydney loss but in time can look back on a successful Lions Series in Australia
Opinion
Why the All Blacks' fortunes are inexorably linked to the fate of their age-grade sides
New Zealand rugby was buoyed by the return to the final for their Baby Blacks and hope the talent production line is whirring back…
Opinion
Van der Flier Lions cut creates ripples with Ireland but Ryan gets late reward
Andy Farrell has cast a pall over Ireland’s best openside by leaving him out of all three Lions Tests.
Opinion
Ben Kay: 'I think Tom Curry will go down as a Lions great and he’s only just turned 27.'
The furore over the Jac Morgan clearout has put rugby on the front and back pages in Australia and that is important for its profi…
Analysis
Pocket rockets who lit up Junior Boks’ WC triumph show stars are aligned in SA game
The emphasis on speed and agility at scrum-half and in the back three showed the cohesion between U20s and the Springboks.
Analysis
Why bonafide ball carriers can help any rugby attack
The addition of Will Skelton and Rob Valetini showed how important ball-carriers are in changing the shape of one's attack
Opinion
‘Lions tours are wonderfully uplifting but the trail of hard luck stories is long and painful'
Those part of the triumph are etched into history; the ones who might have been are quickly washed away.
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'Impossible not to be emotional': How Ian Prior came out of retirement to help Zimbabwe end Rugby World Cup drought
The veteran Australian playmaker, born to Zimbabwean parents, answered the call of his heritage nation and has helped them reach t…
Opinion
‘In rugby we need something new’: Lions tour to France gaining traction
Sporting and financial interests mean the French rugby federation is open to the possibility of a future Lions tour.
Analysis
'The Wallabies only have themselves to blame': How the Lions sunk Australia in Melbourne
The focus on a refereeing decision masks errors in Joe Schmidt's selections and tactics which cost Australia the Lions series.
