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Pat McCarry

The games that defined legendary status for O’Mahony, Murray and Healy

Ireland are losing over 350 caps of Test experience at the end of the Six Nations and fans owe the feted trio immeasurable debt

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

'No-nonsense' heroes square up for Six Nations-defining tussle in Dublin

Peter O'Mahony and Francois Cros play brilliantly effective if somewhat unheralded roles for Ireland and France.

Analysis
Jon Cardinelli

The Springbok selection experiment is far from over

Rassie Erasmus has named an extended alignment camp which shows the Springboks intend to freshen up an ageing squad

Opinion
Mark Orders

'Wales' challenge now is to make the effort against Ireland their default setting’

Two more big Six Nations displays might yet send Wales into the summer feeling the worst is behind them.

Exclusive
Francisco Isaac

David Gérard: Rebuilding Romania via Lomu, blood and broken hips

The rambunctious Frenchman has charted a remarkable voyage in rugby, and steered the struggling Stejarii to World Cup qualificatio…

Opinion
Neil Squires

Does a crowd have the right to boo their team if they're not being entertained?

When Alex Mitchell lofted another kick into the heavens, the Twickenham crowd groaned. Do they have a right to complain about the …

Interview
Brett McKay

‘I tried to really line him up’: Swain holds sway as Brumbies 'brother' Ikitau feels full Force

Childhood mates whose careers followed the same path, Darcy Swain and Len Ikitau never thought they'd play against each other.

Analysis
Daniel Gallan

'Exciting' or 'a terrible change'? How the new scrum-half law may shape attacking rugby

Recent changes offering greater protection to rugby's tone-setters have already created enticing possibilities. But not everyone i…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Have England suddenly become a 'lucky' team?

Back-to-back victories by a single point have buoyed the Red Rose, while raising further questions about the team's progression.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Jamie Joseph could lead the Highlanders to the promised land and himself to the All Blacks job

There are hallmarks of Joseph's 2015 Super Rugby champions in his newly assembled crop of a decade later.

Opinion
Graham Simmons

Regrets, a renaissance and a rout

Round Three of the Six Nations delivered in spades as Wales looked reborn, France put on a show and England laboured to an unlikel…

Opinion
Owain Jones

Beaten but unbowed, Welsh rugby shows a defiance that suggest brighter times lie ahead

Matt Sherratt has introduced a level of positivity that has been absent from Welsh rugby for some time, but the must seize upon th…

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