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Pat McCarry

Could Jacques Nienaber be linked with Ireland job after exerting Bok influence on Leinster?

The four-time Champions Cup winners are looking in imperious form with the methods of the revered Springbok coach to the fore

Interview
Neil Squires

Why teenager Henry Pollock is 'ready now' to play in new-look England back row

The Northampton Saints tyro and Saracens barnstormer Tom Willis are strong Six Nations contenders, according to Lawrence Dallaglio…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Should Tom Willis start for England in the Six Nations?

The Saracens number eight has been in irrepressible domestic form, but does he suit Steve Borthwick's game plan?

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

Money not everything in Toulouse ‘paradise’ as rivals try to rein in champions

Rivals may be envious of Toulouse's budget but the French and European champions' success is not just about money.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Can Leicester Fainga'anuku play centre for the All Blacks?

Having undergone a French makeover at Toulon, the powerhouse back could be the ideal candidate at outside centre.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How the four-team format will help the Wallabies defeat the Lions

Concentrating talent across a quartet of franchises could bolster Australian rugby from the ground up.

Exclusive
Francisco Isaac

Joel Merkler: Meet the colossal Spaniard playing with Antoine Dupont's Toulouse

You may not know him, but the mighty prop has become a mainstay in Ugo Mola's all-conquering team of Galacticos.

Exclusive
Jamie Lyall

‘I’m coming for you’: Byron McGuigan’s Mancunian malevolence

Sale's new defence guru shot to prominence after a stunning shut-out of the Premiership's hotshot Bristol Bears.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

The future of rugby: Sale and Leinster mount the case for the defence

After the Black Ferns and Bristol Bears set the tactical tone, the English and Irish juggernauts offer a bruising rebuttal.

Opinion
Mark Orders

2024 was an annus horribilis for Wales, so can 2025 provide an upturn?

Wales will hope the drama of 2024 is left behind and sunnier climes lay ahead for the game in the Principality

Analysis
Nick Bishop

The Fergus Burke test and rugby's free market

Eligible for New Zealand, England and Scotland, the new Saracens playmaker may have a big decision ahead.

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Francisco Isaac

Gaston Mieres: 'Rugby has been an addiction - a good one'

The Uruguay hero reflects on 14 years in the blue of Los Teros as he brings down the curtain on his Test career.

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