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Jamie Lyall

'Russell sideshow rumbles on as self-flagellating Scotland lose game of inches'

After Blair Kinghorn's miss, the Finn Russell sideshow is sure to intensify, but neither is the reason Scotland lost to Australia.

Opinion
Jamie Lyall

The Finn Russell and Gregor Townsend standoff that has no winners

The perplexing, maddening dispute between Scotland's single-minded coach and his mercurial fly-half has broken cover to leave fans…

Interview
Jon Cardinelli

John Dobson: 'With all due respect, we're desperate not to become rugby's answer to Leicester City'

The Stormers' 15-match winning run, which included a URC Final win, came to an end in Cardiff, but for their charismatic coach, a …

Analysis
Tom Bradshaw

Pumas in the Premiership have a licence to thrill

The Premiership is being flooded with talented and durable Argentines, and it is a much more colourful place for it

Analysis
Garry Doyle   Jamie Lyall   Owain Jones

Marcus Smith rekindles the magic as Autumn Tests loom

The Harlequins playmaker shows his superstar worth as the Sale Sharks machine finally grinds to a halt with their first Premiershi…

Interview
Jamie Lyall

'For some of these guys, this could be it. There's a realistic chance they won't find a new club.'

An elite rugby agency takes RugbyPass inside the chaotic recruitment scenes as Worcester Warriors went to the wall.

Opinion
Graham Simmons

The pitch side poker

Many TV audiences think the role of a post-match reporter is a cinch, but for those who have done the job, it has moments of unadu…

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Premiership's on-field riches can't hide off-field rags

The Premiership is going from strength to strength on the field but things are a different story off the park.

Analysis
Gavin Mortimer

Why is French rugby flourishing while in England it flounders?

Across the channel, there is befuddlement at the crisis engulfing English rugby but if you dig deep enough, you can see why the To…

Analysis
Garry Doyle   Jamie Lyall   Owain Jones

Mired in crisis, yet Premiership Rugby provides a joyous spectacle

The financial crisis around English rugby is dominating headlines off the pitch, which is at odds with the glittering rugby on it

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Will the Black Ferns be bullied by the Red Roses?

The Black Ferns still have lots of ground to make up on their English and French rivals.

Analysis
Garry Doyle   Jamie Lyall   Owain Jones

The fight for Worcester Warriors not to be forgotten

With the Warriors sunk and doubts still surrounding Wasps' short-term future as a Premiership Rugby club, rugby's financial climat…

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