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The big stats reveal: Which Rugby Championship side is in the best shape to conquer the north?
The quartet of southern hemisphere giants head north this November, but who can feel most confident about their prospects of sweep…
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'It will hurt until the end of time': How the Miracle of Brighton unfolded for horrified Springboks
Ten years on, Japan's sensational upset against the mighty Springboks echoes through rugby history. Especially for the vanquished …
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Mick Cleary: 'England must win blue-riband autumn matches, but there are deeper matters at play'
Can Steve Borthwick's England makeover, throwing off that boring, one-eyed, one-dimensional persona, continue?
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England’s missing link Furbank leaves Borthwick with familiar full-back dilemma
George Furbank may be Steve Borthwick's favoured choice but his injury misfortune means Freddie Steward and Marcus Smith are vying…
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Joe Heyes: 'When I decided that rugby was my sport it caused a slight tsunami'
The Leicester and England tighthead seemed destined for a career in football but an epiphany set his course towards a life in rugb…
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Rassie Erasmus may have found his own Will Skelton-sized juggernaut
Northampton Saints behemoth JJ van der Mescht has the physique and the skillset to offer South Africa something even their giant g…
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The Scottish coach who's graced an Olympic sevens and Rugby World Cup final
Iain Monaghan has quietly built a formidable CV, helping Canada's women reach the pinnacle of the sevens and XVs codes.
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Why England has proven a land of plenty for Australia's high-flying travellers
A slew of Wallabies have chosen England's Prem as the stage to enhance their skills and experience, and add to the national team's…
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Tom Farrell: Ireland's 'incredible' latecomer making up for lost time
Should he make his debut next month, Munster's star centre would become the oldest Irish back to be capped in the professional era…
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Despite the positivity Steve Tandy knows only results will lift the gloom around Welsh rugby
Welsh rugby is in a bind but there are tentative signs of positivity with a fresh young squad and the return of Louis Rees-Zammit
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‘Even with all their injuries and rarely at full-strength, France are still a formidable side’
France's autumn absentees may be into double figures, but with a refreshed Matthieu Jalibert and other stars, they will still be a…
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‘Branding Willis a mercenary does not add up. He and Ford have more in common than you might expect’
Tom Willis' decision to move to France, and George Ford's to stay at Sale, are not so different in their reasoning.
