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Opinion
Mark Orders

'To lose one Welsh captain is unfortunate; to lose two might be considered a bit careless'

The departures of Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake has only fuelled the sense of anger and uncertainty over the future of Ospreys.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

How Glasgow found the bleu-print for beating Toulouse

Extreme precision at the ruck allowed Glasgow to remove the jackaling juggernauts from the Toulouse arsenal.

Exclusive
Neil Squires

Josh Macleod: Scarlets captain 'cracking on' as D-day looms for his region

With one Welsh region set to be culled, the four sides do battle over the festive period with their very futures at stake.

Exclusive
Francisco Isaac

'We won't ever forget it': Inside the rise of Portugal's wolf cubs

The seeds of Os Lobos' remarkable Rugby World Cup 2023 were sewn many years ago by a domestic programme which continues to deliver…

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

Why some in the FFR are mooting the Top 14 cuts clubs to aid the national cause

Discussions are taking place whether the financially rich Top 14 could reduce to 12 clubs to help France and rest players

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Ireland are at a crossroads - will they ever make a World Cup semi-final?

Brendan Fanning's new book chronicles a golden era for the Irish game - but also serves as a warning there is much work yet to be …

Exclusive
Daniel Gallan

Top 100 - Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu: 'I still need to prove myself for people to understand who I am'

The newly-crowned RugbyPass world’s best player of 2025 on his need to be understood and how he shapes his own reality.

Analysis
Bryn Palmer

Will the Northampton playmaking axis return for England at the Six Nations?

Alex Mitchell, Fin Smith and George Furbank offer a tantalisng East Midlands blend Steve Borrthwick may find hard to resist.

Analysis
Pat McCarry

Who will be replacing Ireland's ageing golden generation if they don't make RWC 2027

Some of Ireland's ageing stars will be nearing their mid-thirties when they reach Australia so who replaces them if they don't go …

Opinion
Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'We should applaud to the rafters the news that rugby on ITV is back with a bang.'

Top-level rugby wants to grow and putting the Nations Championship on free-to-air with ITV in a bumper deal is a fillip for the sp…

Interview
Neil Squires

Ross Byrne: 'I've played Munster many times away. I have a very good record there'

Munster away in the Champions Cup can be daunting but Ross Byrne will lean into his Leinster experience to rally Gloucester.

Interview
Tom Bradshaw

Ellie Kildunne: Why the Women's World Cup was like a wedding and a divorce

Kildunne is one of the biggest names in the women’s game, and she has in part earned that through proving herself to be not only…

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