With your back against the wall and the opposition more than a converted try up, with time running out, is there a single player you’d want to see stepping up…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Analysing maul tries in the Premiership
With the help of Oval Insights, we look at the volume of Premiership tries that have been generated from a driving maul this season and last
Inside Edinburgh’s Blair Kinghorn
We find out all about the man who would be ten for Edinburgh and Scotland
Competitive balance in rugby
Uncertainty of outcome. Salary caps. Governance. We dive into how rugby is doing with competitive balance
Pressurised kick receptions in the Premiership
With the help of Oval Insights, we look at catching kicks under duress
The Stormers miracle revisited
As they begin their new season, we look back at the absurd heroics of the Stormers winning the URC while in administration
The craft of executing passes in rugby
What began with wondering who had the most beautiful pass turned into a meditation on speed v efficiency of passes in rugby. With data from Oval Insights
Opinion: Aggression without control equals awful rugby
It's time to change the discourse about aggression in rugby, argues our features editor. Let's celebrate control and berate berserkers
Where to put the perfect box kick
Where to put the perfect box kick You will hear rugby coaches, players and pundits talk about ‘contestable’ kicks. When a box kick comes down with players on the kicking…
Fiji men win Sevens world Cup
Fiji men win Sevens world Cup An irresistible force. A power surge. The art of timing. In the final of the men’s Sevens World Cup, Fiji cranked it up, scoring…