Here’s a stat to chew on. Five clubs in the Top 14 this season have failed to score points in a match, the clubs in question being Bayonne (55-0 vs…
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Fiji versus the Barbarians has its place
Fiji’s 43-19 loss against the Barbarians at Twickenham this weekend was put on to celebrate the centenary year of Fijian rugby and as I was being serenaded with harmonies from…
Wales: Five things we learned against Australia
Yet again Wales lost by a narrow margin in a thoroughly engaging encounter, losing 26 – 30
Match preview: Five reasons Wales v Australia is far from friendly
WALES AND Australia face-off tomorrow evening in the last fixture of a compelling Autumn Series. Here are a few underlying reasons this Test could turn out to be less than…
England’s lack of autumn rotation may lead to trouble
The resumption of the Aviva Premiership wouldn’t have felt quite right without a strong-minded soundbite from Richard Cockerill, so it was no surprise when the Leicester honcho mischievously pondered England…
Ireland justified to use Brian O’Driscoll
Losing faith in Brian O'Driscoll has long been considered blasphemy...
Will England build on their autumn?
With the Six Nations next on the international calendar, what needs to be fixed for England to stand a chance of topping the competition for the just the second time…
What next for France?
What are we going to do about France? What is France going to do about Philippe Saint-Andre? Rugby World's Gavin Mortimer offers his own assessment of Les Bleus from the…
Scotland: Five things we learned against Australia
Here are five things that stand out after Scotland's 15-21 loss to the Wallabies
Championship blog: Round 9 wrap
On the day that will be long remembered in the Emerald Isle as the day Ireland so nearly beat the All Blacks, Bristol were left to reflect upon how so…