Knowing what is coming your way is the easy part. For Paolo Garbisi and Italy, the challenge is working out how to stop a desperate All Black side. The Azzurri…
Paul Eddison
Luke Thompson on Steve Borthwick’s lineout brilliance
It has been 20 years since Luke Thompson watched a Rugby World Cup as a spectator rather than a player and the Japan legend will be paying a particularly close…
The incredible rise of France Rugby World Cup star Thibaud Flament
From a fly-half in Loughborough’s fifth team to a lock for France at Test level, via a spell in Argentina. Paul Eddison reports
Madoussou Fall Exclusive: From basketball to les Bleues
Her family wanted her to play basketball but she chose rugby – and it’s a decision that’s paid off as the lock is a standout for France