Sam Warburton, Lions captain 2017

Rugby World reviews Open Side, a new book by Sam Warburton in which the former Wales and Lions captain reveals the mental and physical strains that led to his early…

Peceli Yato

With A year still 
to go on Peceli Yato’s contract, and the player himself saying 
“I really want to stay – it’s like home”, it wasn’t exactly panic stations for…

Maxime Médard

THE EMAIL from former Toulouse and France hero Yannick Nyanga offers a few thoughts, but nestled 
in there is a significant musing about Maxime Médard. “The comeback to his best…

Thierry Dusautoir of France

Thierry Dusautoir won the IRB Player of the Year award in 2011 - the same year as the All Blacks won the World Cup - such was the French openside's…