After Ireland’s 19-9 win over England, Stuart Lancaster made reference to the amount of Irish kicking in the match saying: “I think 44 kicks in open play tells a story.…
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Who is the greatest sevens player of all time?
As if you needed any more reason to celebrate the great game of sevens in the year where we find out who qualifies to play in the Olympics in Rio…
Premiership analysis: Gloucester and Saints serve up attacking feast
“I have big concerns about the game because there are not enough tries being scored, which is turning the fans away…If we do not address it, we are going to…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints That’s the Wade to do it Christian Wade gave Stuart Lancaster a timely reminder of his try-scoring prowess with a superb try for Wasps against Saracens in the…
Super 15 analysis: Handre Pollard to turn 21 in some style
Reaching the coveted milestone of 50 Tests in Paris just over a week ago, George North underlined a trend of modern rugby. Barring the odd anomaly such as Keven Mealamu…
Aviva Premiership: why ringfencing would be disastrous for the English game
Remember those games of British Bulldog you played as a kid? Imagine if instead of having to drop out when you were caught, you could just play on. No penalty,…
Wales analysis: How Luke Charteris and Alun Wyn Jones conquered France
Now more than ever, rugby spectators are overrun by technicalities and statistics. The accessibility afforded to broadcasters means heightened scrutiny and overbearing focus on the game’s intricacies. These days you…
Six Nations: Five things Scotland learnt against Italy
We’ve learned we’re still not learning It was pointed out to Vern Cotter in the post match press-conference that he and others had talked about discipline after every game so…
France: Philippe Saint-Andre’s ten big mistakes
This Six Nations has highlighted the flaws of the France coach's regime