The race to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup is on and there are just three runners fighting for the honour. The 15th of November is D-Day for Ireland, South…
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Stade Francais and Racing 92: The merger explained
Imagine, if you will, that Racing 92 require maximum points in their final two league games of the season to qualify for next season’s Champions Cup. Their last match is…
Ben Youngs: How to throw a dummy
Leicester and England scrum-half Ben Youngs explains how to fool opponents with sleight of hand
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Vroom vroom in Vancouver South Africa’s march to the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title looks unstoppable, but they encountered a hiccup in Vancouver. Two, in fact, because…
England v New Zealand: The record-setting teams compared
We rate the players who set the 18-Test winning runs for England and the All Blacks
Six Nations: Wales 22-9 Ireland – Five things we learnt
Wales win using the whole pitch During the past three to four seasons under Warren Gatland, the only time that the Welsh players have been allowed to use the wider…
Six Nations: England 61-21 Scotland
England have won the Six Nations Championship with a game to spare. They have claimed the Calcutta Cup after blasting Scotland 61-21. And they are now the joint-record holders for…
Six Nations: Italy 18-40 France
Italy came into the match buoyed by their unexpected success at Twickenham, where they thwarted England for long periods and avoided the heavy drubbing many predicted. Unfortunately, despite the boon…
Six Nations: Wales 22-9 Ireland
What's hot and what's not from Wales' 2017 Six Nations match against Ireland
Is the pressure getting to Eddie Jones or is it all part of a masterplan?
The week before England’s Six Nations game against Scotland was one of the strangest weeks on Planet Eddie since he took over in December 2015 but we should have seen…