Mourad Boudjellal spent his summer vacation in Florida and it seems he was doing more than just lying on a sun lounger. “Boudjellal and the American Dream” was the headline…
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Southern hemisphere stars of the future
By Alex Shaw The All Blacks’ 42-8 demolition of the Wallabies in Sydney was exquisite, only further expanding the gulf in quality – both technically and mentally – between themselves…
Round One: The Rugby Championship highlights
The Rugby Championship got off to a thrilling start. Just hours after a bugging device was said to have been found at the InterContinental hotel on Sydney’s picturesque waterfront, the…
Eddie Jones sets sights on Springboks to arrest losing run
When England met up at their recent training camp in Teddington, so the story goes, Eddie Jones walked into the room and told the 40-plus blokes there that none of…
All you need to know about next Glasgow coach Dave Rennie
Dave Rennie will replace Gregor Townsend as head coach of Glasgow Warriors next summer and we give you the lowdown on the New Zealander
The greatest fly-halves of all time: Phil Bennett
Major teams: Llanelli Country: Wales Test span: 1969-78 Wales caps: 29 (26 starts) Lions caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 210 (5T, 20C, 46P, 4DG) How many pints of Brains…
The greatest fly-halves of all time: Barry John
Major teams: Llanelli, Cardiff Country: Wales Test span: 1966-72 Wales caps: 25 (25 starts) Lions caps: 5 (5 starts) Test points: 120 (6T, 9C, 18P, 10DG) It was the New…
The greatest fly-halves of all time: Hugo Porta
Major teams: Banco Nacion Country: Argentina Test span: 1971-90 Argentina caps: 58 (58 starts) South America caps: 8 (8 starts) Test points: 651 (12T, 90C, 114P, 28DG) The fly-half’s first…
The greatest wingers of all time: Gerald Davies
Major teams: Llanelli, Cambridge University, London Welsh, Cardiff Country: Wales Test span: 1966-78 Wales caps: 46 (46 starts) Lions caps: 5 (5 starts) Test points: 81 (23T) Such was Davies’…
The greatest wingers of all time: Rory Underwood
Major teams: Leicester, Bedford Country: England Test span: 1984-96 England caps: 85 (85 starts) Lions caps: 6 (6 starts) Test points: 215 (50T) Born in Middlesborough in 1963 to a…