It’s all becoming wearily familiar for the French public, a distressing déjà vu if ever there was one. A squad allegedly at loggerheads with its coach, a media showing no…
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Letter from South Africa – March
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Super 15 analysis: Handre Pollard to turn 21 in some style
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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,…
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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…