Earning the right
Wanted by Scotland and England, Cam Redpath smashed a Calcutta Cup hoodoo on debut. This is his story.
Loyalty in question
Clubs need to make player welfare a priority, not an afterthought
Features
Nothing is impossible
Passion and resilience underpin the MLR and make everyone confident the US competition will flourish.
The prodigal son
Simon Zebo may have a happy-go-lucky nature but the returning Munster star doesn’t shy away from the sport’s biggest issue.
Back in the running
After two years out with a potentially career-ending knee injury, Ellis Jenkins’ comeback has been uplifting
Back to the future
Mike Brown is having to move on but Harlequins are in safe hands with Marcus Smith
Flicking the switch
Nathan Sharpe talks about how Eddie Jones masterminded the 2003 World Cup win over New Zealand
Star Columns
Building bridges
Boosting Australian club rugby is the key to preparing aspiring Super Rugby players.
On the brink
Anxiety, career pressure and low income may force stars of women’s game to give up
Love, hate relationship
The rise and fall of Eddie Jones is a story New Zealanders are not surprised to be reading.
Analysis
Attacking the underbelly
Modern defences have forced an attacking re-think and the Hurricanes have a new trick up their sleeve.
Stats and Snapshots: Episode five
How much can Warren Gatland rely on statistics to help him choose his 36-man Lions squad for South Africa?
Centre stage
From hulking winger to shrewd centre – the stats and details behind George North’s compelling transformation.
Interviews
Chance of a lifetime
A Pacific Island Super Rugby team could change the power base of the global game.
Blonde ambition
Faf de Klerk has spent a career confounding critics and his bite around the fringes may trouble the Lions
League of his own
Leicester Fainga’anuku is setting Super Rugby Aotearoa alight. But he’s ambivalent about how his career develops.
Editor’s Choice
Who makes our Lions XV?
A bonkers Six Nations leaves Warren Gatland with much to ponder. Who makes our writers’ Lions XVs?
Ruling the roost
Sam James isn’t chicken about talking up Sale’s chances of challenging at the top
The XV Video
Stats and Snapshots:
Standouts and Selection
As the dust settles on a thrilling Six Nations competition, Rob Vickerman looks into the stats behind the tournament’s best performers whilst looking ahead to the upcoming Lions tour to South Africa.
Stats and Snapshots:
The Highlanders’ Crusade
Rob Vickerman and Andy Clarke take an in-depth look at the Highlanders’ stunning victory over the Crusaders in Christchurch.
Podcasts
The XV – Rugby History
A podcast about the history of rugby and it’s roots in different countries, narrated by historian Tony Collins.
Rugby Centurions
Rugby Centurions celebrates players who have won 100 International Test Caps or more for their country, making it the world’s toughest membership.
The XV – Ben Kimber
Ben Kimber explores some of the key topics in Australian rugby past and present, including interviews with the biggest names in the sport.
The XV Contributors
More Stories
The arms race
How do you keep top players in Scotland? And how do you replace the ones who leave? Recruitment supremo Jan McGinity lifts the lid on contracting.
Striving for perfection
England’s attack has been a work-in-progress since the heroics of 2019, so can they re-find their mojo?
Making a head start
Progressive Rugby want to help the sport deal with the head injury crisis but will anyone listen?
Attack force one
If Super Rugby looks to be a different game entirely to the Six Nations, that’s because it is.
The missing piece
Super Rugby Aotearoa is under way but there appears to be something lacking.
Rugby’s greatest mismatch
The man set to replace Warren Gatland almost produced one of the greatest upsets of the modern era.
Border crossing
The IRFU’s willingness to transfer players between provinces offers a lifeline to some but pain to others.
Cracking the code
History shows Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s high-profile move from league to union will not be an easy task.
Turbulent times
Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie was an enforcer for the All Blacks during some of New Zealand rugby’s most chaotic years.
All or nothing
All Blacks great Dan Carter officially bows out at a time when his body was still willing – even at almost 39.
Surviving Super Rugby Aotearoa
Another Covid curve ball could make for an even tougher competition for Aotearoa’s best players.
Final push
Rugged All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick is eyeing the 2023 World Cup as his international swansong.
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