Laying down a marker
Leinster will be left to take on the power of the Top 14 and English contenders fell by the wayside in Europe
Owain Jones
Northern Hemisphere Editor, TheXV
Owain has been writing and editing about rugby since 2004. He has edited matchday programmes for the WRU, publications for the British & Irish Lions and written for the Guinness Pro14. A regular voice on BBC Radio Wales, from 2011 to 2018, he was the editor of Rugby World Magazine. He has been writing for RugbyPass since 2019.
The great entertainer
Tom O’Flaherty has been pulling up trees down in Devon and the wing is thriving in esteemed company
Never give up hope
A scintillating Six Nations, a try-fest in the Premiership and a familiar Pro14 ending, it’s all in our weekend wrap
The hard yards
The community game has faced an unprecedented year of hardship but now there is finally a chink of light
Risky business
The announcement that the 2021 Lions tour will take place in South Africa has rugby fans hoping for the best
Agony and ecstasy
A modern-day classic in Paris, a humbling in Dublin and a walkover in Edinburgh, the Six Nations finale had it all
Who makes our Lions XV?
A bonkers Six Nations leaves Warren Gatland with much to ponder. Who makes our writers’ Lions XVs?
The comeback kids
Wales have an ageing, unfancied team but they may yet have the last laugh on a gifted French side
The beautiful game
Six Nations rugby proved what an attractive competition it can be for its new partners CVC this weekend
Banging the drum
Sam Simmonds continues to shine, the Cornish Pirates shock Saracens and Leinster power on