Filling the void
As a player, Calum Clark was uncompromising and made mistakes but in his new role he aims to be a force for good
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.
A different ball game
Sportable plan to revolutionise data analysis of the game – and the sky’s the limit
The star-spangled Banners
Popular Bath, Gloucester and England wing leaves the game with no regrets
An Englishman abroad
When Geoff Parling left the UK for Japan in 2017, he had no idea he’d end up in Australia building a burgeoning reputation as a coach
Lions crushed by a sense of regret
The Lions lost the Test Series by the narrowest of margins leaving them proud of their efforts but left hollow from what could have been
The final push for the Lions
Warren Gatland’s belief must not waver as they seek to rock the Springboks and win the first Series since 1997 on South African soil
Now or never for the Lions
Alun Wyn Jones will have to rally a bedraggled Lions squad for one final push after they were taught a lesson in Cape Town
The race for Lions selection
Warren Gatland has never been afraid to take the tough calls in the pursuit of victory
Why Gatland has rolled the dice
Eyebrows were raised when the Lions unveiled their squad for the first Test but every eventuality has been covered
Should the Lions run away with the Test Series?
The Tier 1 nations walloped the emerging nations in a one-side weekend of rugby while the Lions limp on