
Midfield muddle
More questions than answers continue to arise in the All Blacks’ quest to rebuild their midfield.
More questions than answers continue to arise in the All Blacks’ quest to rebuild their midfield.
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Nathan Sharpe talks about how Eddie Jones masterminded the 2003 World Cup win over New Zealand
NZ were once unstoppable at Under 20s level but the landscape has changed over the last decade.
Clubs need to make player welfare a priority, not an afterthought
Passion and resilience underpin the MLR and make everyone confident the US competition will flourish.
Simon Zebo may have a happy-go-lucky nature but the returning Munster star doesn’t shy away from the sport’s biggest issue.
Analysis: Greater policing of the offside line has helped attacks flourish in Super Rugby Aotearoa 2021.
Some major All Blacks selections still remain a mystery ahead of the test season.
Leinster will be left to take on the power of the Top 14 and English contenders fell by the wayside in Europe
New Zealand’s rugby clubs are struggling – but aren’t expecting a large piece of the Silver Lake pie.
After two years out with a potentially career-ending knee injury, Ellis Jenkins’ comeback has been uplifting
Quirks of the law were brought to fore in the Chiefs’ golden-point win over the Highlanders.
A probable $465m cash injection is going to change New Zealand rugby forever.
Sam James isn’t chicken about talking up Sale’s chances of challenging at the top
Pari Pari Parkinson, one of the most promising physical specimens in New Zealand rugby, is back.
Exeter Chiefs have taken the Premier 15s by storm but face the threat of a move to limit overseas players.
Mike Brown is having to move on but Harlequins are in safe hands with Marcus Smith
All Black legend Sam Whitelock is a stickler for New Zealand’s traditions
From Liverpool to Lancaster, how Leinster have become a European rugby juggernaut.
A Trans-Tasman Super competition has just gone from doubtful to highly likely. That’s good news for everyone.
From hulking winger to shrewd centre – the stats and details behind George North’s compelling transformation.
Tom O’Flaherty has been pulling up trees down in Devon and the wing is thriving in esteemed company
Faf de Klerk has spent a career confounding critics and his bite around the fringes may trouble the Lions
Calls for Eddie Jones to be sacked are growing so someone had to defend the England coach
How much can Warren Gatland rely on statistics to help him choose his 36-man Lions squad for South Africa?
The rise and fall of Eddie Jones is a story New Zealanders are not surprised to be reading.
The England captain has had a year of injury hell – but she refuses to abandon her dream.
Modern defences have forced an attacking re-think and the Hurricanes have a new trick up their sleeve.
Law changes for Super Rugby Aotearoa have changed the way that teams attack inside the red zone.
Jason Ryan is helping to keep the Crusaders’ pack at the top of the heap.
A scintillating Six Nations, a try-fest in the Premiership and a familiar Pro14 ending, it’s all in our weekend wrap
The community game has faced an unprecedented year of hardship but now there is finally a chink of light
Jean de Villiers talks about how his injury setbacks made him into a Springbok legend
Ali Williams compares his former teammates Dan Carter and Jonny Wilkinson, two of the best 10s to play the game.
Anxiety, career pressure and low income may force stars of women’s game to give up
The Crusaders exposed some familiar failings of the Blues in Sunday’s victory.
Scotland can still party like it’s 1999 in France despite missing Sean Maitland
Thumping England was a huge fillip for Andy Farrell and his Ireland reign. The next step is to win a trophy.
The announcement that the 2021 Lions tour will take place in South Africa has rugby fans hoping for the best
After five years in charge, now bereft of the Saracens swagger, it is increasingly unlikely Eddie Jones is the man to rediscover England’s mojo.
When will Richie Mo’unga finally transfer his excellent Super Rugby form into the test arena?
A modern-day classic in Paris, a humbling in Dublin and a walkover in Edinburgh, the Six Nations finale had it all
A bonkers Six Nations leaves Warren Gatland with much to ponder. Who makes our writers’ Lions XVs?
More heartbreak and yet more frustration. Will Scotland ever become Six Nations contenders?
If Super Rugby looks to be a different game entirely to the Six Nations, that’s because it is.
Being culled in 2017 has made the Western Force a stronger club.
England have found an attacking edge but defence could win Wales the Grand Slam
The England v Ireland games were always feisty affairs according to 48-cap Lions prop Nick Popplewell
Former England captain wants to see Eddie Jones’ men playing with more verve against Ireland
Joe Rokocoko’s soft spot for the Crusaders vanished when they beat his beloved Blues in the 1998 Super 12 final.
Wales have an ageing, unfancied team but they may yet have the last laugh on a gifted French side
Little-known coach Didier Retière has led the revival in France’s fortunes
The Chiefs need to look hard at themselves as they try to work out what has gone so wrong at the club.
From tackling Jason Leonard to rearing ‘therapy donkeys’, Andrea Lo Cicero’s life glistens with colour.
The game has evolved such that Damian McKenzie is no longer the threat he once was – but that could change.
From project player to talisman, back-row CJ Stander will be remembered as an Ireland great
In the storied career, Tom Varndell tasted intoxicating highs and soul-searching lows but has emerged smiling
Six Nations rugby proved what an attractive competition it can be for its new partners CVC this weekend
Leicester Fainga’anuku is setting Super Rugby Aotearoa alight. But he’s ambivalent about how his career develops.
Stephen Myler’s musical tastes have been questioned but the fly-half is on song at the Ospreys
Against the backdrop of coronavirus angst and bonkers refereeing, the show goes on.
With a Triple Crown, Wales have taken the Six Nations by storm. Rob Vickerman explains how they’ve done it.
Super Rugby Aotearoa is under way but there appears to be something lacking.
If England are to regain form, Owen Farrell needs to show more maturity when dealing with referees
Max Malins was once compared to Beauden Barrett and the Bristol full-back is now ready for the grandest stage
Folau Fakatava should ignore the selection myth that players need to start for their clubs to be All Blacks.
Ireland are sticking by their veterans but is it time to abandon policy and go with youth?
Sam Simmonds continues to shine, the Cornish Pirates shock Saracens and Leinster power on
Andrew Sheridan was one of the game’s strongest men and the giant England prop is still a mighty force
Every top-level player feels the heat but some can handle it better than others
Patrick Tuipulotu has helped mould the Blues into his own hard-working image.
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.
Can even a rugby nation as rich as England afford to keep ignoring the untapped brilliance on its shores?
A new crop of Kiwi 10s are set to make names for themselves in Super Rugby Aotearoa.
England’s attack has been a work-in-progress since the heroics of 2019, so can they re-find their mojo?
The Waratahs are in chaos and its origins can be traced back to one decision in 2018.
Kate Zackary and Exeter Chiefs Women are giving the Premier 15s the shake-up it needed.
Tony Brown can already be compared with coaching genius Wayne Smith
Frans Steyn will be 34 in May, but the two-time world champion’s lust to play in a second Lions series burns white-hot.
The Wales vs England game served up controversy and rancour while Ireland executed the Italian job with ease
New Zealand seems to want uncertainty to prevail when it comes to major coaching roles.
Steve Tandy has been the inspiration behind Scotland’s improved defensive performances
Your attack gets you noticed but your defence gets you picked
Elliot Daly has vast sums of credit in the bank with England, but as Matt Perry warns, his starting berth now looks in jeopardy.
It’s all to play for as Graham Simmons previews the weekend’s Six Nations clashes
How Blues’ forwards went from easy beats to heavy hitters to challenge Crusaders’ supremacy.
How will the Super Rugby standard setting Crusaders be preparing for a fifth consecutive year of glory?
The Highlanders have brought in Tony Brown to help them find who they really are.
The Hurricanes struggled to replace Beauden Barrett in 2020. How will they fair without TJ Perenara in 2021?
All Blacks great Dan Carter officially bows out at a time when his body was still willing – even at almost 39.
A horror season in 2020 is something the Chiefs are desperate to forget all about in 2021.
David Havili will be eager to bounce back after illness and Covid de-railed his stunning start to 2020.
Politician, psephologist, Lord, referee, and chairman of the world’s first gay-inclusive rugby club – meet Robert Hayward.
Progressive Rugby want to help the sport deal with the head injury crisis but will anyone listen?
Scotland have the players to cause plenty of damage but their rigid game plan is hampering their attack.
For all France’s development, they will not win the next World Cup without a top-class goal-kicker.
Boosting Australian club rugby is the key to preparing aspiring Super Rugby players.
Welsh enigma, Sinners become Saints, Ireland’s redemption man, Munster’s old dog for the hard road