By Will Macpherson Bear with me here: I have never seen my Facebook newsfeed look quite like it. First, the evening of Saturday October 3: England go out of the…
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South Africa vs New Zealand: An epic rivalry
New Zealand v South Africa is one of the biggest rivalries in rugby. Here is a look at the upcoming heavyweight clash
Scotland v Australia: Five things we learnt
Scotland went out of the World Cup in heartbreaking fashion, but a late controversial Bernard Foley penalty sent the Wallabies through. We take a look at the inside track
Five things we’ve learnt: Ireland v Argentina
By Whiff of Cordite And so it comes to pass – Ireland go out at a World Cup quarter final. Nothing to see here? Move on. Well maybe, but this…
World Cup quarter-final preview: Ireland reignite rivalry with Argentina
By David Marsh After an impressive 24-9 win over France to finish at the summit of pool D, Joe Schmidt’s Ireland have set up a World Cup quarter-final showdown with Argentina at the Millennium…
Why the term ‘minnow’ should disappear from rugby’s lexicon
By Will Macpherson Sadly, we’ve bid farewell to Japan, Georgia, Uruguay, USA and the rest of the Rugby World Cup’s smaller teams. They lit up the tournament with their upsets,…
England’s 23-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations
Whoever is in charge of England when the Christmas decorations come down has to pick an EPS squad for the Six Nations and all talk of the 2019 World Cup…
Ban? No ban? Ask again later
Are World Rugby using Magic 8 Balls to decide on ban lengths? We just want a bit of consistency
Are Scotland the new Japan?
By Rory Baldwin They say if you’re sitting around a poker table and you can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you. Looking at the quality of performance that was…
Ireland v France: Five things we learnt
What about that? Ireland finally exploded into this tournament and the game had everything great about the Schmidt era - strong processes, disciplined defence and accurate rugby - allied to…