By Rory Baldwin It was vintage Argentina, but not the post-Henry Argentina we love It wasn’t quite the stodge seen in their match against Wales, but Argentina – or the…
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Rugby Championship: Australia search for finishing touches against the Pumas
Super Rugby came to Twickenham in 2011 and this weekend the Rugby Championship follows suit, with Argentina moving their home game with Australia 6,000 miles north in a bid to…
How to attack the All Blacks way from set-piece: New Zealand v Argentina analysis
They say you cannot score tries from set-piece at the highest level any more. They are wrong. Over the past few years, New Zealand has steadily taken over from Australia…
Five talking points in rugby from August
The cross kick is no longer a risk A decade ago the ‘cross kick’ was deemed a last resort in rugby union. A risky play from the cross pollination of…
Argentina ready for Twickenham rematch with Australia
Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade on learning from defeat and returning to Twickenham
Can Argentina break into the world’s ‘top three’?
Times, they may be a changing. The traditional triumvirate of power in the Southern Hemisphere – New Zealand, Australia and South Africa – is no longer the all-powerful force it…
Southern hemisphere stars of the future
By Alex Shaw The All Blacks’ 42-8 demolition of the Wallabies in Sydney was exquisite, only further expanding the gulf in quality – both technically and mentally – between themselves…
Round One: The Rugby Championship highlights
The Rugby Championship got off to a thrilling start. Just hours after a bugging device was said to have been found at the InterContinental hotel on Sydney’s picturesque waterfront, the…
The phoney war is over, as the Rugby Championship prepares for lift off
By Alex Shaw The Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend, with Australia hosting New Zealand and Argentina travelling to South Africa, and the phoney wars that are part and parcel…
Rugby Championship games in London could become a regular thing
The Rugby Championship is coming to London for the first time on Saturday 8 October with defending champions Australia taking on Argentina at Twickenham in a repeat of one of…