There have been some spellbinding tries in this international year but it was left to IRPA (International Rugby Players Association) to sift through the footage and nominate five outstanding tries.…
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Scotland v New Zealand: Talking points
The All Blacks are still the best at closing out tight games Scotland came closer than they have in more than a decade to breaking their 109 year drought against…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
Saints Teddy Thomas: Remember the name The 21-year-old from Biarritz is the latest player to be anointed the ‘the prochaine grand chose’ in French rugby. It’s not hard to see…
Autumn Internationals: Week two report
Stats, facts, quotes and photos from week two of the autumn Internationals
Responding to the haka
One-on-one At its heart, the haka is a symbolic ritual representing the challenge laid down by one team to another. But the Kapa O Pango’s group mentality belies the more…
Surviving the sin-bin: New Zealand’s 14-man masterclass
‘Game management’ is one of modern rugby’s buzz-phrases. It can often feel fluffy – as though the user has heard it in television commentary and fancies rolling out an intangible gem…
Saints and Sinners: the weekend’s talking points
The Saints May Day The doubters who thought Jonny May might never handle the transition from club to Test rugby were finally shown just what the Gloucester wing brings to…
Autumn Internationals: Week one report
All the details you need about the home nations' Tests this weekend – facts and stats, photos and quotes
England v New Zealand: is this the best All Blacks attack ever?
From the offloading of Read and Sonny Bill to searing running lines in outside channels, the All Blacks are taking their attacking game to new heights
Autumn Series: Players to watch
The next month should give us a pretty good idea of how sides are shaping up for the Rugby World Cup. It’s the final Tests between the Northern and Southern…