He's won the French rugby presidential election, so what's next for Bernard Laporte?
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Analysis: England’s Autumn stock take
By Alex Shaw What a difference a year makes. After bowing ignominiously out of their own Rugby World Cup at the pool stage in 2015, England have embarked on a…
Five rugby talking points from November
Six Nations finally gets bonus points November saw the Northern Hemisphere’s premier test competition finally adopt the bonus point system. It is long overdue. Many will argue that the new…
30 Minutes with… Scotland fly-half Finn Russell
Glasgow and Scotland fly-half Finn Russell talks juggling, jokers and junk food
Analysis: Mapping June’s scrum battle between England and Australia
If Eddie Jones’ year in charge of England has taught us anything, it is that the 56 year-old has become an expert at using press duties to set an agenda.…
Wallabies are off the ropes and have tools to provide knockout punch
Stephen Larkham was regarded as a bit of a magician down Australia way when he was a player and he is still pulling rabbits out of hats as a coach…
Sky’s the limit: Behind the scenes with Sky Sports on an England Rugby match day
There is a touch of the Tardis about the new Sky Sports truck that sits inconspicuously in the outside broadcast compound at Twickenham on England match days. Inside is a…
Scotland 43-16 Georgia: Five talking points
By Rory Baldwin It was an odd sort of game The evidence of the opening ten minutes looked like this match would be close but in the end it was…
French rugby presidential election race heads for the finish line
The French rugby union elects a new president on Saturday – and it's a fight to the finish
Ireland 27-24 Australia: Five talking points
By Whiff of Cordite Ireland completed a memorable November series with a gritty win over the Wallabies on Saturday – with the falling bodies, it was a game reminiscent of…