The former Scotland back-rower retired from the game in September following a lengthy lay-off with concussion
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Five Things We Learnt From The Rugby World Cup Final Weekend
After the Springboks momentous win, Paul Williams looks at five things we learnt from the weekend.
Spiritual journey takes Joe van Niekerk from Springboks to the jungle
One day former Springbok Joe van Niekerk’s search for a new life took him to the jungle of Costa Rica. It wasn’t like the 52-cap back-row and former Toulon captain…
What’s Hot and What’s Not from the World Cup Quarter-finals
Jacob Whitehead reflects on the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the weekend’s last-eight ties
Opinion: A question of integrity at Rugby World Cup
Bending the rules for Scotland v Japan would be unfair when Italy were not granted the same opportunity
Rugby World’s 2019 World Cup Diary
Get an insight into the magazine team’s adventures – and calamities! – in Japan during the tournament
Five things we learnt about rugby in September
From back-row battles to morale-boosting victories, Paul Williams looks at key talking points from the last month
All hail Japan’s Brave Blossoms
Why Japan beating Ireland is more significant than their victory over South Africa four years ago
What’s going on away from the Rugby World Cup?
Jacob Whitehead reports on seven rugby stories you may have missed with all the focus on happenings in Japan
Five things we learnt about rugby in August
From front-rows to emergency tens and failed drug tests, Paul Williams assesses rugby's latest goings-on