Picture the scene: Wales and Ireland are locked at 10-10, close to the hour mark. Dublin’s Aviva Stadium is expectant. The hosts have taken a while to click into gear but are finally…
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World Cup watch: France can thrive with English style
Scotland will present an awkward challenge to France on Saturday evening. Awkward because only a dominant victory will do for the French public, who are still on a high after…
RW picks Scotland’s 31-man World Cup squad
Today Scotland head coach Vern Cotter will send off his World Cup 31 to World Rugby. Tomorrow he announces his squad officially to the public. If ever there was a…
RW picks Ireland’s 31-man World Cup squad
Here are the 31 players Rugby World thinks Joe Schmidt should pick in his Rugby World Cup squad
Poll: Who will survive Rugby World Cup Pool A?
In Pool A’s ‘Group of Death’, who do you think is set for an early grave and who will be alive and kicking in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals? England,…
World Cup watch: France is back in love with rugby
Something is stirring in France, and the rest of the rugby world should take note. The cockerel may not yet be crowing but there’s a shine to its tail feathers…
10 foods all rugby players should be eating during pre-season training
THE END of summer is synonymous with the conclusion of pre-season training. It’s the time of year when clubs can reflect on all the hard work that has been done;…
Analysis: Five areas England must fix from France defeat
There were some small crumbs of comfort for Stuart Lancaster to take from Paris. Mako Vunipola, Nick Easter and Danny Cipriani excelled from the bench, wing Jack Nowell grafted all…
World Cup watch: In support of undroppable front-rowers
For some of the world’s most revered front row players, it is the ideal situation. For the coaches it lies somewhere between walking on eggshells and urging the turkey to…
Analysis: How centres Sam Burgess and Henry Slade combined for England
Two debutants undertaking a high-stakes audition at Twickenham. Two centres with entirely different attributes who had taken contrasting paths to their first Test cap – one a code-hopping superstar, the…