Ireland are building strength in depth There was a lot of doom and gloom in the build up to this game with column inches devoted to Ireland’s long injury list…
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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…
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 international player analysis: Brad Barritt, England’s Mr Fix-It
In terms of positives, there was very little to take from the British and Irish Lions’ midweek defeat to the Brumbies back in June 2013. On a rain-swept night in…
Heyneke Meyer picks a South Africa squad full of surprises
Springboks bulk up for tour Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer sprung several surprises when naming a cumbersome 36-man squad for their autumn tour to Ireland, Britain and Italy. The squad only…
Uncovered: England wing Semesa Rokoduguni
Bath's Roko on music, Manu and the military
Rugby statistics: The best times for England to score against the All Blacks
There was a sense of inevitability as New Zealand clawed back a ten point deficit in Brisbane last month and won against Australia in the Rugby Championship with the final…
Time running out for Philippe Saint-Andre to revive France
Eight games to go. Eight opportunities for Philippe Saint-Andre to finally settle on his starting XV for France’s opening World Cup game, against Italy at Twickenham on September 19. The…
Autumn international player analysis: Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand
You do not saunter back into a world champion team on the back of 70 minutes’ worth of on-field action in two years without being a very special player. To…
Brian O’Driscoll: The Test – book review
In The Test, Brian O’Driscoll takes the reader behind the scenes of his life from his childhood to his retirement from playing this year, dealing honestly with the most traumatic of…