When the news hit the wires, or in more modern parlance, timelines of England fans, stating that Stuart Lancaster and his coaching team, Andy Farrell, Mike Catt and Graham Rowntree…
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Top 14: What’s going on at Castres?
The talk of late has been about Toulouse but what of another French club slipping towards the cliff edge? Castres’ fall has been even more precipitous than that of Toulouse,…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints The team to beat New Zealand’s bonus-point win against Argentina in La Plata enabled them to secure their third successive Rugby Championship crown with a game to spare.…
Rugby Championship: why time is South Africa’s biggest enemy
The Sharks beat the Bulls last week and probably put paid to the Pretorians’ hopes of a Currie Cup semi-final berth. Former Springbok coach, Nick Mallett, continually linked to coaching…
French rugby: Fickou omission down to Noves meddling
When you have a moment, take a look at the try in the video below and then ask yourself how it is Gael Fickou hasn’t made the French squad for…
Premiership player analysis: Sam Hill and Henry Slade, Exeter Chiefs
A frenetic, dramatic opening to the Aviva Premiership campaign has reinforced one thing robustly – England have plenty of options. In every position, there are at least two very viable…
Rugby World Cup countdown: Seven memorable moments
Exactly a year ahead of the opening fixture in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, RW rewinds the clock to some memorable moments from previous tournaments
Premiership player analysis: Will Fraser, Saracens
One of rugby’s weirder nuances is that sometimes it is better not to have the ball. Every so often, relentless aggression in defence, allied to only a few attacking ambushes,…
Rugby Championship: why the All Blacks dominate the game
If you had to name one player who summed up the world-beating All Blacks, who would it be? Richie McCaw? It would be hard to disagree. Dan Carter? Hasn’t played…
Top 14 superstars: Money well-spent or wasted
One meelllion dollars! Okay, it’s Euros but that’s the eye-watering price Racing Metro are rumoured to be willing to pay to prise Matt Giteau from Toulon next summer. The Aussie…