When time allows for clarity of thought; after an evening of maddening, frenetic, passionate intensity, there will be no doubting who is the happier of the two coaches; Warren Gatland.…
Kieran Read
The Lions remain unchanged for the Third and deciding Test
Warren Gatland has had the luxury of being able to name the same 23 players who took part in the nail-biting 24-21 win over New Zealand in Wellington. It is the…
Five reasons the pressure is on the All Blacks ahead of the Third Test
Momentum shift Bottling momentum in sport is a precious commodity. Before and after the First Test, it was the All Blacks who gave off an insouciant, laid-back air. If there…
New Zealand v British and Irish Lions – First Test analysis
The manner of defeat will concern Warren Gatland The British and Irish Lions’ 30-15 defeat in the first test will obviously concern Warren Gatland. But the manner of the defeat…
Lions 2017: A look into All Blacks captain Kieran Read
LIONS AND tigers. Both are prevalent for Kieran Read life right now. The first is obvious – the best players from Britain and Ireland head to New Zealand in a…
The All Blacks face fitness concerns of their own
Full-back: Ben Smith The mercurial full-back who resembles Clark Kent off the pitch, but turns into Superman on it (albeit dressed in black) has sat out the last couple of…
Why you need the new issue of Rugby World
Here are 15 reasons to pick up a copy of Rugby World’s June 2017 issue
Wales: Five talking points v New Zealand
Brave. But not enough in a brave new world Wales lost by 36-22 in Wellington and with it the Series. But despite the loss and a set piece which made…
Analysis: Why New Zealand are masters of the offload
We compare the offloading skills of New Zealand and France to discover why the All Blacks are masters of the art
Is Bayonne’s Charles Ollivon France’s Kieran Read?
Meet the latest sensation to set the Top 14 melting pot. Bayonne No 8 Charles Ollivon has burst onto the scene this season with a string of brilliant [1] performances…