OPINION
All Blacks have plenty of fresh bodies to bring in for Pumas rematch
The All Blacks are two games into their intense five-week finish to the Rugby Championship, with the toughest challenge still to c…
Tom Vinicombe
14 Sep, 8:56
Opinion
OPINION
The rebirth of Cooper is what Wallabies needed but it won't erase the past
In his first test match in four years, he kicked eight from eight off the tee and didn’t make a mistake all night. It seems like…
Campbell Burnes
14 Sep, 7:30
OPINION
There always seems to be a 'but' when it comes to the career of Akira Ioane
Seven tests deep into an international career that once looked like it might never get off the ground, the elder Ioane is coming o…
Campbell Burnes
07 Sep, 6:12
OPINION
The All Blacks met that challenge, but it still wasn't a true Test
It’s all very well to run rings around Australia, but you assume Argentina and South Africa will provide more difficult Rugby Ch…
Hamish Bidwell
06 Sep, 7:55
OPINION
Bledisloe battle must be spark that relights Barrett brothers' flames
While there may be plenty on the line for the team as a whole, some individual All Blacks will be seeking a big performance in Ble…
Tom Vinicombe
05 Sep, 11:33
OPINION
Who will make the most of Aaron Smith's All Blacks absence?
The next month looms as a crucial time for TJ Perenara and Brad Weber to prove their starting pedigree.
Tom Vinicombe
03 Sep, 10:06
OPINION
Imperfect new Super Rugby format a step in the right direction
If the rumours are true, then sense has finally prevailed and Super Rugby will be returning to a round-robin format where seedings…
Tom Vinicombe
31 Aug, 9:43
OPINION
Ardie Savea was the right choice as All Blacks skipper
To come to a new country, face various challenges many of us can’t imagine and then have a son become All Blacks captain is a tr…
Hamish Bidwell
30 Aug, 7:33
OPINION
What can rugby learn from The Hundred? Nothing...
That’s where I was going to stop this article. It would have been a salty, pithy jibe at this game of Rugby Union we so love muc…
Sam Roberts
29 Aug, 17:21
OPINION
Neil de Kock: Shades of Saracens-style aggression to Springboks defence
The Springboks have only conceded 15 tries in their last 18 Tests, which equates to 0.8 tries per match. The Boks’ defensive suc…
Neil de Kock
27 Aug, 12:12
OPINION
'One common set of laws is no longer appropriate across pro and amateur rugby'
is it now time to seriously question whether one seamless set of laws remains a viable approach across professional and amateur ru…
Paul Smith
23 Aug, 22:29
OPINION
Opinion: Game-changing hat-trick means Wasps finally look forward with confidence
Six-and-a-half years after leaving Acton for Coventry, Wasps have a training base of their own.
Paul Smith
23 Aug, 18:44
