Bunnings NPC
Opinion
The five NPC performers of the week for round two
The second round of the NPC saw Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Hawke's Bay underscore their championship credentials while defendin…
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Opinion
International
Opinion
The growing exodus of Australasia’s biggest rugby athletes must stop
In modern rugby, size is not a luxury - it’s currency. The biggest games are often decided in the collisions, in those moments w…
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TOP 14
Opinion
Fourteen of the very best Top 14 U22 talents to follow in 2025/26
Amazing young talents and the Top 14 - a perfect marriage that has given the rugby world some of its most thrilling superstars.
International
Opinion
Romanticising rugby's dark arts and grubbery has got to go
27 May 2006. Fog covers the city of Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island. The Bulls from Pretoria are in town to play the …
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International
Opinion
New Zealand just needs to look at the NPC to change eligibility laws
When I see Rugby Australia suggesting they’ll go the way of SA Rugby and happily pick players from overseas, I can’t help feel…
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Tour fortunes of English Lions blur selection picture for Borthwick
England supplied 10 Test Lions but strong displays by other players in Argentina gave Steve Borthwick food for thought.
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TOP 14
Opinion
The top five signings ahead of the new Top 14 season
No sooner has the Top 14 finished than a new season is just about to start, as is the nature of the toughest league in the world.Â…
British & Irish Lions 2025
Opinion
Lions Tour Aussie takes: Need Skelton for South Africa, lock in Jorgensen
The Wallabies played tough, won the collisions, and nailed most of their detail, and all this and more came from some of the best …
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Bunnings NPC
Opinion
The five top performers from round one of the NPC
The NPC is back, drawing enthusiastic crowds around the motu. Waikato opened the season with an epic Eden Park comeback.
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The Rugby Championship
Opinion
Mystery surrounds Los Pumas after cutting veterans ahead of All Blacks
Felipe Contepomi named his first Rugby Championship squad for the first two tests, at home, against the All Blacks.
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Andy Farrell left with tough Ireland decisions to make after mixed Lions Tour
The Ireland head coach has played a smart hand in Australia but there are question marks over the longevity of some of his trusted…
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Generation gap: Can we meaningfully compare players separated by half a century?
Comparisons between Lions players and teams across different decades is difficult given the huge changes the game has undergone.
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