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Farrell walks a fine line between and dynamism and disaster
Graham Jenkins reviews the Premiership final Farrell/Ford match up and coaching questions posed for England’s Steve L...
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How the All Blacks are becoming a typical Dave Rennie team on exit counters
Current New Zealand supremo Dave Rennie has brought the same principles to the running of the All Blacks that he espoused in the Waikato ...
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Is the new maul law working out as intended?
A minor, apparently trivial change can trigger an unforeseen set of consequences within the same system, and a major chain reaction furth...
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Part 2 of Graham Jenkins interview with USA rugby 7s coach Mike Friday as Mike considers USA 7s team chances of Olympic qualification.
Mike Friday offers an insight into his side’s quest to qualify for the Olympics and his thoughts on how the game in t...
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Read part 1 of Graham Jenkins interview with Mike Friday on the progress of USA rugby 7s.
Mike Friday reflects on the challenges he has faced during his first season in charge of the rapidly improving Eagles...
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Toulon underline 'Best club in Europe' status
Toulon underlined their status as the best club side in the northern hemisphere with a 24-18 victory over Clermont Au...
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Eddie Jones Interview with Graham Jenkins on Japanese Rugby Part 2
In the second part of our exclusive interview, Japan coach Eddie Jones shares his thoughts on the forthcoming Rugby W...
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Eddie Jones Interview with Graham Jenkins on Japanese Rugby Part 1
In the first part of an exclusive interview, Eddie Jones tells Graham Jenkins how he turned traditional rugby lightwe...
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Mauls are back in Fashion
This week Murray takes look at the emergence of the maul as an attacking weapon for teams in general play.
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The Chiefs - An innovative, unified rugby force
In his latest piece Murray Kinsella leaps hemispheres and puts the spot light on Super XV side The Chiefs. A team tha...
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Mind Games - Weight of Expectation
Simon Halliday previews this weekend’s RBS Six Nations Finale. Three teams alive and able to claim the title. Game on…
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Rugby Injuries and Six Nations
Injuries are now a common part of our game, and this year’s Six Nations has been no exception. So as we look forward ...
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Ireland's attack audit
Murray Kinsella audits Joe Schmidt’s attack plans and structures to date in the RBS Six Nations. Identifying the stre...
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IN SEARCH OF INSPIRATION
Simon Halliday talks RBS Six Nations. An interesting and as always brutally honest perspective from a passionate Engl...
