Scotland vs. Italy: 5 Key Battles in International Match

Scotland and Italy resume hostilities this weekend in their second consecutive meeting. Last week’s 16-12 win in Turin for the Scots bore more significance than most other World Cup warm-up results, given it avenged the defeat to the Azzurri in the Six Nations and also handed Vern Cotter’s men their first win of 2015. Former Scots skipper Mike Blair wrote on BBC: It did not come easily... 

Picking England’s Rugby World Cup Squad

Head coach Stuart Lancaster will name his squad for England’s Rugby World Cup campaign this Thursday, per the Telegraph. With a couple of internal matches to decide on the final few names he may be dithering over, the tension in camp must be thick as players scramble to secure their slots. It has been a long road to this point for Lancaster, who took the job on an interim basis back in 2012 and... 

France vs. England: Winners and Losers for England from International Match

England’s World Cup preparations hit a major road block in Paris with a poor showing in a 25-20 defeat to France. Late tries by Danny Cipriani and Jonathan Joseph added a gloss to the scoreline that does not hide the dismal display put up in the first 65 minutes that saw the home side rack up a 25-6 lead. It has left France brimming with confidence as the tournament draws nearer, but England... 

France vs. England: 5 Key Battles in International Match

England travel to Paris for their second rubber against France as both sets of players scramble for places in their respective World Cup squads. There are changes aplenty for both sides as coaches hand out chances to impress, which will doubtless result in that uncomfortable scenario where team function and individual aspiration rub up against one another. In this assessment of the key confrontations,... 

Early Team Power Rankings for 2015 Rugby World Cup

The warm-ups are under way, and it is nearing that time for coaches to make their final selections for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In addition to the current preparation games, we have a Six Nations from the spring and a shortened Rugby Championship from the summer on which to assess the form of the main contenders for the Webb Ellis Cup. It can be hard to know how much of their game plans coaches are... 

Wales vs. Ireland: Winners and Losers from International Match

Ireland demolished a poor Wales in Cardiff to get their World Cup warm-up series off to a resounding start. Joe Schmidt’s Six Nations champions clocked up a 35-21 win over his fellow Kiwi Warren Gatland’s side. It was largely a second-choice starting 15 for Wales, whereas Ireland had more familiar faces on show. And you suspect not too many of the Welsh hopefuls looking to impress will... 

South Africa vs. Argentina: 5 Key Battles in 2015 Rugby Championship Game

The Rugby Championship concludes with a dead rubber between South Africa and Argentina. Both sides come into this clash having lost their first two opening games and hoping to salvage something from the shortened competition. Their paths have not been similar to this point. Argentina have gone down without firing many shots against New Zealand and Australia, changing a huge amount of personnel along... 

Australia vs. New Zealand: 5 Key Battles in 2015 Rugby Championship Game

The Rugby Championship has reached its denouement already. In just three rounds we are done and dusted this year as teams turn their attentions to World Cup preparations. We end with a deciding rubber between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney. The two will meet again the following week to ensure they get a couple of Bledisloe Tests in, but this is the one that will settle the Rugby Championship silverware. Both... 

Why Michael Hooper’s Ban Shows Gaping Holes in Rugby’s Rules

It’s happened again. Rugby’s disciplinary procedures have been made to look a laughingstock in recent days. Australian flanker Michael Hooper was cited for striking Argentine fly-half Nicolas Sanchez in an off-the-ball incident during the Wallabies win in Mendoza last Saturday. The Waratahs man was handed a one-match ban (reduced from an initial two for previous good behaviour) by the judicial... 

5 Uncapped Englishmen Who Could Earn 2015 World Cup Places

England’s players returned from their Denver training camp last weekend and will now have one month left to earn their places in Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad. A week’s rest after their journey home will be followed by a key week in the schedule, as assistant coach Andy Farrell told the Guardian’s Paul Rees: “They will face an important week in training because we... 

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