Why Manu Tuilagi Is Likely to Be Key for England at the 2015 World Cup

England’s World Cup preparations begin in earnest when Stuart Lancaster convenes his squad of 45 in June. That extended party will need to be cut down for the tournament, by which time players will have to have proved form and fitness to earn inclusion. And there will be no player Lancaster will be more keen to see tick those boxes than Manu Tuilagi. The Leicester Tigers powerhouse is in the... 

Why Rugby Union Should Not Court Sam Tomkins to Cross Codes

Rugby League star Sam Tomkins was in the news last week when he announced his return to the UK from New Zealand. The former Wigan man claimed homesickness had caused him to call time prematurely on his contract with the New Zealand Warriors, and he will be back in Blighty in time for the next Super League campaign, per the Guardian. And a return to his old club looks to be on the cards, according to... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of April 11-12

The temperature is rising in the play-off hunt across Europe as each of the top three domestic leagues nears its conclusion. In the Pro 12, there are still a clutch of pivotal clashes between the top four sides that will shape the complexion of the play-off places. One certainty is that champions Leinster are all but out of the picture after defeat to the Dragons. In England, Devon’s only top-flight... 

5 Players Who Could Move to France If England Lift Their Overseas Ban

Stuart Lancaster faces the toughest decision of his coaching career as he ponders his England squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Chief among the issues to wrestle with is whether to scrap the Rugby Football Union’s rule prohibiting the selection of players based overseas. The debate has centred on Steffon Armitage since the Toulon back-rower was crowned 2014’s European Player of the... 

Why Leigh Halfpenny Will Be Key for Wales at the 2015 World Cup

Wales approach the 2015 World Cup with a squad full of experience and talent. In 2011 under a callow captain and with Warren Gatland only four years into his reign as head coach, they came agonisingly close to the final, losing to France with 14 men after Sam Warburton’s controversial red card. Four years on, the same coach has guided a Lions squad to victory with Warburton maturing as his... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of April 4-5

The Champions Cup quarter-finals produced three of the four semi-finalists who made it this far last season. Leinster have displaced Munster as the Irish member of the quartet that will see Saracens face Clermont Auvergne once again while Toulon lie in wait for the Dubliners. The last eight saw triumphs for grit and grind in two of the games while flair and flamboyance won the day in the Massif Central.... 

5 Questions England Fans Would Love to Ask Stuart Lancaster

England head coach Stuart Lancaster leads his team into a home World Cup this September. When England last hosted the tournament they reached the final and lost to Australia. Twenty-four years later, the game and the tournament have changed beyond all recognition. Now, Lancaster’s men must beat the Aussies and Wales if they even want to win their group, never mind lift the Webb Ellis Cup. Lancaster... 

Why Jonny Sexton Will Be the Key Man for Ireland at the 2015 World Cup

Ireland secured their second successive Six Nations title in March and go forth to the World Cup with a genuine chance of making the semi-finals for the first time. The Irish are in a group with France, Italy, Canada and Romania, having avoided the big guns from the Southern Hemisphere, as well as swerving the kind of misfortune that has landed England, Wales and Australia in the same pool. If the... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of March 28-29

We return our attentions to club rugby this week after that thrilling climax to the Six Nations. The top domestic leagues are all getting set for the final push for the play-offs, and in some cases the rash of points we saw in the final weekend of the Six Nations continued. In France, there were bloody noses for the top two, and in the Pro 12 a ding-dong draw between two of the top four. It has been... 

Why Danny Cipriani Should Not Be a World Cup Starter for England

Danny Cipriani grabbed a number of headlines prior to this Six Nations. His form for Sale and the injury to Owen Farrell propelled the fly-half to first-choice backup behind George Ford for the England No. 10 shirt. The former Wasps man was restricted to that role for the whole of the tournament, however, with Ford playing well throughout. Cipriani did score off the bench against Italy, but that was... 

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