New Zealand vs. Australia: Winners and Losers from Bledisloe Cup

The All Blacks’ bid for an 18th straight victory was thwarted in a wet Stadium Australia, where they battled to a 12-12 draw with the Wallabies. This was in no way reminiscent of the try-packed, thrill-a-minute rugby we witnessed in the Super Rugby competition, with the weather and a high error count on both sides turning this Test into a dour, attritional affair. Here are the winners and... 

Australia vs. New Zealand: 5 Key Battles That Will Shape Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand travel to Sydney to defend their Bledisloe title with both sides aiming to extend winning runs. Australia have not lost since the opening match of their November tour at Twickenham, with seven wins on the bounce. The All Blacks are in world-record territory, hunting their 18th straight victory in this Rugby Championship curtain-raiser. With both sides winning all three summer Tests... 

Top 14: Predicting the Final Regular Season Table

The Top 14 gets underway this Friday with everyone gunning to topple Toulon following last season’s triumph. It was a miserable summer for French rugby with Les Bleus blown away 3-0 on their tour of Australia. Coach Philippe Saint-Andre trained his sights on the domestic top flight as one of the causes of the downturn in the national side’s fortunes, per his comments reported by ESPNScrum: “England... 

New Zealand: Full Report Card for Every Position Entering Rugby Championship

New Zealand can set a new world record-winning streak as they go hunting for straight win No. 18 at the start of the Rugby Championship. Coach Steve Hansen has been thrown a late curve ball by injury to Dan Carter, but the Crusaders man has been injured so often in recent years, it hardly causes a ripple in the camp’s preparations. There is quality everywhere you look in this squad. In assigning... 

Argentina: Full Report Card for Every Position Entering Rugby Championship

Argentina go into their third Rugby Championship with 2015 on their minds. Coach Daniel Hourcade has picked a squad with a blend of youth and experience, with several players plying their trade in their homeland. There is no Patricio Albacete after an alleged rift with Hourcade, but can the Pumas really do without such experience as they go in search of their first win in the competition? What we do... 

Australia: Full Report Card for Every Position Entering Rugby Championship

The Wallabies enter this year’s Rugby championship with several reasons to be cheerful. The New South Wales Waratahs, stacked with Australian internationals, just walked off with the Super Rugby title after a thrilling final against the Crusaders; their marquee players have had fantastic seasons; they are unearthing some new young talent in key positions; and under Ewen McKenzie they have won... 

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Everything You Need to Know

The Women’s Rugby World Cup gets under way in France on Friday, with 12 nations vying for glory. New Zealand arrive as holders following their narrow 13-10 win over England in 2010, with the Red Roses looking to gain revenge and lift the trophy for the first time since 1994. The Black Ferns have claimed the last three World Cups, all via final defeats of England. The tournament plays out over... 

Cheetahs Youngster Nails 80m Penalty

The high altitude in parts of South Africa has always been known to help with long-range efforts at goal, but this takes the biscuit from Cheetahs under–19 player Gerrie Labuschagne. The wing launched a kick at the posts from 80 metres, as reported by ESPNScrum, and it sailed over the crossbar at the other end, much to the delight of his on-looking teammates. There have been plenty of long–range... 

Olympics 2016 Sevens: 5 Things Rio Can Learn from Commonwealth Games

Since its introduction to the Commonwealth Games in 1998, Sevens has played a key role in each of the Games it has featured in. Crowds have packed the stadium and the action has been fast and furious, bringing a new dimension to the list of established events. The success of Sevens as a Commonwealth Games sport has helped it gain Olympic status for 2016 when it will make its debut in Rio. It sets the... 

Selecting the Greatest All-Time South Africa XV

South African rugby has a rich history full of wonderful players. The current crop may be some distance off world No. 1 New Zealand, but it has not always been the case. In truth, the rugby landscape may well look markedly different if the Springboks had not been cast into sporting purgatory during the Apartheid years that saw many of their great players collect so few caps. There was no South African... 

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