6 Bold Predictions for Super Rugby Round 8

This week’s predictions are packing their bags and putting their money on the travelling teams in Round 8. If there is one thing about this competition that’s predictable, it’s that it’s unpredictable. We have already seen the Force beat the champions, the Bulls upset the Sharks and the inconsistent Rebels shock the in-form Brumbies. This week, we’re backing the teams... 

Ranking England’s 10 Greatest Captains

England captains down the years have ranged from hate figures for whole nations—the role played by Will Carling in the eyes of Scottish fans in the 1990s—to serving members of the armed forces, tabloid targets and national heroes. With so many names to assess and only 10 to choose for this list, establishing some set of criteria allows us to pick our stand-out candidates. Total games played... 

5 Things We Learned from Super Rugby Round 7

Things got a bit nasty in Round 7 as yellow cards flowed and coaches went at each other in Durban where two title contenders met, while there was a high-scoring thriller in Pretoria and a shock win in Melbourne. Two all-New Zealand affairs saw a 100th anniversary spoiled for one of the game’s legends and a growing sense of optimism fueled another of the competition’s grand old... 

6 Bold Predictions for Super Rugby Round 7

It’s a big weekend for some of the key contenders in this year’s competition. The Sharks and Waratahs do battle in Durban, while the champion Chiefs travel to Pretoria. They face a Bulls side high on confidence, who will be in no mood to provide a tonic for the Chiefs’ shock loss to the Force in Round 6. The men from Perth take a rest this week, which means there’ll be... 

Jonny Wilkinson: Ranking His 10 Best Performances

With the news that this is likely to be Jonny Wilkinson’s last season before he hangs up his boots, per Jack De Menezes of The Independent, it’s the perfect time to look back at some of his best performances. Wilkinson made his England debut as a teenager in Dublin in 1998, and he finally left the international scene some 13 years later after the 2011 World Cup. Along the way, he won... 

20 Hugely Hyped Rugby Players Who Faded Away

With Sam Burgess on his way to English rugby union, expectations will be high for the rugby league star to make an impact for England at next year’s World Cup. It is a tall order, but the hype around the Great Britain man has already been built up. He can look back down the years at this list of players who were hyped in their early days, only to fall away quite quickly from international contention.... 

5 Things We Learned from Super Rugby Round 6

The points continue to pile up in Super Rugby. Round 6 saw the Highlanders and Hurricanes share nearly 70, the Blues and the Cheetahs do exactly that and the Waratahs rack up over 30 against the Rebels. There were also shocks, as the Bulls downed the Sharks and the Western Force toppled the champions in Perth. Here’s what we learned. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Power Ranking the World’s Top 15 Rugby Nations After the Six Nations

The Six Nations is over for another year and the European order of things is rejigged. Ireland and England have little between them, with England perhaps with the advantage of youth on their side and a better record against the big boys from down south. Wales have slipped, and France are, well, France. Nothing achieved in the Six Nations was ever going to disturb the top two slots in any rankings system,... 

Jordi Murphy Tweets His Thanks for Six Nations Medal Return

Ireland’s Six Nations success swept the country on their return home from Paris, with hordes of fans greeting the players at Dublin Airport. As is customary on such occasions, the players stopped for autographs and photos with their supporters, but young Leinster back rower Jordi Murphy inadvertently gave away something much more valuable than his signature. After a request from a young fan for... 

6 Bold Predictions for Super Rugby Round 6

This week’s bold predictions have decided to go out on a limb, ignore logic, throw caution to the breeze and fly in the face of the bookmakers by backing the underdogs. Call it a hunch, blind optimism or nonsense, but there will be shocks this week—shocks that reverberate from the tip of the Cape of Africa to the lower reaches of New Zealand’s South Island. You heard it here first. Begin... 

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