Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 15-17

If your name is Bryan Habana, you might want to watch this week’s collection from behind your sofa. The Springbok World Cup winner has made a living out of his searing pace and finishing ability, but neither could help him when he was collared, twice, by Wasps’ bruisers. And so flyin’ Bryan features heavily this week alongside a second row with an unorthodox tackling technique, a... 

Predicting the Starting England XV vs. Scotland in 6 Nations Opener

There was no hanging about for Eddie Jones. The Australian, now in charge of England, swung the axe hard and fast on some of the key figures of the Stuart Lancaster era as he announced his first squad. The selection, described by the Guardian’s Robert Kitson as spilling “enough blood to make even Quentin Tarantino wince,” saw seven new names added to the party and a third of... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of January 8-10

Saracens’ winning run was brought to an end on Saturday at the hands of Harlequins. The chasing pack is closing up on the English champions, but will the side’s misfortune see them slip from the summit of our ranking of Europe’s top 15 club rugby teams? A number of French clubs caught up on their European Rugby Champions Cup commitments, with Toulon, Clermont Auvergne and Stade Francais... 

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 8-10

A weekend cocktail of league and European action saw plenty at stake as we plough on through the January mud and rain. This week’s collection of collisions brings us some borderline challenges, a big hit from a bulldozer who has been away too long and, to top the lot, a bone-shuddering bump-off that shows why it might not always be a good idea for a scrum-half to try to take down a No. 8 travelling... 

David Pocock: World Rugby’s Player of 2015

Dan Carter scooped the official World Rugby Player of the Year title for 2015, and no one would begrudge the New Zealander the plaudits that have come his way. The fly-half, now at Racing 92, has battled injuries during the second half of his glittering career and was on a mission to appear in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final after injury robbed him of his place in the 2011 World Cup-winning New... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of January 1-3

There seems to be no way around, over, under or through Saracens. If Eddie Jones’ first England squad doesn’t have a thick black-and-red streak running through it, we will eat Maro Itoje’s head guard. The young back-rower must be on the verge of a Six Nations debut. The Fez Boys continued their winning streak at the weekend to maintain their iron grip on the lead of the Premiership... 

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 1-3

This week’s roundup includes a dubious challenge that went unpunished, a prime example of how much it can hurt to tackle a prop at full tilt and a cruncher from a centre on a hooker that proves size isn’t everything.  The mud is starting to slow players down as they charge toward their opponent, which is making clean, big hits harder to pull off, unless you are Steven Setephano, who... 

5 Bold Predictions for World Rugby in 2016

The year of 2016 will see rugby sevens make its bow as an Olympic sport and also heralds a new era for many of the world’s top sides. Gone from the international stage are giants of the game such as Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Thierry Dusautoir, Ma’a Nonu and others. England and France are under new coaching regimes and must start to turn their fortunes around. In Super Rugby, Japan and Argentina... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of December 26-27

The last round of 2015 action saw some significant results in heavyweight clashes in France, while Saracens ploughed on in England. Ospreys downed Pro12 leaders Scarlets in dramatic fashion, and Leinster showed a bit more of their old cut-and-thrust with a fine win over rivals Munster. So there is no change at the top this week, but plenty of big names suffer drops lower down the rankings as the big... 

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of December 26-27

Your belated big-hits Christmas present is here, with a pleasing combination of ball-stealing brilliance and bone-jarring physicality to see the year out. There was tremendous action across all three of Europe’s major leagues on the festive weekend, with bumper crowds turning out for some thrilling games. They produced these five moments well worth watching more than once for their contrasting... 

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