Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of November 27-29

Some major scalps were taken by the away sides last weekend as both Clermont Auvergne and Munster suffered dents to proud home records. The weather in many parts of Europe made for some stodgy rugby in all three major leagues, but at Twickenham there were plenty of tries piled up by Wasps and Saracens, who take the top two slots in this ranking as their rich form continues. Connacht make a big move... 

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of November 27-29

There was plenty of blood and thunder to go with the mud and guts on a wintry, wet weekend of rugby in Europe’s top divisions. We’ve trawled the highlight packages from the Premiership, Pro12 and Top 14 to bring you five thumping tackles that offer a little bit of everything. From turnovers to try-saving feats of strength, this week’s biggest hits have it all, including a yellow card. Enjoy. Begin... 

5 Players with Fresh England Hope Under New Coach Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones begins his job officially as England head coach on December 1, and he will have roughly a month to draw up the names he wants to form his first elite player squad in January. The former Japan coach has already highlighted that a large percentage of the World Cup squad will be young enough to go on to the 2019 World Cup.  But we are bound to see the Australian usher in some new faces... 

Why Eddie Jones Was Right to Accept England’s Eligibility Rule

One of the major elephants in the room was cornered, captured and chased out no sooner had Eddie Jones taken his seat at his first press conference as England’s head coach. The Australian, who watched his own country ascend to the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup after tossing out their rule not to select overseas players, told the assembled media that he would abide by the same regulation in... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of November 20-22

The European season moved into its second week, and with the fall of the mercury came the rise of the red rose. All six English participants in the European Rugby Champions Cup recorded victories in the continent’s premier competition, giving incoming England coach Eddie Jones plenty of performances to assess when he sits down with the DVDs from the weekend’s action. First on his running... 

3 Key Decisions Facing Eddie Jones at Start of His Role as England Coach

The RFU have their man, and the Stormers presumably have an awful lot of compensation. Eddie Jones has swapped Table Mountain for Twickenham to become the next head coach of England, with the task of taking them from pool-stage flops to top of the world in 2019.  The Australian who worked miracles with Japan has far more resources at his disposal as the head honcho of the Red Rose brigade, and... 

Jonah Lomu: How He Changed the Game of Rugby Union Forever

There are very few sportsmen who can justifiably be said to have changed the way their game was played forever. Ed Moses’ 13-stride pattern between each barrier of the 400m hurdles was unheard of before the American adopted it to dominate his event for a decade, per the Guardian. Michael Jordan’s God-given abilities forced rule changes in basketball, and generations that followed modelled... 

4 Stars of Rugby League Who Could Succeed in Union Unlike Sam Burgess

In light of the speed with which Sam Burgess disappeared back from whence he came, the next scout brave enough to knock on his coach’s door and suggest he signs another rugby league convert may want to do so wearing full body armour. Burgess decided not to stick it out in the 15-man code after half a season with Bath and an unsuccessful World Cup with England. So should his expensive experiment... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 10 Club Teams After Weekend of November 13-15

Europe’s top clubs opened the Champions Cup season last weekend, albeit with the champions Toulon, Parisian side Racing 92, Clermont Auvergne and Bordeaux-Begles postponing their fixtures in the wake of events in Paris. Our first power rankings of the season therefore reflect the inactivity of those sides, but they also take into account the standings of the big hitters in their domestic leagues. We... 

Winners and Losers from Week 1 of 2015/16 Rugby Champions Cup

Sport took a back seat last weekend with the tragic events in Paris dominating the thoughts of many. Some fixtures in the opening round of the Champions Cup were postponed in the wake of the tragedy in the French capital, while those that did go ahead took time to remember the loss of life. This roundup of the weekend’s winners and losers bears in mind that backdrop to the rugby that was played. Begin... 

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