Rugby Championship: Breaking Down Argentina’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Argentina have yet to win a game in the Rugby Championship, but after naming a full-strength squad for their second season in the competition they will be confident of fixing that statistic against the Southern Hemisphere’s big boys. In all but one of their six matches last year—the 54-15 home defeat by the All Blacks—the Pumas were competitive. They earned a draw with South Africa... 

Rugby Championship: Key Players to Watch Part 1

With the second edition of the Rugby Championship due to start on August 17, a number of players will have a key role in deciding whether New Zealand can retain their title.  The All Blacks start as firm favourites and will expect to continue the momentum gained from three wins over France early this summer, while Australia will hope to bounce back from a demoralising series defeat to the... 

Will New Zealand Skipper Richie McCaw Be a Dominant Force Again?

New Zealand will be relying on Richie McCaw in the defense of their Rugby Championship title, but some are wondering whether the All Blacks’ outstanding skipper can return to the same levels of excellence following a recent six-month sabbatical. Ask any international player of the last decade who they least liked to play against, and one name would regularly crop up—McCaw. It’s not... 

Rugby Championship: Breaking Down Australia’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Any side that gets thumped by a record margin will have demons to face in their next outing, especially when they have a new coach, a rash of injuries and the game just happens to be against world champions New Zealand. That’s the task currently facing Australia, a side beaten 41-16 in the deciding Test with the British & Irish Lions, and a side also looking to put recent controversies behind... 

England Rugby: Christian Wade, Kyle Eastmond and New-Look England

England coach Stuart Lancaster delivered a significant statement of intent by naming six new faces in his elite player squad last week. With little more than two years until the next Rugby World Cup, Lancaster knows the clock is ticking on his plans to build a side capable of lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy.  England reached the final in 1991, the last time they hosted the tournament, but Lancaster... 

Rugby Championship: Breaking Down South Africa’s Strengths and Weaknesses

South Africa will open their 2013 Rugby Championship campaign determined to improve on their last meeting with Argentina when they were held to a 16-16 draw by the tournament newcomers. While there is certainly no shame in failing to beat an uncompromising Pumas side making their home debut in the Championship, the result is relevant because it accurately reflects the Springboks’ unconvincing... 

Club Rugby: George North, Bryan Habana and Other Transfers

With every season of the professional era that passes, activity in the transfer market increases accordingly. Rugby has never enjoyed such a high global profile, a continuing development reflected in the movement of players between clubs as they seek new challenges and greater rewards. Agents play a significant role in the sport, and opportunities for players to maximise their full potential are greater... 

Rugby Championship: Can Quade Cooper Turn Wallabies Saviour?

It is hard to disagree with a sizeable number of Australian fans who believe that, had Quade Cooper been playing for the Wallabies over the summer, the Test series with the British & Irish Lions would have gone the other way.  The Wallabies may have been thumped in the final Test, but the first two were settled by a matter of points, and had the maverick Cooper been pulling the strings for... 

Rugby Championship: Breaking Down New Zealand’s Strengths and Weaknesses

Despite winning 13 of 15 Tests played since the beginning of 2012, including a perfect haul in last year’s inaugural Rugby Championship, New Zealand’s form vane keeps pointing north to London, where they were thumped 38-21 by England last year. England were on fire at Twickenham that day, New Zealand strangely lackluster and coming to the end of a long season. But until such time as they... 

Ranking the 5 Bad Boys of Australian Rugby

New Australia coach Ewen McKenzie has been tasked with quickly rebuilding Wallaby confidence following their recent 41-16 drubbing at the hands of the British and Irish Lions. Forthcoming back-to-back games with New Zealand in the Rugby Championship is hardly ideal for this mending process, and crucial to McKenzie’s chances will be his ability to get the Wallabies’ “bad boys”... 

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