South Africa vs. Argentina: 5 Key Battles in 2015 Rugby Championship Game

The Rugby Championship concludes with a dead rubber between South Africa and Argentina. Both sides come into this clash having lost their first two opening games and hoping to salvage something from the shortened competition. Their paths have not been similar to this point. Argentina have gone down without firing many shots against New Zealand and Australia, changing a huge amount of personnel along the way. The Boks, on the other hand, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory against Australia and were denied by a cute line-out move late in the game by New Zealand. The home side start as heavy... 

Bledisloe Cup 2015: Fixtures, Dates, Kick-off Times and Rugby Series Predictions

Australia face an uphill struggle in attempting to break New Zealand’s 12-year hold of the Bledisloe Cup, with the southern-hemisphere powerhouses kicking off a climactic back-to-back series this Saturday. The two teams sit level on points at the head of the Rugby Championship standings as they travel to ANZ Stadium, but that trophy is but the beginning of the spoils on offer. The 2015 Bledisloe Cup is gathering the kind of anticipation that hasn’t been seen for some years, and both sides will place great value on the series in preparation for the Rugby World Cup in England. Prior to... 

Australia vs. New Zealand: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and 2015 TRC Preview

It’s always a special occasion when the green and gold of Australia come up against the synonymous black strip of New Zealand in any sport. But in rugby union, at one of Australia’s most iconic stadiums, in a deciding Rugby Championship match, it doesn’t come much bigger than this for those Down Under. The two sides are unbeaten in the four-team tournament after securing confident wins over South Africa and Argentina. It means it’s a case of winner takes all on Saturday at the ANZ Stadium, so expect a special atmosphere to be conjured by the Sydney crowd. This Bledisloe... 

Wales vs. Ireland: 5 Key Battles in International Match

An experimental Ireland lineup will hope to overcome the demons of a Six Nations defeat earlier this year and gain redemption over Wales when they meet at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s hosts ran out as 23-16 winners in Cardiff this February, keeping the Boys in Green from completing a prestigious Grand Slam, albeit still going on to win the Six Nations championship. Wales coach Gatland will also hand opportunities to the less-experienced before he and Ireland counterpart Joe Schmidt cut their squads down to 31 on August 31. With so much riding on the line, it promises... 

Australia vs. New Zealand: 5 Key Battles in 2015 Rugby Championship Game

The Rugby Championship has reached its denouement already. In just three rounds we are done and dusted this year as teams turn their attentions to World Cup preparations. We end with a deciding rubber between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney. The two will meet again the following week to ensure they get a couple of Bledisloe Tests in, but this is the one that will settle the Rugby Championship silverware. Both sides are unbeaten, with Australia pulling off a late win over South Africa before thumping Argentina, while the All Blacks put the Pumas to bed in Round 1 before snatching late victory... 

Why Super Rugby’s Exodus Won’t Stunt the Southern Hemisphere’s Dominance

The exportation of Super Rugby’s best and brightest players would, in theory, threaten to weaken the southern hemisphere’s national teams, largely regarded as being the best in the world. It’s namely New Zealand, South Africa and Australia who will be hit hardest by a post-Rugby World Cup exodus of playing talent, but the trio of rugby titans have the framework in place to prolong their dominance. European clubs will find their money-spindling could even come to damage the national teams of those countries they represent.   Approaching the Problem  Between selection... 

Why Michael Hooper’s Ban Shows Gaping Holes in Rugby’s Rules

It’s happened again. Rugby’s disciplinary procedures have been made to look a laughingstock in recent days. Australian flanker Michael Hooper was cited for striking Argentine fly-half Nicolas Sanchez in an off-the-ball incident during the Wallabies win in Mendoza last Saturday. The Waratahs man was handed a one-match ban (reduced from an initial two for previous good behaviour) by the judicial officer Nigel Hampton QC. But planetrugby.com’s Ross Hastie questioned the ban’s validity given it was allowed to be served out in a club game: Hooper and the ARU somehow managed... 

5 Uncapped Englishmen Who Could Earn 2015 World Cup Places

England’s players returned from their Denver training camp last weekend and will now have one month left to earn their places in Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad. A week’s rest after their journey home will be followed by a key week in the schedule, as assistant coach Andy Farrell told the Guardian’s Paul Rees: “They will face an important week in training because we will have to make a selection decision at the end of it. We have not made up our minds about exactly how many players will be cut, but the squad could be reduced to 36 or 38.” And that will put... 

5 Uncapped Australians Who Could Earn 2015 World Cup Places

The final stretch is in sight as Australia’s stars go about making their last-gasp attempts at clinching a World Cup place, with Michael Cheika proving he’s willing to hand the inexperienced a chance in recent times. The Wallabies have very much undergone a transformation under the departing Waratahs chief, and even those without caps to their name may still bank on a call-up for the squad that travels to England. It’s vital for a side to possess its contingent of seasoned veterans at such a tournament, but it’s also pivotal that players be rewarded for fine form and risks... 

Quade Cooper’s Toulon Turnaround Depicts Rugby’s Changing Transfer Landscape

Allegiance-swapping has always acted as an inevitable draw in sport. For many years, rugby was restrained in regards to players changing loyalties, but 20 years after being declared a professional forum, transfers have taken an entirely new focus. Australia fly-half Quade Cooper recently caused a stir after it emerged he will renege on an agreement to join Toulon and instead pen a new four-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union, per ESPN Scrum. It’s a unique story unlike anything seen before, involving the irate owner of Europe’s strongest club, vast sums of money, Cooper’s... 

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