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Interview

Why teenager Henry Pollock is 'ready now' to play in new-look England back row

The Northampton Saints tyro and Saracens barnstormer Tom Willis are strong Six Nations contenders, according to Lawrence Dallaglio…

Neil Squires
Opinion

Could Jacques Nienaber be linked with Ireland job after exerting Bok influence on Leinster?

The four-time Champions Cup winners are looking in imperious form with the methods of the revered Springbok coach to the fore

Pat McCarry

Features

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Can Leicester Fainga'anuku play centre for the All Blacks?

Having undergone a French makeover at Toulon, the powerhouse back could be the ideal candidate at outside centre.

Exclusive
Francisco Isaac

Joel Merkler: Meet the colossal Spaniard playing with Antoine Dupont's Toulouse

You may not know him, but the mighty prop has become a mainstay in Ugo Mola's all-conquering team of Galacticos.

Opinion
Gavin Mortimer

Money not everything in Toulouse ‘paradise’ as rivals try to rein in champions

Rivals may be envious of Toulouse's budget but the French and European champions' success is not just about money.

Analysis
Nick Bishop

Should Tom Willis start for England in the Six Nations?

The Saracens number eight has been in irrepressible domestic form, but does he suit Steve Borthwick's game plan?

Exclusive
Jamie Lyall

Aphelele Fassi: 'I gave up on myself, I would wake up exhausted with no plan'

The full-back's spectacular comeback has been one of the greatest success stories in a blockbuster year for the Springboks.

Star Columns

Pat McCarry

Jack Crowley answers doubters, before Sam Prendergast stakes his claim

Jack Crowley's composure and Sam Prendergast's cameo bode well for Ireland while Robbie Henshaw remains a Lions contender.

Nick Bishop

Why Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i must not become Folau 2.0

Joe Schmidt needs time - and patience - to mould and tutor his shiny new rugby league recruit.

Gregor Paul

Are the All Blacks playing the retention game and losing?

New Zealand rugby has seen at first a trickle but now a steady flow of talent going offshore to hurt them where it counts

Analysis

Mark Orders

Patience the watchword for Wales as sobering reality dawns

Warren Gatland's wish for more muscular players will not be quickly - or easily - satisfied.

Nick Bishop

How leviathan Will Skelton and the Wallabies reversed the World Cup fiasco

The La Rochelle juggernaut made his tour debut in Cardiff, and laid waste to the home pack en route to a victory laden with reveng…

Nick Bishop

Will the withdrawal of the ‘top 20’ devalue France’s tour of New Zealand?

In resting Antoine Dupont and the rest of his 'premiums', has Fabien Galthie undermined a mouth-watering voyage?

Interviews

Neil Squires

Jack Nowell: 'Bath should get a backlash from La Rochelle this weekend'

Once a Champions Cup winner with Exeter Chiefs, the England wing returns to the West Country in the colours of serial champions La…

Pat McCarry

Jordi Murphy: 'If you drop your output by even 5 per cent, there’s someone else ready to go.'

The former Ireland backrow hopes to use his experience to help guide the next generation and learn from his mistakes

Jon Cardinelli

How Aphelele Fassi found the freedom to fly

The gifted full-back has refined his rough edges and is thriving from working with a reborn Springbok backline

Editor's Choice

Opinion

“He’s given Connacht everything” – Bundee Aki’s future, and an exciting tactical innovation

Still at the top of his game, the power-packed Connacht and Ireland midfielder could yet have a novel positional switch in him

Pat McCarry
Exclusive

Thierry Futeu: 'The policeman chased me, I pretended to throw a stone at his head and ran for the border'

The Cameroon-born Spain prop has the most arresting back story of robbery, refugee camps and a quest for citizenship.

Francisco Isaac

RugbyPass Contributors

Daniel Gallan

Jamie specialises in long-form rugby content for RugbyPass and TheXV.rugby
Daniel Gallan

'The Boks will go again. It is what they do.'

In sport, there can only be one winner and at the Stade de France, France mourned for its stars, while South Africans rejoiced for…

Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary

Mick Cleary: 'Why not organise a Lions tour to South America'

The presence of three South American countries at the World Cup for the first time raises hopes that one day, the Lions will tour …

David Ferguson

David Ferguson

Scotland left to wonder what might have been

Scotland were outplayed and outshone by an Ireland side playing like World Cup-winners elect, so how can they bridge the gap?

Nick Bishop

Nick Bishop

Why Ireland are in the best possible position to pip the All Blacks in Paris

Against Scotland, Ireland gave some strong clues as to why they are such a resourceful and cohesive bunch.

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