Scott Robertson was not a bad All Blacks coach, not by a long chalk. When he was unexpectedly sacked on 15 January 2026 after a damning internal review by New Zealand Rugby, he was still a man who had won 74% of matches in charge of his country. Yes, he was coming second to ‘Rassie’ […]
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There is something new in the water in the Six Nations. A record 111 tries in the 2026 tournament, up from 108 one year previously. The days of ‘kick and clap’ are a dim and distant memory, and the competition no longer relies on the strength of tribal rivalries alone to sustain interest. Now the
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It all seemed so unlikely after Scotland’s rain-soaked defeat to Italy in round one of the 2026 Six Nations. While the Saltires toiled in the Roman rain with ball in hand, building 139 rucks for a meagre return of two tries and 15 points, England were setting the pace with their 12th consecutive victory over
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Of all the top clubs in European rugby, none have undergone a bigger face-lift than perennial URC leaders and EPCR Champions Cup contenders Leinster over the last three years. At the end of the 2022-2023 season, one coaching mastermind on attack, Stuart Lancaster, was replaced South Africa’s world cup-winning defensive Svengali Jacques Nienaber. It was
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