Bordeaux’s monster props prove it’s time to ban non-injury replacements
Top 14 outfit crushed Saracens on Saturday through raw size rather than sheer skill – that is not a future that rugby wants to see
Top 14 outfit crushed Saracens on Saturday through raw size rather than sheer skill – that is not a future that rugby wants to see
Nothing wrong with legitimate complaints about errors that are made, but they do unfortunately happen, as seen with Quins v Bath chaos
Proposals are essentially contradictory – an order to apply current laws strictly tempered by referees using discretion to speed up the game
Lawrence’s wrecking-ball display and Smith’s creative spark against France helped produce one of England’s best performances under Borthwick
Borthwick needs solid set-pieces and players who can perform on instinct, pointing to fresh talent such as Feyi-Waboso and Cunningham-South
An opening match against Italy gives Steve Borthwick a chance to establish a kicking strategy, centre partnership and speedy forward game
Congested calendar, complex laws and falling participation are some of the mounting problems that leave rugby with little room to manoeuvre
Loss of funding to union will likely result in non-international players having crucial services cut
Tweaks to 50:22 law, and a willingness for referees to apply existing laws about kicking the ball away from a ruck, could transform rugby
Blazing club form adds credence to calls for return to the England No 10 shirt – but Quins' fly-half must be put in the situation to succeed
Staying in France under Stuart Lancaster could be just what the England back needs, but he should avoid becoming a ‘jack-of-all-trades’
The polarisation, agenda-pushing and misinformation that is creeping into this issue is not helpful and needs to stop
As a professional sportsman, criticism should be expected, but also a degree of decency – which is often sorely lacking
Exeter coach's idea to improve rugby's spectacle is doomed to fail unless sides also abandon rigid, kick-based game plans
The lock's career at Saracens is in doubt after he was asked to take a 50 per cent pay cut
It is hard to accuse the controversial former England coach of disloyalty for quitting Australia if you had been demanding that he be sacked