New coaches bring new ideas, and with those come opportunities. When Joe Schmidt came on board, the New Zealander handed 19 ...

Scotland's prospects of a good run at the 2027 World Cup have been written off. Here's why those predictions are wrong, writes Rob Robertson.

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South Africa has left Dublin with a crushing victory over bogey Ireland and England has extended its winning streak to 11 tests after surviving Argentina 27-23 in European autumn rugby at the weekend.

South African coaching duo are taking Irish rugby for a ride and so far nobody is staying stop Leinster senior coach Jacques Nienaber, right, and Leinster head coach Leo Cullen Jacques Nienaber’s posi ...

South Africa finish the year as indisputably the best side in the world. A second successive Rugby Championship title, the record destruction of New Zealand in Wellington, a 14-man victory over France ...

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Ireland lost to New Zealand and South Africa but beat Japan and Australia this month Whatever Ireland's plan to try and beat the Springboks on Saturday entailed, it will not have involved Mack Hansen ...