Outrunning ‘Bob’ – Flament on Loughborough, Buenos Aires and the fertility call that mattered more than rugby If you want to understand Thibaud Flament, don’t start with the lineout steals or the Six Nations medals. Start instead in a Buenos Aires café in 2017, where a 20-year-old student w...

The third weekend of the Six Nations had everything: swagger, sloppiness, redemption arcs and a couple of harsh reality checks. Momentum swung wildly from Cardiff to Lille to Twickenham, and by Sunday evening the championship picture looked very different from the one we sketched just a fortnight ag...

Twelve straight wins had built belief. Momentum. Maybe even a little bit of quiet swagger. Then came Murrayfield. England’s run was brought crashing down in a bruising 31-20 defeat to Scotland, who reclaimed the Calcutta Cup with an edge and intensity that Steve Borthwick’s side simply couldn’...

The Six Nations opening round rarely lacks drama, but this year’s curtain-raiser delivered something extra. From France tearing Ireland apart in Paris, to England’s ruthless display at Twickenham, Scotland’s crisis deepening in Rome, Wales searching for answers and Italy daring to dream, the f...

The sporting world was left stunned this week after ex-NFL player Lee was formally charged with the murder of his girlfriend, a case that has sent shockwaves far beyond the boundaries of American football. What began as a routine police response in Tennessee has now escalated into one of the most di...

France arrive at the new Six Nations campaign with a familiar label attached to them: favourites. As reigning champions, packed with world-class talent and led once again by the inspirational Antoine Dupont, France’s Six Nations defence feels less like a bold ambition and more like an expectation....

Every Six Nations tournament has a habit of revealing something new. Sometimes it is a tactical shift, sometimes a surprise result. More often than not, though, it is a player — previously known only to club supporters or age-grade followers — who suddenly looks completely at home on rugby’s g...

Ireland’s 2026 Six Nations campaign begins with a statement selection call in Paris, as Jeremy Loughman is handed a rare international start while established stars James Lowe and Tadhg Furlong are left out of the starting XV for the clash with France at the Stade de France. Andy Farrell’s team ...

Few coaching decisions shake the foundations of world rugby quite like this. New Zealand Rugby’s decision to sack Scott Robertson after just two years in charge of the All Blacks has sent shockwaves through the sport, raising uncomfortable questions about standards, patience, and the direction of ...

‘It Didn’t Look Good’ – Erasmus on Etzebeth Red Card in Cardiff Rout South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that Eben Etzebeth’s red card for eye gouging “didn’t look good” as the Springboks completed a dominant autumn campaign with a 73–0 demolition of Wales in Cardiff. T...