France v Ireland: French X-factor to be crucial in game of the tournament
Difficult to look past French flair and power not to mention a raucous home Parisian crowd
Difficult to look past French flair and power not to mention a raucous home Parisian crowd
French team that will run out in Dublin the product of a decade of planning primed to peak in 2023
Competition has failed to fire with endless kicking and a depleted France for the final
Ireland know what they have to do but England remain in the driving seat
Unions looking for clarity will now have to wait until at least the end of the month
Whoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom ahead
Bill Beaumont’s success would show rugby’s old order and northern hemisphere dominance
Agustín Pichot’s challenge hampered by a weighted voting system that he has called unfair
Champions Cup organisers confirm talks have been held over a quadrennial event
Fears that some clubs might never recover from lack of activity during coronavirus outbreak
Despite their history, famous club no longer enjoy the inherent advantages of yore
Versatile talent targeted a spot with Cullen’s side when his Montpellier dream faded
French rugby was a beacon, but with a lack of world-class players, the light has gone out
The reaction to Rugby World Cup Board’s recommendation of South Africa as host
SA Rugby points to lack of serious crime at country’s soccer and cricket World Cups
Redacted section of controversial review shows Irish bid matched commercial offer and fee
South Africa and France vow to provide bigger financial return from hosting World Cup
Eddie Jones’s side miss out on back-to-back Grand Slams and world record 19th win
‘The Irish are very pragmatic. They realised what they’d had couldn’t last for ever’
Player has not been approached and role with new club body would conflict with punditry work
In this and much else, such as financial share-out and format, PRL and the LNR have pretty much obtained everything they have demanded
Game’s global governing body will not support any cross-border event not approved by respective Unions
President of FFR is meeting Anglo-French clubs’ drive for a Rugby Champions Cup head on
Despite English reports that deal is almost done, little sign of resolution over succesor to Heineken Cup
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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