Machine. As far as Test captains go they don’t really get much better than former All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw. McCaw led New Zealand to back-to-back World Cups in 2011...
New era. England boss Eddie Jones doesn’t reckon his current batch of players have another World Cup in them following their defeat to South Africa in the final last year....
Champions of the World. South Africa were crowned Rugby World Cup champions this morning for the third time in their history, becoming the first team to win the Rugby Championship...
Protection. All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea will wear rugby goggles in New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup clash against Canada tomorrow, after trialling them at All Blacks training this week. In...
Rivals. Johnny Sexton has reflected on his early years in an Ireland jersey and his rivalry with Ronan O’Gara in an excellent chat with Off The Ball ahead of the...
Not relevant. World Rugby vice president Agustín Pichot made headlines yesterday when he decided to come out with a bizarre Tweet regarding Ireland’s decision to select Jean Kleyn over Devin...
Odds-on. The bookmakers have made Ireland odds-on favourites to crash out at the quarter-final stage of the upcoming World Cup in Japan. Joe Schmidt’s men have wound up in Pool...
World Cup. Ireland have enjoyed plenty of success over the years, particularly since current head coach took over Joe Schmidt at the helm. Under the New Zealander they’ve beaten the...
Done and dusted. With the 2019 World Cup in Japan coming up in September, there has been much speculation as to what England’s final squad will look like. Injuries have...
Respect. Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been looking at some of the best Rugby World Cup stories we’ve come across from over the years, as we get set...
