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HANGING TOUGH
Life has thrown a lot of curveballs at Corey Domachowski but the Wales prop keeps batting them away...
The Making Of Grant Gilchrist
We track the journey of the second-row stalwart whose value to Scotland can't be overstated
MARTIN PAGE-RELO
The Italy nine explains why playing in Rome is high on his Six Nations wish list
IΑΙΝ HENDERSON
The Ulster lock is a big noise for Ireland, so we get inside his head....
"Most likely, the Six Nations will be won in the head, hands and feet of a No 10"
Three of the great fly-halves are missing from this Six Nations, which means change is afoot for England, Ireland and Wales. Stephen Jones looks at the men set to play ten
SIX NATIONS 2024
We give you the lowdown on every team competing in the 25th edition of the Six Nations Championship
CHESSUM ANALYSIS
Ollie Chessum has been a revelation for England - Sam Larner assesses his skills
"Whatever England do well, much of it will emanate from Chessum"
A foil to Maro Itoje, a successor to Courtney Lawes, an option out wide. Leicester's Ollie Chessum should be placed at the heart of the England team, argues Stuart Barnes
"Never in our wildest dreams did we think this was a reality"
The former Ireland captain heralds the launch of the Lions women's team
JPR Williams
A legendary figure for Wales and the Lions, the great full-back redefined the game
RUGBY RANT
Blood & Mud host Josh Gardner wonders why we fret over a bit of bad weather
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO ...PLAY IN FRONT OF THE BAYONNE FANS
Uzair Cassiem talks about the renowned atmosphere at Stade Jean-Dauger
WHAT GOES ON TOUR...
Goes in Rugby World
RISING STARS
CAMERON MIELL|CAMERON WINNETT
"The Six Nations should be protected on free-to-air TV"
The Wales great who has represented the Lions and Scarlets with distinction
AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES
Take a whistle stop tour around the rugby world with these tales
DOWNTIME WITH... ANDREA PIARDI: "I resisted the temptation to pull out a yellow card - it was a perfectly legal tackle on me!"
The groundbreaking Italian referee talks sailing, simplicity and the Six Nations
"The Chile players deserve what they are living"
Playing Japan in Chile's Rugby World Cup debut was emotionally draining but a wonderful lesson for everyone.
SAM WHITELOCK
The All Blacks legend is moving to France after a record-breaking World Cup
DAN McKELLAR
The Australian coach wants to create a new history for Leicester Tigers
"The Australian World Cup should start with a bang, not a whimper"
With France 2023 done and dusted, we cast our eyes four years hence to the next men's Rugby World Cup- and Stephen Jones is demanding changes
TYSON BEUKEBOOM
The hard-hitting Canada lock has a new challenge with Ealing Trailfinders
HOW THE RUGBY WORLD CUP WAS WON
The bloody-minded Springboks pulled off three one-point wins in a row to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. RW assesses a feat that bordered on the miraculous
"For Africa to reach its potential, we must take concrete actions"
DURING THE World Cup in France, the global spotlight naturally gravitated towards Tier One nations. Yet the future of rugby isn't confined to these nations. World Rugby recently highlighted that emerging nations are the key drivers of growth, identifying Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in 2023.
RECORD-BUSTING CONEHEADS!
Two English fans set an attendance world record at France 2023. Alan Pearey reports
Gavin Coombes
Quiet off the park, demonstrative on it. This is Munster's latest monster
RUGBY RANT
Fans at the World Cup in Nice were left frightened, says John Moore from Newport
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO JOIN A PREMIERSHIP ACADEMY
We travel to the RPA's Academy Induction Day to meet the stars of tomorrow
WHAT GOES ON TOUR...
ENGLAND WERE playing Ireland away for the Grand Slam in 2001 and my job was to arrange the travel and other logistics for the team, writes David ‘Elton’ Beaumont.
Is it right to expand the Rugby World Cup to 24 teams?
A 24-TEAM World Cup is a great idea so long as you love your turkey shoots, your humiliations of smaller nations who are under-resourced, underplayed and underappreciated by the global game from one World Cup cycle to the next.