Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 22-24

This week we saw a double helping of Owen Farrell, a classic case of prop vs. scrum-half and a shuddering tackle that Ulster’s veteran No. 10 Ian Humphreys will want to forget. The end of the Champions Cup pool stage was do or die for a number of teams, but this week’s compilation comes from games on which there was little resting. Just goes to show, there’s no such thing as a dead... 

Best XV in World Rugby for Weekend of January 22-24

Exeter Chiefs stormed the gates late on to seal their spot as the surprise entrants in this season’s Champions Cup quarter-finals, defeating Ospreys 33-17 on Sunday to steal in front of Clermont Auvergne and make the last eight. The Aviva Premiership side joined fellow English outfits Saracens, Leicester Tigers, Wasps and Northampton Saints in the quarters, while Top 14 giants Toulon, Racing... 

Biggest Winners and Losers in World Rugby for Weekend of January 22-24

Rugby fans across the continent were treated to a third successive weekend of action from the European Rugby Champions Cup in recent days as the competition’s quarter-final lineup wrapped up. Saracens, Leicester Tigers, Wasps, Racing 92, Toulon, Exeter Chiefs, Stade Francais and Northampton Saints will all take their places in the tournament’s final eight, with the latter three passing... 

5 England Rugby Players Who Never Reached Their Potential

England rugby’s recent past is full of young bright lights expected to develop into star players but who never reached their potential. All five England players included in this list are backs who should have shone for the Red Rose in the late 2000s and this decade, but who, for a variety of reasons, became nearly-men of English rugby. In compiling this list Steffon Armitage has been excluded... 

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 15-17

If your name is Bryan Habana, you might want to watch this week’s collection from behind your sofa. The Springbok World Cup winner has made a living out of his searing pace and finishing ability, but neither could help him when he was collared, twice, by Wasps’ bruisers. And so flyin’ Bryan features heavily this week alongside a second row with an unorthodox tackling technique, a... 

Best XV in World Rugby for Weekend of January 15-17

The knockout stages of the 2015-16 Champions Cup began to take shape this weekend after three teams guaranteed their places in the tournament’s last eight. Aviva Premiership giants Saracens and Leicester Tigers will be joined by Top 14 high-flyers Racing 92 in the next phase of the competition following three dazzling wins in the penultimate round of the pool stage. Racing impressed in particular... 

5 Players in World Rugby Who Have Much to Prove in 2016

Players who are doubted always have something to prove. But there are others who manage to retain their starting places on the back of former glories or the unfulfilled promise of brilliance. Here, Bleacher Report analyses the mavericks, young hotshots and experienced players who have much to prove in 2016 if their rugby careers are to hit the high notes. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

Ranking the Biggest Hits in World Rugby for Weekend of January 8-10

A weekend cocktail of league and European action saw plenty at stake as we plough on through the January mud and rain. This week’s collection of collisions brings us some borderline challenges, a big hit from a bulldozer who has been away too long and, to top the lot, a bone-shuddering bump-off that shows why it might not always be a good idea for a scrum-half to try to take down a No. 8 travelling... 

Best XV in World Rugby for Weekend of January 8-10

Munster’s exit from the Champions Cup was confirmed on Saturday after they suffered a 27-7 defeat to 14-man Stade Francais, who dazzled in the second half of their clash despite a one-man disadvantage. The Paris outfit were one of several Top 14 sides in fine form this weekend, as Clermont Auvergne defeated Bordeaux to move to the summit of Pool 2 and Toulon improved their Pool 5 standing with... 

Biggest Winners and Losers in World Rugby for Weekend of January 8-10

Time is running out for those European stars hoping to make a last-ditch run into their national team squad ahead of the Six Nations, and Manu Tuilagi has but a month to impress England coach Eddie Jones. The centre made his return to fitness for Leicester on Saturday as the Tigers saw off last season’s Premiership finalists Northampton Saints with a last-gasp 30-27 victory. The Champions Cup... 

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