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All Blacks team v Wales: Winners and losers as Beauden Barrett receives ‘extra responsibility’ while ‘all eyes’ on duo

And with Taylor not included in the matchday squad and despite his younger brother, Scott, who was the All Blacks’ captain in ...
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Kieran Read: Damian McKenzie is better than Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu while Beauden Barrett has been a ‘revelation’

Former All Blacks captain Kieran Read has claimed that Damian McKenzie is currently the best fly-half in the world after some ...
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England team v Japan: Steve Borthwick makes widespread changes as Henry Pollock starts and PREM ace set for debut

Japan are a very well-coached side who will challenge us in different ways, and we know we'll need to bring intensity throughout the game." ...
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Ireland team v Fiji: Mack Hansen makes positional shift as Andy Farrell picks debutant on bench

Andrew Porter, Rónan Kelleher and Tadhg Furlong start in the front-row against Fiji while James Ryan and captain Beirne are ...
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France V South Africa Prediction: Springboks ‘machine’ To Melt ‘hapless’ Les Bleus Before Rassie Erasmus’ Men ‘thunderclap’ With Glamour Rugby

Antoine Dupont wears 10 for France against world champions South Africa at the Stade de France on Friday night, as two of the ...
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All Blacks team: Five takeaways as Rennie issues opportunities and gives Bomb Squad a ‘soft trial’

Frankly, Wales is a bit of a soft trial for the All Blacks’ Bomb Squad to debut, considering that Steve Tandy is still ...
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Eddie Jones: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu goes against the history of the World Cup-winning fly-halves

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been dubbed as the best fly-half in the world right now, but Eddie Jones warns that he doesn’t ...
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Ex-Springboks coach: Salmaan Moerat will find it ‘difficult’ to get back into Rassie Erasmus’ squad

Nick Mallett: "It takes a very long time to get back into the mix because the moment you don't play generally with the ...
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Springboks legend highlights selection conundrum facing Rassie Erasmus ahead of 2027 Rugby World Cup

"You're going to have to play against the All Blacks in the quarter-final. You're then going to have to play against France ...
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‘You can obviously die’ – Courtney Lawes explains recent absence after worrying infection left him hospitalised

"The doctor was like, 'your blood inflammation markers got to 240'. I went, 'what were they supposed to be?' And he was like, ...
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Wales team: Winners and losers as grandson of ‘cricketing legend’ returns while Lions winger absent following ‘poor’ defensive showing

Wales boss Steve Tandy has named his squad to face the All Blacks on Saturday, in the fifth round of the Nations Championship. Here are our winners and losers. Winners. James Both ...