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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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Wales team v All Blacks: Frozen-out forward among four changes as Steve Tandy reshuffles side for New Zealand

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has made four changes from the side that beat Japan last weekend, as they prepare to take on the ...
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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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England team: Winners and losers as ‘promising’ scrum-half set for debut but ‘most hyped up’ wing talent excluded

Here are our winners and losers. The younger brother of former England centre Jonathan Joseph has been in impeccable form in the Prem so far this season. He will hope that this form can translate to ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...