The Springbok management team will gather in Cape Town on Monday morning at the start of the first national alignment camp of the year with a fresh reminder of the magnitude of the task that lies ...

The reminder that there is a massive stumbling block to their quest to remain No 1 for the next few years and cap it with a three-peat in Rugby World ... a close-run thing. France’s statement ...

Alex Spink reflects on a special performance from France's "Golden Generation" of players in their Six Nations triumph over ...

In the 49th minute, there they were, on the touchline – lurking. It was not quite full-blown Harold Wilson, but the sight of France’s front-five reinforcements removing their tracksuits at the Aviva ...

The tired old assumption rugby is stodgy and set-piece-dominated in the northern hemisphere does not stand up to scrutiny.

What was particularly striking about the line-up in Rome was their youth, with Galthié keeping an eye on 2027. Leo Barre, brought in at full-back, was the oldest member of France’s back three at 22 ...

France have seen out victory against Scotland to land the Six Nations title after producing a sensational display in the ...

At the 2023 Rugby World Cup ... ebbed rather than flowed and flooding the zone with muscle mass has not become the norm. But last weekend France made the size issue relevant again when they ...

The rugby world of O’Driscoll’s ... France even as he pores over the generous spread of French menace around the field, their blend of muscle power and talent, “a wicked combination ...

With just a few months to go until the Lions' tour of Australia this summer, The i Paper assesses key areas the head coach ...

Ireland's Grand Slam dreams are over, blown to smithereens by a ruthless and emphatic France, who now look destined to win the Guinness Six Nations title.