Rugby Matters: Expected disaster story turned into a fairytale
Brendan Gallagher recalls the doom-mongering around the 1995 Rugby World Cup, as South Africa grappled with fragile identity after..
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Articles from RugbyPaper columnists Jeremy Guscott, Peter Jackson, Jeff Probyn and Nick Cain.
Williams column: Life with the Lions was just so physical
Rugby against the Springboks and provincial South Africa sides in 2009 was as hard as four years prior against the All Blacks
Hewett column: Reduce the size of the bench? It can’t happen
It's 40 years since Robin Cowling played through a dislocated shoulder against French great Robert Paparemborde
Sam Underhill goes back to his roots during lockdown, but embraces future with Bath, England and as a possible Lion
The England flanker recalls working with his painter/decorator Grandad, and the grind required to bring success to Bath and a Lions call
Jackson column: Apartheid so sickened Tony Ward, he did not go back
The Ireland fly-half tells Peter Jackson how the disparaging sights of Apartheid South Africa he witnessed on the 1980 Lions tour left him..
Leinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers
Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe's top performing players in terms of tries and points scored
Guscott column: Premiership can learn financial fair play from NFL
Jeremy Guscott judges how the salary cap is applied in the NFL to maximise financial and regulatory viability
Harrington column: Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in Pro D2
James Harrington reports on how money is swirling around the second tier of French rugby
Cain column: Most marquee players just aren’t worth the money
The Premiership has been a two-team preserve for too long. But Nick Cain questions Steve Lansdown's route to dethroning Saracens
Top 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 5-1
Twickenham enters the rankings outside of the Top 3
