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NZ Rugby endorses former Wallaby to become World Rugby chair
No one from the Southern Hemisphere has ever held the coveted role.
Sports Insider: 'Crisis' summit called by World Rugby could open door for Saudis
OPINION: It may be the most significant gathering of rugby's overlords in over a decade.
Rugby's eligibility laws have gone too far
OPINION: The Six Nations seems less about blood ties than the enlisting of guns for hire.
'Ruining the game': Carlos Spencer lashes TMO
An All Blacks legend is pleading for balance and thrills to be restored to rugby.
Phil Gifford: The most important rugby case of the 21st century
OPINION: What’s decided could see the reputation of rugby severely damaged.
Phil Gifford: Rugby has a problem - the scary thing is the world disagrees
OPINION: As long as the boardroom power remains with the UK and SA, we're screwed.
'Refereed on replay': How Sir Steve Hansen would fix rugby
Hansen didn't mince words as a coach, either.
Who really made the call to give Sam Cane a red card?
It wasn't Wayne Barnes or Tom Foley that made the call.
Foster's parting plea on last day as coach
Ian Foster is calling on World Rugby to make a crucial change to the game.
New global rugby competition explained: What it means for the All Blacks
World Rugby announced a new competition today. But what does that actually mean?
How ban would be catastrophic for the Springboks
OPINION: Race-related scandal the last thing World Rugby wanted ahead of its dream final.
Rise of the Pumas: How the All Blacks made Argentina great
Argentina's recent success owes a lot to their entry into the Rugby Championship in 2012.
World League moves closer as rugby holds summit on new tournament
The competition could include a northern versus southern hemisphere ‘grand final’.
Former All Blacks physio: 'I thought I was a dead man walking'
The All Blacks' use of a physio during a rugby test caused outrage within the IRB.
Paul Lewis: Hansen spot on, game needs facelift
Steve Hansen has never been so right. Rugby is boring. It's more boring than a boring borer beetle in Boreham.
Gregor Paul: Rugby's shot to be reborn in USA
No offence to Ireland, Italy, Australia and France, who have all signalled an interest in hosting the 2023 World Cup, but the tournament shouldn't go to any of them.
Rugby: Committee to prop up eligibility
The Olympic eligibility loophole that allows players to swap nations may be closed to heavier athletes and any others the IRB arbitrarily decide are not genuine candidates to play sevens at Rio.
A few fibs on a fine night for AB greats
Ten former players and one former journalist inducted into IRB’s Hall of Fame.
Wynne Gray: IRB loophole opens door for World Cup hopefuls
A stack of former All Blacks will eye up their chances of another World Cup.
Brett Gosper: IRB takes concussion issue seriously
Concussion is an issue that affects all sports and it is important that everyone in rugby recognises the symptoms of concussion and removes from playing or training.
Sevens: Tomasi Cama on fitness, family
NZ halfback Tomasi Cama is recognised as one of the legends of the Sevens game. He spoke to Matiu Workman about his hopes for the Wellington Sevens.
Gregor Paul: Horwill's 'not guilty' is a bad joke
The least funny joke in rugby just got unfunnier, writes Gregor Paul
60 seconds with Brett Gosper, International Rugby Board CEO
Interview with Brett Gosper, International Rugby Board CEO
Dean Knight: Rugby players need to come out in support of gays
The absence of out gay players perpetuates the appearance that rugby is a game for "red-blooded" heterosexual men, writes Dean Knight, and reinforces the barriers to participation by gays at all levels of the game.