If Ireland do not match the home side physically, they are sure to be overwhelmed

Kiwi coach has an attacking philosophy which could help re-route European rugby

Gavin Cummiskey looks at what has changed and what remains the same ahead of the Six Nations

After 111 years of waiting, history is written on a crisp Chicago afternoon

Irish rugby reached unprecedented heights over the last ten years

The 54-year-old gets the nod ahead of Crusaders coach Scott Robertson on a two-year contract

What are the major challenges the latest New Zealand rugby head coach is set to face . . .

He served eight years as Hansen’s assistant and beat Scott Robertson to the position

The exiting Ireland coach speaks about Irish rugby culture, his career, and the World Cup

England can have no complaint with Garces as South African pressure game prevails

Rassie Erasmus named coach of the year with Jamie Heaslip receiving merit award

Rassie Erasmus masterminds World Cup victory as England fall at the final hurdle

Unexplained conservative strategy will forever taint the most important Schmidt season

New Zealand’s character revealed by their exemplary sportsmanship after defeat

‘Obviously it’s flattering, it’s humbling because they have always been such a great side’

South African-born doctor looking to be part of third triumph at a Rugby World Cup

Former All Black says he never saw evolution during build-up or pool stages

Incoming Ireland coach has a long wait until the start of 2020 Six Nations against Scotland

It’s a straight choice between Nigel Owens and Jérôme Garcès to referee the final

Eddie Jones’s men look to complete quartet of wins against southern hemisphere big four

Steve Hansen fronts up and offers no excuses after crushing semi-final defeat to England

Brutal, comprehensive nature of defeat to England will leave lingering emotional scars

The All Blacks reign is over after they were comprehensively outplayed in Yokohama

England coach is in total control of his environment and having fun in doing so

In absence of constant evolution, our game plan became the rock Ireland perished upon

All Blacks coach remains quiet on whether he will engage in any mind games with Eddie Jones

Cricket World Cup final ended in a tie but Saturday’s RWC semi less likely to do so

For all the talk of building toward 2023, now more than ever rugby is a results business

Outgoing coach has left a blueprint behind, Jamie Joseph will have plenty of options

The fact that Rieko Ioane wasn’t even in the New Zealand matchday squad was telling

The win over the All Blacks in 2018 can now be seen for what it is: this side’s Icarus moment

Casting the net wider can help move Ireland from middleweight ranks to heavyweight

‘Abysmal’ Ireland see limited game plan brutally exposed by the All Blacks in Tokyo

Ireland unable to find anything like the best of themselves against peerless New Zealand

Will World Rugby ever have a better chance of elevating Japan’s status than right now?

In Retallick and Whitelock, Irish pair are facing the best lock pairing in the world

The former policeman has always known the value of listening on the way to the top

Schmidt’s side are blunt in attack but New Zealand could fall foul of new tackle laws

New Zealand can avenge last year’s defeat by sticking to their natural attacking game

Variety in point of attack is also crucial to unleashing Ireland’s potent backline