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Bright comic of a laughing fictional rugby coach holding a tackle pad as grinning players in red and black line up on a sunny pitch
‘Brendan Venter would get involved in training and whack players harder than anyone’: Untold stories of Saracens coach from devout Christian and GP to a referee’s nightmare, his golf-course plan that beat England and why ‘intense doesn’t do him justice’
Nick Mallett’s door was always open at the 1999 World Cup. His Springboks were urged to feed back on tactics and two were particularly forthcoming: [...]
October 16, 2026
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Why the PREM is now a try-fest with Saints and Bristol leading the way – and how it could help England: Tackle height changes, dynamic back threes, the cat-and-mouse maul and the jackal clampdown
NIK SIMON: New Sarries boss Brendan Venter has ambitions to break the PREM’s cycle of attacking supremacy. The eccentric South African may be on a [...]
October 8, 2026
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‘There’s a similar mindset at Gloucester to South Africa – and we’ve got amazing talent’: Giant Springbok lock JEAN KLEYN on choosing the West Country revolution over lucrative options elsewhere and forcing his way back into Rassie Erasmus’ squad
‘I love to scrum. I love to maul. I love to tackle. I pretty much fall into that cookie cutter. The physical parts of the game interest me more than [...]
October 2, 2026
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BEN KAY INTERVIEW: My England team went to dark places to win the World Cup – Steve Borthwick’s side can absolutely do the same. Here’s what they need to do, from ‘invaluable’ Shaun Edwards to unleashing PREM style of play
‘The big thing is that the players have to own it,’ Kay says. ‘Success comes from going to dark places, carrying scars of defeat, and [...]
September 30, 2026