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From Sebastian Chabal to Francois Louw, we have selected the best overseas signings in the history of each Premiership Rugby club since 1995.

Eddie Jones has been sacked today (December 6) from his role as head coach of England. Although his reign ended poorly, it began brilliantly with 17 straight wins. Can you name the first 23-man squad he chose for his debut match during the 2016 Six Nations against Scotland?

Top drawer goalkickers are crucial and can be the difference between winning and losing matches. Here are the top 12 points scorers in Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup history.

Alastair McKee has played rugby for over 15 years but a series of concussions have forced him to stop playing. In this essay, he talks about the heartache associated with the decision and what the great game has given to him.

The Flanker remembers World Cup-winning All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu’s spell at London Welsh, which saw the famous old club relegated from the Premiership without winning a single game.

The hype of the NFL draft captures the attention of America’s sporting media every year - so could a similar concept be used to give rugby some more pazazz?

Have all you Six Nations rugby fans got your breath back? England in Cardiff is always a niggly affair but the 2021 edition was off the charts as the Red Rose went down to a resurgent Wales in controversial circumstances. Ireland dispatched Italy in Rome while we mourned the postponement of Scotland against France in Paris due to COVID-19 positive results. Read our talking points from the weekend below.

Six Nations 2021 continues as Wales narrowly beat 14-man Scotland and England got back to winning ways by thrashing a stubborn Italy at Twickenham. Title favourites France held on for a crucial win in Dublin as Ireland push them all the way. Read our Six Talking Points from the weekend’s action.

The Springboks joining the Six Nations is one of rugby’s current hot-button issues - but would it solve the current problems, and what new ones might it create if the Rugby World Cup champions made the switch?

Last December, World Rugby announced their Team of the Decade and it is fair to say not every rugby fan agreed.

The Flanker went through the XV and made our own changes where needed.

World Rugby's 2023 men's dream team of the year has been named, but can you guess which players made the XV in our quiz?

The Rugby World Cup is back! To get you in the mood, try to name the England lineups for all their opening games in the tournament from 1987 right through to 2023.

Former Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick has taken over from Eddie Jones as the England main man. However, can you name the team from Borthwick’s debut against France in the 2001 Six Nations?

Eddie Jones has been sacked today (December 6) from his role as head coach of England. Although his reign ended poorly, it began brilliantly with 17 straight wins. Can you name the first 23-man squad he chose for his debut match during the 2016 Six Nations against Scotland?

Dominant scrums can provide points-scoring opportunities, grind down your opposition physically and provide a massive mental boost to a forward pack in games of rugby. With that in mind, we picked nine of the best scrummagers of the modern era.

The 2022 Six Nations was a brilliant tournament with fantastic scores and matches across the board. Test your memory with our stats based quiz as France and Antoine DuPont lifted the title.

Many top international rugby players have earned dozens of appearances with their national sides but never won a British & Irish Lions Test cap. Can you name the top appearance makers never to win a Lions Test cap in our 15-minute rugby quiz?

Top drawer goalkickers are crucial and can be the difference between winning and losing matches. Here are the top 12 points scorers in Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup history.

It turns out rugby phrases and terms are mentioned in the title of more films than you might think. Can you pick the rugby related words missing in the below movie titles?

With the future of SANZAAR’s Southern Hemisphere’s franchise rugby competition up in the air, can you name the winner, runner-up and host city for each Super Rugby Final?