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Player Ratings: England

OPINION: A nervous, close-run thing on the scoreboard for England wasn’t in the script for this Six Nations round-one encounter. Player Ratings by Liam Heagney live from Stadio Olimpico. 

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Player Ratings: Italy

OPINION: Italy started their Six Nations campaign with a loss, but there are plenty of positives that new head coach Gonzalo Quesada can take from the performance in Rome.

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Player Ratings: France

OPINION: In a match that laid bare the stark disparities between expectations and reality, France found themselves uncharacteristically lackluster, a shadow of the formidable force they were in 2023. A man down for much of the contest, France eventually buckled completely.

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Player Ratings: Ireland

OPINION: Ireland, while not at their absolute best, capitalized on a French shortfall, managing to secure a decisive 38-17 bonus victory over their hosts in Marseille.

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European Cup

VIDEO: Taking the coach out the box?

SPOTLIGHT: Seeing a coach on the sidelines is a very rare occurrence when it comes to high-profile leagues like the United Rugby Championship, Challenge Cup or Champions Cup.

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Boks post Jacques Nienaber and other 2024 predictions

OPINION: @leezil07 takes out her crystal ball and makes some bold predictions for 2024!

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Springboks’ fall from grace and other bold predictions for 2024

OPINION: Rugbypass writer Finn Morton makes some bold predictions for  2024.

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OPINION: 'Look at the scoreboard'

REVIEW 2023: @king365ed looks back at the year that was - the historic World Cup win by South Africa and other great events, like the European Cup, URC and Currie Cup.

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FULL MATCH REPLAY: All the World Cup Final drama

SPECIAL DELIVERY: As the New Year dawns, South Africa’s historic double World Cup victory is still fresh in the memory. We have a special treat for fans worldwide.

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FULL MATCH REPLAYS: All the World Cup drama

As the year ends and South Africa’s historic double World Cup victory is still fresh in the memory, fans worldwide are in for a treat.

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OPINION

Top five moments of 2023

OPINION: The world of rugby witnessed some historic rugby events in 2023. 

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OPINION

The Rugby365 Team of the Year

OPINION:  It comes as no surprise that the World Cup winners South Africa headline the prestigious @rugby365com Team of the Year selections.

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