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If you like to reminisce about the brilliant 2006 Sale Sharks team, are amazed by the turnaround that defence guru Shaun Edwards is orchestrating with France or even just fancy a good old Six Nations quiz, we are the site for you.
Read, relive and enjoy all our long form features, listicles and bits of fun below.
”Rugby players are either piano shifters or piano movers. Fortunately, I am one of those who can play a tune.”
French International Scrum-Half Pierre Danos
Nine of the best scrummagers in modern rugby history
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.
Remembering World Cup winning All Black Piri Weepu at London Welsh
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.
Top 11 try scorers in Rugby World Cup history
Finishers in rugby are worth their weight in gold and these guys certainly were assassins when it came to crossing the whitewash. Here are the top 11 try scorers in Rugby World Cup history.
Rugby’s biggest 'passing of the torch’ moments
From O’Driscoll to Barrett and Wilkinson to Japan, rugby has as it has evolved seen numerous moments where the torch carried by one generation has been handed down to another to bear.
A tribute to Dimitri Yachvili: the original Le Petit General
Le Petit General Dimitri Yachvili was a rugby playmaker like no other in a stellar career for France and Biarritz. A passing master whose box and goal kicking were unrivalled, he was rugby’s quarterback that had the oval ball on a string. Here is an ode to the legendary scrum-half.
QUIZ: Can you name the players who have won the Rugby World Cup twice?
To win the Rugby World Cup once puts in you an elite club, so what about those who win it twice? For our quiz we want you to name the 21 players to lift the William Webb Ellis trophy more than once.
Ranking the 33 players Martin Johnson handed debuts to as England Head Coach
During his tenure from 2008 to 2011 as England Head Coach, legendary World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson handed 33 players their debut for the national team. With some more successful than others, The Flanker has ranked them below.
Why have Ireland failed at the Rugby World Cup?
Whether it was due to last-minute heartbreak, or simply coming up against a better team, Ireland have failed to make it to a World Cup semi-final.
The 2015 All Blacks - rugby’s The Last Dance?
The now-famous Chicago Bulls documentary showed us the establishment and preservation of a sporting legacy. In 2015, we saw the culmination of New Zealand's attempts to do something similar in the rugby world.