Aaron Cruden

Top 14 Highlights: Montpellier v La Rochelle

A big win for Montpellier as the remain at the summit of the Top 14 table with three games left in the regular season. The visitors got off to a flying start with Paul Jordaan receiving the ball at the...

Top 5 Highest Paid Rugby Players 2018

Proof that Lima Sopoaga leaving is a massive loss to New Zealand rugby

Highly talented All Black fly half Lima Sopoaga will leave New Zealand at the end of the coming season to join Wasps. Following Aaron Cruden, this makes him the second world class All Black 10 to leave...

The Best All Black XV Playing In Europe

1. Ben Franks (London Irish, 47 Caps) - The 2015 World Cup final was the last of his 47 caps for the two-time World Cup winner. Ben joined London Irish from the Hurricanes after the RWC 2015. With...

Aaron Cruden, author of Beautifully Built Tries

In the late forties, a boy was born in the desert. His name was Mohed. He lost both parents as an infant; his mother passed away, and his father abandoned him. Forbidden to attend school in Syria by his...

Champions Cup Tips & Preview

Champions Cup - Round Three First week on the job for our in-house rugby tipster @jakemacken1 as he provides the low-down for this weekend's European Champions Cup action. Glasgow V Montpellier...

Initial impressions: the Chiefs

Dave Rennie, Michael Leitch, Aaron Cruden, Tawera-Kerr Barlow, James Lowe, Stephen Donald and Hika Elliot are all gone from the Chiefs in 2018. The Rennie reign was a golden one for the Hamilton-based...

Is there a way out of the Quade-less quandary at flyhalf?

The worst can happen. The All Blacks won their first World Cup in 24 years when forced to promote their fifth-choice outside half in the second half of the final. Dan Carter, Colin Slade, Aaron Cruden...

Thursday Evening Round Up

Eddie Jones names wider England squad   Exeter Chiefs’ Sam Simmonds receives his first call up into the England squad. The 22-year-old has made 27 appearances for his club,...

Who is Bernard Foley’s understudy?

It is clear Bernard Foley will be the Wallabies’ first choice 10 unless some Stephen Larkham-esque talent is unearthed. However, it is still necessary to invest in a strong understudy should injury...