Stuart Barnes

England must start grabbing games by the balls, start with Henry Pollock and try new faces if they want to stop South Africa running away with 2027 World Cup

Ireland and South Africa have grasped chance to blood players during Nations Championship, while England have missed a trick by making only two changes to starting XV

Painful wait for decision to rule out Argentina’s late try highlighted how officials have lost instinct for refereeing because of reliance on technology

Not only did Exeter Chiefs wing show he is a match-winner against Argentina, he demonstrated he has personality (and smile) to lighten mood for Steve Borthwick

South Africa’s forward might and New Zealand’s new-found attacking verve are ominous a year out from World Cup, with only France looking capable of bridging gap

Dave Rennie’s side will do everything in power to win headline pool match against Wallabies, but defeat could give them an easier path to final

Only Englishman is on the bench for team dominated by Springboks and All Blacks, who showed array of skills that Steve Borthwick’s crop lack going into World Cup year

Englishman is touted as deserving £1m a year while he backflips off yacht with Eddie Hearn — can rugby economy sustain hyping players over teams?

Yaqeen Ahmed, 20, may lack Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s magic, but his precocious maturity marked him out as special on senior debut against All Blacks

Fijian player’s death aged 26, after training in 35C temperatures in Japan, underlines the dangers facing winter sport of rugby as heatwaves become new normal