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Week Ending June 1, 2026

URC quarterfinals deliver South African dominance, Leinster demolish the Lions 59-10 with James Lowe breaking the all-time try record on his 100th appearance, Kobe Steelers set a Japan playoff record in a 69-23 demolition, and the Premiership fourth-place race goes to the final round...

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Week of May 25, 2026

Bordeaux retain the Champions Cup in a Bilbao demolition job, Montpellier sweep the Challenge Cup, the Crusaders produce one of the matches of the season against the Chiefs, Japan League One playoffs deliver extraordinary drama, and the rugby world mourns Scott Hastings...

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Week of May 18, 2026

History at Franklin's Gardens β€” Northampton obliterate Bristol 94-33 in the biggest win in Premiership history, the Hurricanes extend their Super Rugby lead with a dominant Eden Park win, Kobe Steelers top the Japan League One table, and Dave Rennie brings Graham Henry back into the All Blacks fold...

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Week of May 11, 2026

Cracks in the Crown — Leicester dismantles Northampton to blow the Premiership title race open, the Crusaders roar back against the Blues with Faingaʻanuku irrepressible in his hybrid role, and the Champions Cup final countdown is on: Leinster vs Bordeaux-Bègles in Bilbao...

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Week of May 4, 2026

European Knockout Drama β€” Leinster edge Toulon 29–25 to reach the Bilbao final, Bordeaux-BΓ¨gles dismantle Bath 38–26 with clinical width and driving maul power, the Hurricanes reclaim Super Rugby top spot, and the Reds surge into the top four...

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Week of April 27, 2026

Hearts, Minds, and Seismic Shocks β€” All Blacks legend Michael Jones warns Union is losing to League, Gilbert Enoka returns, NZ teams sweep Super Round at Te Kaha Stadium, Pollard's ice-cold finish, and Bath's second-string nearly topples Northampton...

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Week of April 20, 2026

The Great Leveling β€” Drua dismantle the Brumbies, Force stage a comeback from 19-0, Chiefs claim #1 in a golden point thriller, Moana Pasifika's exit confirmed, and Saracens shatter their own Premiership scoring record with 85 points...

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Week of April 13, 2026

Champions Cup quarter-finals deliver greatness with Bath's 84-point thriller, Bordeaux shocking Toulouse, Damian McKenzie breaking the Chiefs try-scoring record, and Lippy's view on the weekend's spectacular rugby...

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Week of April 6, 2026

Champions Cup Round of 16 delivers 626 points across eight matches, NZ teams surge in Super Rugby Pacific, and Louis Bielle-Biarrey shows why he's the best finisher in world rugby...

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Week of March 30, 2026

Japan Rugby League One keeps producing pressure games, the Waratahs' win over the Brumbies gives Australian rugby more life, and Toulouse keep setting the standard in France...

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Week of March 22, 2026

Bath laid down a Premiership marker, the Brumbies and Chiefs produced one of the matches of the season, and the Hurricanes and Blues kept the Super Rugby Pacific top-four knife fight alive...

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Week of March 16, 2026

France seal back-to-back Six Nations titles with an 82nd-minute penalty in one of the greatest matches in tournament history. Wales end a 1,000-day losing streak...

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Week of March 9, 2026

Italy's historic victory over England, Scotland's Murrayfield Miracle against France, Dave Rennie appointed All Blacks coach, and Lippy's view on the blueprint for beating the best...

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Week of March 2, 2026

Australian teams dominate Super Rugby Pacific, All Blacks coaching saga reaches critical week, Brian O'Driscoll on England's nervousness, and Lippy's view on the future...

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Week of February 23, 2026

Ireland's connectivity demolishes England 42-21, Wales' heartbreaking 26-23 loss to Scotland, witnessing Antoine Dupont's greatness, and Lippy's view on belief and culture...

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Week of February 16, 2026

Scotland stuns England to end 12-test win streak, France demolishes Wales with eight tries, Ireland survives Italian challenge, and the great "flow vs flawlessness" debate...

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Week of February 9, 2026

France's "systematic narrowness" dismantles Ireland, England demolishes Wales, Italy stuns Scotland, Japan League One's upset of the season, and Lippy's view on rugby's kicking obsession...

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Week of February 3, 2026

Ireland's prop crisis deepens, Super Rugby's law experiments begin, Rassie's "Bikini Stat" controversy, Six Nations preview, and Lippy's take on rugby's spectacle crisis...

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Week of January 27, 2026

Sharks upset unbeaten Stormers, Premiership title race heats up, Six Nations approaches, and the historic All Blacks-Springboks tour announcement...

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Weekly curated matches worth your time - no spoilers!

This Week's Must-Watch Rugby

Super Rugby Pacific delivers: Brumbies vs Blues 81st-minute drama, Chiefs vs Crusaders shootout, and Fijian Drua's Lautoka Cauldron. No spoilers!

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