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CANAL+ confirms RWC 2027, Women's RWC 2029 and URC broadcast rights for Sub-Saharan Africa
CANAL+ Group has secured broadcast rights for RWC 2027, Women's RWC 2029, the Junior World Championship, and the Pacific Nations Cup across Sub-Saharan Africa via SuperSport, and has also renewed its exclusive multi-year URC deal.
Umaga wants the All Blacks feared again — and Rennie's the man to do it
Umaga admits the All Blacks have lost their shine and outlines how Rennie's leadership culture — and Savea's role as a players' voice — aims to restore it ahead of a season that ends with four Tests against the Springboks.
England pundits back Itoje rest — and see Springboks test as the perfect squad audit
Three former England players argue Itoje's cumulative captaincy load — Lions, England, Saracens — makes this summer the only viable rest window before the World Cup, while framing the Springboks test at Ellis Park as a valuable squad-depth audit rather than a match England must win.
Why BJvR fills a gap England's other centres can't
Ben Youngs argues BJvR is the only England centre option who combines genuine physicality with the distribution demanded by Test rugby — running through Dingwall, Ojomoh, and Lawrence to show why each falls short on at least one count.
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Mitchell out, Spencer a doubt — who starts at nine for England against the Boks?
With Mitchell injured and Spencer a doubt, England's nine jersey is suddenly wide open ahead of the Springbok Tests. Planet Rugby ranks the options — van Poortvliet leads, but the broader question is whether Borthwick uses the July window to accelerate a younger generation.