In the 2000 Six Nations Warren Gatland trusted World Cup players and Ireland lost their first match so he tore up the teamsheet and turned things around
Roundup: John Cooney’s late penalty for Ulster secured a 25-24 victory over Harlequins, Glasgow won at La Rochelle and Lyon got their first Champions Cup win, beating Benetton Treviso
The Sale wing Marland Yarde was warned he might never play again after suffering a horrific knee injury in October last year but he was back in action for his club within a year
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle is standing by the move to settle with sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau, saying it was a “commercial decision” that gives the national body certainty
The eight-match schedule for the 2021 Lions tour of South Africa signals the end of the midweek dirt-tracker and the Premiership’s refusal to help is hugely depressing
All Blacks take risk despite perception of Ian Foster as the safe option