Having conquered Europe with Toulouse, Spain prop Joel Merkler has even bigger fish to fry – at the 2027 Rugby World Cup

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With Antoine Dupont restored, les Bleus are justified favourites to defend their crown

RW heads to the French Pyrénées to discover Pau, the tiny mountain city in love with its rugby team

Benetton wing Louis Lynagh wants to spur Italy to further success after downing his father’s nation Australia in the autumn

Centre Fraser Dingwall has fought his way to the top of the England pecking order and the Northampton Saint now has his eye on a Six Nations Grand Slam