No fewer than 12 of the world champion Springboks team came through the Varsity Cup or Shield. Can South Africa’s university game show us the stars of the future?
In The Mag
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Hotshot: Scotland U20 captain Connor Boyle
The flanker is learning from top back-rows like Hamish Watson and Viliame Mata at Edinburgh
Italy full-back Jayden Hayward
The Benetton and Italy back talks sweeping, sparkies and swimming with sharks
Hotshot: Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit
The speedster’s Premiership form earned him a call-up to Wales’ Six Nations squad
Dan Biggar on family, fly-halves and the future
The No 10 has found a new groove at Northampton Saints – and he still has plenty of desire to play for Wales too
Italy’s Matteo Minozzi: “We have to use this Six Nations to relaunch”
Tough times on the sidelines have done nothing to curb the exciting full-back’s sense of adventure, writes Mark Palmer
The importance of Ireland lock James Ryan
After a disappointing World Cup campaign by Ireland, the second-row will be desperate to return to winning ways in the green jersey. Tom English reports
Moody Bleu! Can enigmatic Fabien Galthie restore glory to France?
Gavin Mortimer assess the strengths and weaknesses of the new France coach’s approach
Rugby Rant: Women’s Six Nations schedule is ridiculous
Fixture clashes in the women’s championship have angered John Birch, of scrumqueens.com