For The Love Of Rugby

Who is the best Rugby coach of the 21st century?

Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs rank their 10 greatest rugby coaches, debating the masterminds who defined the modern era.

From World Cup winners to revolutionary tacticians, the former England stars count down their definitive top 10 with plenty of debate along the way.

Stand by for Dan Cole’s "supercomputer", which throws a spanner in the works and ranks every coach using trophies, win percentage and a host of other stats to deliver its own verdict.

The results throw up some huge surprises, including one coaching giant missing out on the top three entirely.
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Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs rank the 10 best rugby players in the world right now - and the Nations Championship has changed everything.

Fresh off the first stage of the Nations Championship, the ex-England internationals and British and Irish Lions settle the debate once and for all.

The lads run through their definitive top 10, using the Nations Championship as the key benchmark.

Expect strong opinions, plenty of disagreement, and a few names that might just surprise you.

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South Africa's Springboks are possibly rugby's greatest ever international team. They've won two Rugby World Cups in a row, are coached by the genius of Rassie Erasmus and have a never-ending conveyor belt of destructive talent. How can they possibly be stopped? Well, Ben Youngs and Dan Cole have parked their pink JAECOO on a rugby pitch in Northern England to find out...

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The first instalment of the inaugural Nations Championship is over. Has it been a success? That might depend on if Leandro Paredes can play for Argentina...

Anthony Watson and Ben Youngs run the rule over international rugby's newest tournament, plus they pick their team of the tournament. New Zealand fans, we're sorry.

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Ben Youngs is joined by Anthony Watson to debrief a feisty test match between Argentina and England in Round 3 of the Nations Championship. It's safe to say there is no love lost between these two teams in a game that featured 7 yellow cards and a potential equalising try ruled out for the hosts in the final seconds.
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