It’s all well and good competing against Scotland, Italy and France (who are far from their best at the moment). But when you come up against more physical teams than you, who understand your game and have big-ball carriers waiting for kicks to the backfield, they’ll get a gainline when they run it back and, all of a sudden, that gameplan isn’t working.
We’ll Leave It There So: Arsenal hammered, McIlroy's dodgy sandwich and today's sport
The club captains at today's Champions Cup and Challenge Cup launch in London. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
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The best thing we shared today
Airport staff in Auckland welcome the World Cup winning New Zealand team home with the haka on the runway.
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Where we were today
The42 editor Adrian Russell spoke on a panel alongside Rob Hennelly, Mark Rodden and Marie Crowe at the Web Summit this afternoon.
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The fixture list
There’s Europa League football tomorrow night, with Liverpool, Tottenham and Celtic all involved. Here’s a full list of the fixtures.
Showbiz, baby!
The town of Edenbridge in Kent has built a 36-foot effigy of suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter for Guy Fawkes night. As you do.
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