Rugby participation laws have gone too far: nationality no longer matters

Bundee Aki, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Duhan van der Merwe all play for countries where they were not born Your best against our best: it’s the sacred principle on which all international team sports are built. And yet even a league as enmeshed in tribal identity as the Six Nations has drifted from these moorings. Take … Read more

Scotland vs England player ratings: Duhan van der Merwe shines while Ollie Lawrence struggles

Duhan van der Merwe scores a stunning hat-trick for Scotland – Getty Images/Stu Forster Duhan van der Merwe scored a superb hat-trick as Scotland defeated England 30-21 at Murrayfield on Saturday to claim a fourth successive championship victory in the match for the first time since 1896. Here’s how Telegraph Sport rated the two sides. … Read more