Henry Pollock: Rugby's search for a crossover star

Adam Coleman escapes from rugby purgatory to the peaks with Bordeaux

Bordeaux Bègles’ dual Wallabies and Tonga international says holders are primed for clash of cultures against BathThere are in truth few Bordeaux Bègles players better qualified to explain just how it feels to be in the eye of the storm with European rugby’s newest force quite like Adam Coleman. Three years ago their paths collided in almost perfect timing, with Bordeaux mid-table and Coleman unceremoniously dropped into rugby purgatory.Coleman’…

Henry Pollock: Rugby's search for a crossover star

Henry Pollock has signed with Eddie Hearn's talent agency in the hope of boosting his profile, but why has rugby found it so hard to forge mainstream figureheads?

The 10 worst decisions in Irish rugby over the last 50 years

The decision to leave Jordi Barrett on the bench for Leinster's European Cup semi-final clash with Northampton in 2025 was the rugby equivalent of Decca Records turning down the Beatles in 1962.