England have to ask if the Premiership is the right place to develop Test players
Stuart Lancaster had good players at the World Cup but few great ones – where is the Martin Johnson of today, the Jonny Wilkinson, the Lawrence Dallaglio?
Rugby World Cup 2015: our readers’ team of the tournament
When we polled our readers for their players of the tournament, we expected the All Blacks and Wallabies to dominate. The results are in – and we weren’t wrong
Victorious All Blacks return to New Zealand for Rugby World Cup celebrations
Captain Richie McCaw lauds ‘amazing’ welcome as thousands of fans gather in Auckland to cheer team
Steffon Armitage angry at overseas pair an England distraction claims
Steffon Armitage said he is insulted by suggestions that he or Nick Abendanon would have been a distraction if selected in England’s World Cup squad
How did the All Blacks improve on perfection? Simplicity and honesty
New Zealand were already world champions but Steve Hansen and his coaching team demanded, and delivered, even more to retain the Rugby World Cup
World Rugby starts task of spreading the word according to Gosper
Brett Gosper, World Rugby’s chief executive, follows 2015 World Cup with a campaign using the 2016 Olympics to develop the game in Russia and China
Grounded again: Charlie Line back in school, and out of the spotlight
The teenager handed Sonny Bill Williams’ World Cup medal will not be posing for any more photos, say parents
Rugby World Cup 2015: Guardian writers’ teams of the tournament
New Zealand ruled and Argentina and Japan thrilled, but who has made the starting XV’s for our rugby writers who covered the tournament?
Rugby World Cup 2015: Tom Jenkins’s photographic highlights
After six weeks and filing around 2,000 images from 19 matches, we present a selection of the Guardian and Observer’s Tom Jenkins’s favourite shots from the tournament
New Zealand dared and won but game of rugby was another winner at World Cup
After beating Australia in the final, the All Blacks are perhaps the greatest team of any code on the planet but on the future of emerging countries and the complicated rules must be addressed
Rugby World Cup 2015: Guardian writers give their verdicts
Who was the best player, who scored the best try, which teams disappointed and inspired, what was the funniest moment and what must change for Japan 2019?
Rugby World Cup in charts: every minute, every match
All the tries, conversions, drop goals and penalty kicks of the Rugby World Cup visualised
Rugby World Cup 2015 marks the year when the sport went global
The tournament has not been defined by England’s premature exit but will be remembered for the excellence of the games
Dan Carter earns final reward at last as All Blacks reach new heights
Dan Carter was outstanding in New Zealand’s 34-17 win against Australia in the Rugby World Cup final but the All Blacks also have the youngsters to extend their reign
Rugby World Cup winner Steve Hansen says he could never coach England
New Zealand coach has said he will step down in 2017 while Sonny Bill Williams believes the All Blacks can cope without McCaw and Co