21 October (Auckland) Last week Wales and Australia both lost to fairer nations – this week the contest is much tighter, just as it’s likely to be on the field. Australia edges out Wales in the crucial income inequality stake, at least on paper, but neither nation’s figure is very impressive. Wales’ income inequality is quit ...

Thursday 15 September (New Plymouth) Russia and the USA are two of the lowest-ranked teams in this competition – both for equality and rugby skill – and the match will surely be worth watching, even if neither team really deserves to win by our standards. The two countries have more  in common than they would probably like to think, when it co ...