Teimana Harrison on the gaming community For our long-read piece Gaming: a modern addiction, we asked Northampton back-rower Teimana Harrison to talk about his positive experiences with gaming. He told…
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Thomas Gallo and the art of prop tries
We all love to see a big unit finishing from long range
Scotland v Tonga Preview – Autumn Internationals
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Timoci Nagusa paternity leave opens up debate
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Do rugby hookers get the yips?
It was a flyer of an idea: do rugby hookers get the yips throwing in, like nervy golfers standing over makeable putts? But right away, former Canada hooker Ray Barkwill…
The legacy of foreign tens at the Sharks
The legacy of foreign tens at the Sharks Gregor Townsend remembers just how sharp the contrast was when he went from training one day with the Borders to pitching up…
The Premiership bye weeks explored
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Downtime with… Connacht head coach Andy Friend
The Australian coach talks teething problems, cleaning toilets and scoffing crisps
James Slipper: “The Walls were caving in”
THE LOOSEHEAD reflects on it now as fuel for an incredible career revival, but there’s no avoiding the unravelling that occurred in 2018 when Wallaby James Slipper was stood down…