Alan Dymock

Rugby World editor

Teimana Harrison on the gaming community

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…

Timoci Nagusa paternity leave opens up debate Is paternity leave a taboo for male team sport professionals? Timoci ‘Jim’ Nagusa reckons so. The former Fiji wing, 34, decided to take…

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 history 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

The Premiership bye weeks explored Perhaps it’s a case of 13 being lucky for some, but with an odd number of teams in the Gallagher Premiership this term, so arises…

James Slipper

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…