Celebrating rugby’s old-school wall moves It was a throwback to the time of baggy shirts, off-brand boots and lost gumshields. “Remember wall moves?” came the question from Ruaridh Jackson a…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Who has the most beautiful kick in world rugby?
Who has the most beautiful kick in world rugby? It could be the graceful classic from Rory McIlroy or the athletic twist from Adam Scott. It might be another stick…
Schalk Brits on Dan Carter’s Super Rugby return
Schalk Brits on Dan Carter’s Super Rugby return In late 2018, after a surprise call from Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus asking him to put in one more season ahead of…
Meet rugby cult hero Ben Tameifuna
There are several ways Ben Tameifuna could have reacted as the powers at Racing 92 stood him down from playing for being too out of shape. But as he absorbed…
The challenges of rugby’s return to training explained
The challenges of rugby’s return to training explained While those in the UK and Ireland wait for clarity on when players should return to training at their club, in Italy…
Remembering the day Jackass joined London Irish training
It can be strange to look back at what we were obsessed with at the turn of the millennium: pop-punk, MSN Messenger, frosted hair. And then there was Jackass, on…
Jason White relives his biggest hits
Jason White relives his biggest hits “I SOMETIMES look back and think, ‘God, did I actually do that?'” offers Jason White. Once known as the hitman of Scottish rugby, the…
The day I broke my neck: Robert Paylor on his catastrophic injury
It is two days before his final exams, at a time of unprecedented global unease, yet Robert Paylor is calmness personified. Then again, the UC Berkeley student’s collegiate experience has…
My Life In Pictures with Mathieu Bastareaud
Roaring success, 2017 “This photo (the main image above) is from a Top 14 semi-final against La Rochelle, at the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille,” says Mathieu Bastareaud. “It was not…
The uncertainty facing out-of-work rugby coaches
Covid-19 is not only affecting the player transfer market in rugby. We talk to four coaches looking for their next gig