“In my team I have two friends who came from Morocco – Casablanca and another city – in a boat,” says Nabil Jelti, a 36-year-old Moroccan international who first came…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Rieko Ioane: “I’m like a kid in a candy store”
The most terrifying attacker from the recent Rugby Championship still lives with his mum and dad. On 35 occasions during the competition, All Black stripling Rieko Ioane ghosted past would-be…
The Great Migration: The director of ‘Mercenary’
Talking about his movie Mercenary over Skype, French director Sacha Wolff considers the issue of rumours and urban myths clouding discussions about exploitation of players from the Pacific Islands. After…
Autumn Internationals: Talking points from week two
Wales 13-6 Georgia Wales started brightly, making bursts in midfield, fizzing the ball wide and with Rhys Priestland pulling the strings at ten, so when Hallam Amos crossed in the…
The race to 2023: Who will be selected to host the Rugby World Cup?
LAST MONTH, France, Ireland and South Africa made their final pitches to host Rugby World Cup 2023. On 15 November, a winning bid will be selected by the World Rugby…
Sevens stars set to explode into 15-a-side European rugby
Summer always sees a flurry of activity as players move clubs, but it feels like this year more stars of the sevens game swapped codes than ever before. It is…
Finn Russell: “As long as I’ve got a smile on my face…”
Finn Russell: “As long as I’ve got a smile on my face…” WITH THE sun shining on Beauly, a Highland hideout west of Inverness, Finn Russell surveys a day with…
Introducing… the Guinness Pro14
HANG ON to your hats, this is going to be a bumpy ride. The Guinness Pro12 have upped their club count for next season. From September, two South African sides…
Lions 2017: New Zealand 15-15 British & Irish Lions
We have witnessed history, ladies and gentlemen, but maybe not in the way you expected. We have a first-ever drawn Lions series in New Zealand. We all survived it, somehow.…
Without Sonny Bill Williams, the All Blacks have a tough selection decision to make
STEVE HANSEN has never been afraid of chucking players in the deep end and seeing if they can swim. However, sometimes the chucking is taken out of his hands –…