READING DOWN the list of names as England announced their training squad for the Six Nations opener against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on 6 February, it becomes apparent that…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
England select training squad to prepare for Wales in the Six Nations
SO THE selections that we expected arrived during a senior side and Saxons announcement, with England naming a senior training squad to face Wales in the opening game of the…
Who’s going to win the Six Nations?
It’s the question several outlets will be asking: Who’s going to win the Six Nations? Many believe it is as wide open a tournament as you could get in World…
Rugby World fitness: get off the deck like Sam Warburton
AN ENGINE. That’s what we all like about good flankers. They keep chugging along, late in the game. The best back-rowers are the ones who knock attackers down and pop…
Dan Carter breaks the million pound transfer-window
IT’S THE numbers that get you gasping. Dan Carter is off to join Racing Metro in Paris on a three-year deal in the aftermath of the World Cup. If the…
Big Debate: Should the Premiership keep the salary cap?
Read two experts' views and then cast your vote
Rugby Rant: Stop players going off their feet at the ruck
HAVE YOU ever tried to get insurance to play rugby in another country? It is often classed as an extreme sport. Insuring the game is risky because the game is,…
January issue
THE NEW issue of Rugby World takes a look back at the autumn Internationals. We ask whether Ireland can win the 2015 World Cup and explain why Vern Cotter’s youth…
Doping in rugby: a Rugby World investigation
IN MAY 2013, during a Scottish training camp in the lead-up to the Junior World Cup, Melrose fly-half Sam Chalmers was pulled in for a random drugs test – his…
Rugby World fitness: lift like Tendai Mtawarira
Throwing other forwards above his head like sacks of fresh air is a specialty for South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira, ‘The Beast’. Hours of meaningful gym work have made it…