What is the Rugby Championship? Not to be confused with the Championship (the second tier of English club rugby), the Rugby Championship is an annual tournament that features the best…
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King’s Birthday Honours List: Sarah Hunter and Sara Cox included
Former England rugby captain Sarah Hunter was given a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Hunter called time on her glittering rugby playing career earlier this year after amassing…
Why Rugby World Cup ball is ‘most balanced’ yet
This year’s Rugby World Cup will feature the ‘most balanced rugby match ball’ ever used at the sport’s showpiece event. Gilbert, who have supplied balls for every tournament since 1995,…
Opinion: My dreams for Rugby World Cup 2023
There’s a strange excitement coursing through my veins every time I think about this year’s Rugby World Cup, and for once it’s not reckless optimism regarding England’s chance of lifting…
WXV explained
But who is taking part? Where is it being held, how does it work and what is the end goal? This is WXV explained… What is WXV? WXV is a…
Five times a Steve Borthwick bold call was spot on
‘Huge’, ‘significant’ and even ‘uncharacteristic’ are some of the words used to describe the Steve Borthwick bold call to drop Owen Farrell from the England starting line-up to face France.…
Jack Flash – The making of van Poortvliet
Jack van Poortvliet was a teenager in possession of a shotgun when he first made an impression on the man whose place he was set to take in the Leicester…
Remember when England went on strike for a better RFU deal
Rugby World looks back more than 20 years ago when a dispute over pay nearly saw a team of amateurs represent England at Twickenham Stadium...
How to get to Principality Stadium for Six Nations games
Warren Gatland’s side only have home advantage for two of their five games in this year’s tournament, but they promise to be ferocious affairs as Ireland arrive first up before…
How to get to Twickenham for Six Nations games
For those lucky enough to have tickets for the three England home games in this year’s Six Nations, but who don’t know their way there off the top of their…