How did you get into rugby? I started at Bargoed Youth before having a few games at Pontypool and Newport. Then luckily the Dragons picked me up. Who have you looked…
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Who are the new boys in England’s EPS?
ON THURSDAY Stuart Lancaster recruited six new names to his Elite Player Squad (EPS), including five who won their first caps on England's summer tour to Argentina. Matt Kvesic, Billy…
Pro’s Playbook: Attack from the box
DOES YOUR team need to widen its attacking options? Rugby World is here to help! In the July edition, we asked ex-England fly-half and London Irish Academy coach Giselle Mather…
How is rugby helping to fight off depression? Part 2
LAST WEEK we investigated how professional rugby in England is helping players to keep depression at bay, but now it's time to find out what's happening at grass-roots level. In…
Hotshot: Jonathan Pelissie (Grenoble)
When did you first play rugby? I started playing at school and in my village when I was six. I went to Brive when I was 18, but couldn’t get into…
Hotshot: Tom Daly (Leinster)
How did you get into rugby? I played nearly every sport when I was a kid, but I was big for my age so that’s why I started to focus on…
Pro’s Playbook: Rangi strike options
IN THE June edition of Rugby World, we asked Nick Walshe, ex-Bath and England scrum-half turned England U20s backs coach, how to run a Rangi strike move with four separate try-scoring…
Who’s in our current World XV?
AUGUST SEES the return of The Rugby Championship – one hell of a tasty tournament to follow the all-consuming intensity of this summer’s Lions tour. As the wounded Wallabies head…
How is rugby helping to fight off depression? Part 1
ONE IN four people suffers from a mental health illness. Look around your office, or think of your rugby club; that could mean one of your team, in some cases…
Did George North’s Lions try inspire the Royal Baby name?
WE KNOW that rugby and royalty go together like chocolate and orange. As if Mike Tindall’s marriage to Zara Phillips isn’t enough evidence, Prince William himself is a patron of…