US RUGBY players think of ourselves as entertainers and, after the two big earthquakes in New Zealand, that’s what I think we go back to when we try to lift…
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Ryan Jones – Man on a mission
Things change quickly in rugby, just ask Ryan Jones. Back in November he had “the worst 20 minutes of my rugby career”. First he was responsible for conceding the late…
Aviva Premiership Rugby blog
The round-up of the 19th round of Aviva Premiership action from Alex Shaw Saturday 2nd April 2011 – Northampton Saints vs. Sale Sharks Saints came into this game on the…
HSBC Adelaide Sevens – full report, all the results – with video
New Zealand broke through to win the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide in their fifth attempt, defeating South Africa 28-20 to claim the 2011 title at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Kiwi…
Rugby Book Review – Behind the Thistle
You always sensed that Scottish rugby was the most true-blue amateur of all, and this weighty book of nearly 500 pages does nothing to disaffirm that view. The authors interview…
Rugby Book Review – We Could Be Heroes
NOT MANY people know this but the inaugural World Ubogu Championships took place in a London pub last year. The competition involves saying the word ‘Ubogu’ – as in the…
Stewart’s Melville – School Team of the Month (May 2011 issue)
THE EDINBURGH school fended off challenges from far and wide to earn their first-ever Team of the Month award for their terrific run in the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools Cup.…
Adelaide Sevens – full report – England into quarter-finals v Wales
Defending champions Samoa, current Series leaders New Zealand, England and Fiji all enjoyed 100% records in the pool stages of the Adelaide Sevens, round six of the HSBC Sevens…
Rotherham player fails drugs test and is banned
NICO STEENKAMP of Rotherham Titans has been suspended from participating in Rugby Union for three months for an Anti-Doping Rule Violation after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine. The suspension by a…
Novocastrians Ladies – Team of the Month (May 2011 issue)
BEING A women’s rugby team in Newcastle’s football hotbed requires a special resilience. And when Novocastrians Ladies lost several key figures in pre-season – some to the baby boom, others,…