The ‘In the black’ Award – New Zealand The marketeers at Adidas have their work cut out rebranding a black shirt, and this year they came up ‘the Blackest Shirt…
Owain Jones
Wales v Australia: Talking points
Wales lose in the last few minutes…again When the Millennium Stadium next undergoes a refit, I am going to place a bid for the big screen/ digital clock, take it…
Autumn International tries
Rob Kearney – Ireland v New Zealand, 2013 Ireland fans must have thought it couldn’t get much better when their side led 14-0 after less than 20 minutes against an…
Autumn Series: Players to watch
The next month should give us a pretty good idea of how sides are shaping up for the Rugby World Cup. It’s the final Tests between the Northern and Southern…
On-form Israel Dagg aims to keep All Blacks on winning path
In the basement of the swanky Royal Kensington Gardens hotel, the All Blacks, the world’s most successful team are holding court as they unveil their new Test shirt, unsurprisingly in…
Autumn Series teasers from Guinness rugby
The Autumn Series is nearly upon and and we don’t need reminding that the Rugby World Cup is only 10 months away. Ahead of us is an epic month of rugby.…
Sam Burgess arrives at Bath
Sam Burgess‘s high-profile switch from league to union has been one of the season’s biggest talking points, and his arrival at The Rec sparked excitement amongst Bath and England fans,…
Garmin vivofit review
Rugby players love their training kit and tech, so they’ll be interested in Garmin’s new vivofit, a stylish new fitness tracker that would not look too shabby on your wrist. The…
European Rugby: Weekend’s talking points
Sarries need that final step The 46-6 demolition job that Saracens did on Clermont Auvergne in last April’s Heineken Cup semi-final felt like a seismic shifting of Europe’s tectonic plates. It…
Rugby’s first ever own try scored in Australia?
History may well have been made in Australia yesterday, as the National Rugby Championship clash between North Harbour Rays and Sydney Stars played host to what is being touted as the…