YESTERDAY, AMONGST the luxurious trappings of the Syon Park in the west of London, the 2013 British and Irish Lions had their first meeting. Like lucky competition winners 36 of…
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It’s awards season again…
IT IS awards season and whether you agree with the esteemed panels or punters’ votes, there are a few players carrying off more gongs than Daniel Day Lewis. Ulster’s Nick…
It’s a knockout: The RaboDirect Pro12 Semi-finals
PLAY-OFF RUGBY is as nerve shredding as it is rewarding. Months of hard work can be undone in one high-pressure showdown. It is completely different to regular-season rugby and for…
The scrum: IRB introduce key changes to the set-piece
IN A step to answer and assuage the increasingly vocal critics of the scrum the IRB yesterday took a major step to change the set-piece. The Scrum Steering Group,…
Lions 2013: Who’s burning bright and who’s cooling down (Under)?
WITH THE Lions clubbing together in a few weeks and finals throughout Europe coming up fast, attention must once again turn to those in the thoughts of Wallaby coach Robbie…
Lions 2013: More Barbarians brought into Young’s horde
A FEW weeks ago the Twitter-viewing public were agog as they stared at the first few names released by the Barbarians for their summer games against England and the British…
More change as Scotland name summer tour squad
CHANGE IS coming, or so it would seem north of the border as Scotland today named nine uncapped players for their quadrangular tournament this summer in South Africa against their…
RWC 2015: The countdown is well and truly on
AMID GREAT fanfare in the cavernous Live Room at Twickenham, Debbie Jevans, CEO of ER2015, and assembled rugby dignitaries, sat at the raised top table to announce the fixtures and…
Lions 2013: Five potential squad weaknesses
The most glaring omission from the squad announcement was the lack of cover at fly-half
Lions 2013: A few facts about the British and Irish Lions squad
NOW WE know. We have the 37 and despite the outrage and the spitting across tribal lines they are our 37. They are Lions. Want to get more of a…