In this follow-on from Charlie Pozniak’s diary of a typical week as a Manchester Grammar School pupil and a Sale Sharks U18 player, Mark Bennett – head of performance at…
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Saracens CEO Heath Harvey on New York, a global network and breaking the mould
By Graham Jenkins “We don’t just want to be a north London rugby club; we want to use rugby to change people’s lives” Saracens chief executive Heath Harvey’s bold proclamation…
A week in the life of a Sale Sharks academy player, Part One
Sunday Outmuscled, outplayed, outclassed. We’ve just lost to Leicester, and playing against a Tuilagi and an Umaga is little consolation to the grim reality that Academy Finals Day at Allianz…
Scotland: Five things we learnt v France
We’re learning how to learn It is often quite hard to assemble a list of five things that any given Scotland team will have learned, when all evidence is often…
Ireland: Five things we learnt v Italy
By Whiff of Cordite The mood was downbeat for Ireland going into their fourth Six Nations game against Italy at the weekend, four games without a win having been compounded…
London Irish look for an NYC lift
By Graham Jenkins “I’ll make a brand new start of it, in old New York,” sang Frank Sinatra in his legendary homage to the equally iconic city on the east…
HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series: Las Vegas Sevens Day one
The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series is now in Las Vegas, where fans have been spoilt already in one day out of three. There have been two pool games so…
Is it time for the England Saxons to ride again?
By Alex Shaw With all the recent attention around the Rugby World Cup, the Six Nations and England’s tour to Australia this summer, one element of English rugby has fallen…
What to eat after rugby training
Hints and tips of the best foods to eat to help you recover after rugby training or matches
Ireland: Five things we learnt v England
By Whiff of Cordite England ultimately overpowered Ireland to win by more than a score but the outlook for Ireland was weirdly positive. A measure of how far they’ve sunk…