Rugby World reviews Open Side, a new book by Sam Warburton in which the former Wales and Lions captain reveals the mental and physical strains that led to his early…
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The day Namibia suffer a record defeat in the Rugby World Cup
IT’S STARTLING what little things you can take away from a hefty loss. Some clam up. Some seethe. Some scheme. But after representing Namibia on the wrong side of a…
Get to know Fiji’s Peceli Yato
With A year still to go on Peceli Yato’s contract, and the player himself saying “I really want to stay – it’s like home”, it wasn’t exactly panic stations for…
Get to know France’s Maxime Médard
THE EMAIL from former Toulouse and France hero Yannick Nyanga offers a few thoughts, but nestled in there is a significant musing about Maxime Médard. “The comeback to his best…
Wales rocked as Howley is sent home from World Cup over alleged betting breach
Wales rocked as Howley is sent home from World Cup over alleged betting breach Japan 2019 hasn’t even started yet and we have our first bombshell – the stunning news…
Ben Youngs: “Antoine Dupont is setting the bar for scrum-halves”
Ben Youngs: “Antoine Dupont is setting the bar for scrum-halves” All being well, Ben Youngs will equal Matt Dawson’s record of ten World Cup appearances by an English scrum-half next…
Sapporo Dome: The amazing stadium hosting England’s first World Cup match
Find out what makes the Rugby World Cup venue in Sapporo so special
Rugby’s Greatest: Thierry Dusautoir
Thierry Dusautoir won the IRB Player of the Year award in 2011 - the same year as the All Blacks won the World Cup - such was the French openside's…
Rugby’s Greatest: Jason Leonard
Introducing the English loosehead prop, who has made one of our ten positional spots for the greatest players
Rugby’s Greatest: John Kirwan
John Kirwan won the 1987 World Cup with New Zealand. The attacking prowess he showed in that tournament alone, set him up to be one of the greatest wingers of…