The ravenous pursuit of television viewing figures means just about every tournament in professional sport is accompanied by marketing hyperbole these days. Even so, this Aviva Premiership season does feel…
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30 Minutes with… Carlin Isles
The USA Sevens star – the fastest man in rugby – gives us an insight into his personality
Wales: WRU and RRW are finally in agreement!
The War of the Daffodils was brought to an end with the signing of the Rugby Services Agreement (RSA). The new agreement brings to an end a highly damaging period…
Wales peace deal signed
Such has been the acrimony in between the WRU and RRW (Regional Rugby Wales) that there was no joint press conference for the cameras as both sides went their separate…
Pro12: Ghosts, spilt pints and sticky subjects at season’s launch
Like a spilt pint, most at the Guinness Pro12 launch tried to cover as much of rugby’s surface as possible, with a variety of subjects covered by the coaches and…
Aaron Cruden on Pat McCabe’s injury
Test rugby: blink and you can miss a major moment. Sometimes, in the direst of circumstances you can miss a career. On Saturday, as the Wallabies were choking on the…
Top 14: Five French kids to watch
With two rounds gone of the Top 14, Toulon and Toulouse are setting the pace at the top of the table with teams containing a lot of familiar faces. But…
Play it like Pichot: How Argentina’s excellent scrum-halves stepped up
Moral victories in Test rugby don’t really exist. Whatever happens over the preceding 80 minutes, defeat always feels grim. Even if thermometers were hovering above 30 degrees in Salta on…
Rugby conversion in the snow
All in the name of fun, and a viral video – watch a rugby conversion with a difference. Here an adrenalin junkie, or madman, depending on your view, has been…
French focus: Racing Metro double act aiming to build long-term success
Racing Metro are the Parisian club with the big names and the grand plans. A new stadium is under construction and president Jacky Lorenzetti has made no secret of his…