How tough is it for a Test prop to play loosehead and tighthead? “Back in the day I tried to play tighthead and it didn’t go too well!” jokes former…
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Lions Analysis: Springboks’ tackle choice
Lions Analysis: Springboks’ tackle choice It’s no secret that South Africa’s main selling point is their physicality. They have the biggest, scariest forward pack in world rugby. Not only do…
Get to know Team GB’s Megan Jones
WHATEVER ELSE stands out about Megan Jones – and she’s a hell of a player – it’s clear she knows exactly who she is. “I think that’s from rugby,” the…
Why Rassie Erasmus produced that video
There’s method behind the madness of rugby’s great actors, says Jon Cardinelli
Sharni Williams: “I’m being called Benjamin Button!”
AFTER WINNING an A Olympic gold medal with Australia women back in 2016, Sharni Williams was driven around her home town of Batlow in the back of a BMW. “We…
Meet Black Ferns star Ruby Tui
Meet Black Ferns star Ruby Tui IMMEDIATELY AFTER the final match of the Rio Olympics and a silver medal for the Black Ferns, Ruby Tui wasn’t sure whether she would…
Charity Williams: “Gymnastics wasn’t going to take me to the Olympics”
DURING HER sporting childhood, it was not sevens rugby players that Charity Williams idolised. In her wildest dreams, she wanted to be just like US gymnast Shawn Johnson on the…
Our Blood is Green – the Springboks in their own words
Go behind the South Africa jersey with this engrossing book
USA sevens star Martin Iosefo on his island upbringing
WHILE THE parents were doing full-bore drills on the training pitch, the kids were emulating them exactly. But instead of a ball, Martin Iosefo and the other whippersnappers were using…
Dan Norton: “I’m enjoying the challenge of keeping the tally going”
IT WASN’T until he reached 100 tries on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that England’s Dan Norton realised he might be alright at finishing. “It was never part of…