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30 Minutes with… Martin Castrogiovanni
Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni talks snakes, superpowers and Sarto
Poll: are you in favour of rugby adopting the six-point try?
At the moment the Welsh Premiership are trialling a new points system where a try is worth six points and all kicks – from drop-goals to penalties and conversions – are worth just…
Five talking points from the Rugby World Cup’s first round of matches
There was plenty of action in the first three games of the Rugby World Cup, but here is a selection of the things we were talking about this weekend
Kings competition terms and conditions
Here are all the terms and conditions for the Kings competition
Rugby World Cup: The Tongan priest, Fijian panache and airport training
Clive Norling was working as a college lecturer in Swansea when the first Rugby World Cup rolled around in 1987. His first thought? I’ll give that a miss. His gripe…
Rugby World columnist: The Secret Player
The off-season has finally arrived and professional rugby players around the country are resting their battered carcasses after another long year of sponsored brutality. The length of the break varies…
30 minutes: Pete Horne, Glasgow Warriors
Do you have any phobias? I was petrified of sharks – I watched Jaws when I was really small. But last summer when I was in South Africa with Ruaridh…
Rugby Rant: stop dissing football!
“We don’t want to turn into Wendyball.” It’s a phrase that makes me want to snap some rugby fans’ rose-tinted spectacles over my knee. Some punters, it’s sad to say,…
Rugby Rant: Keep the Six Nations free-to-air
Granted, he was being mischievous, as is his right as financial custodian of the RBS 6 Nations, but CEO John Feehan blasted open a hornet’s nest with a double-barrel shotgun…