When did you first play? I started at Stirling County when I was seven or eight and stayed until I was 19. Is rugby a favourite sport in your family? …
In The Mag
Hotshots: Saracens youngster Leanne Riley
When did you first play? At primary school – they needed a few extra girls to play in tag tournaments. Then I got involved in my local club, Old Coventrians.…
What’s in the new issue of Rugby World?
A full list of contents for the December 2014 edition of Rugby World
Hotshots: Leeds Carnegie youngster Jack Walker
When did you start playing? My dad took me to my local club, North Ribblesdale, when I was about six. He played union and league but I have only played union.…
Hotshots: Ayr back Emily Irving
When did you first play rugby? In March 2012. I played football from when I was three until about 13, then in my last year at school I was asked…
Hotshots: Meet young Dragons star Hallam Amos
When did you first play? We moved to Wales from England when I was five or six. I played football, then started rugby at Monmouth School and loved it. What…
Hotshots: young Leinster prop, Peter Dooley
Have you always been a loosehead? No, I started at No 8. It was a tough move to make but now I’m better for it. You’re in the Leinster academy,…
Hotshots: Gloucester’s towering lock, Elliott Stooke
When did you start playing? My old man took me to his club, Evesham, when I was about ten. I hated it until we started playing games and rolling round…
Hotshots: Meet Perpignan’s Tommy Allan
How do you qualify for Italy after playing for Scotland’s age groups? I was born there! My dad is Scottish but my mother is from Italy, and played scrum-half for…
Rugby Rant: The half-time interview is pointless
As I looked around the Stade Jean Bouin midway through the Women’s World Cup final, I noticed Magali Harvey giving a TV interview on the pitch. The half-time interview has…