Rugby Rant: Overhaul Welsh rugby Who could have imagined in 1990 that the state of Welsh domestic rugby would now be so bad? Regional rugby has helped to improve standards,…
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Rugby Rant: Bring back screw kicking
Rugby Rant: Bring back screw kicking WATCHING A skilled kicker, particularly a fly-half, is a wonderful sight. As a child I spent hours playing the kicking game ‘Gaining Ground’. At…
Rugby Rant: Scots cannot be afterthought for Lions
Rugby Rant: Scots cannot be afterthought for Lions For a number of Scots my age or younger, success for the British & Irish Lions over the last few outings has…
Rugby Rant: Make wheelchair rugby more inclusive
David Needham, secretary of Leicester Tigers WRC, calls for wheelchair rugby to embrace all
Rugby Rant: RWC 2023 Pool Draw
Rugby Rant: RWC 2023 Pool Draw THE DRAW for the 2023 World Cup takes place after this year’s November Tests. Not since RWC 2003 has the draw been conducted closer…
Rugby Rant: Women’s Six Nations schedule is ridiculous
Fixture clashes in the women’s championship have angered John Birch, of scrumqueens.com
Rugby Rant: Game must clamp down on homophobic abuse
Ali Donnelly explains why she feels let down by how rugby has been dealing with homophobic abuse
Rugby Rant: Back off, touchjudge
THERE IS little doubt that rugby union has never been a harder sport to referee. Players are not only quicker and stronger but arguably more streetwise, while coaches are constantly…
Rugby Rant: Give players a rest!
THIS IS a rough schedule for an England player come 2019-20: July-Aug pre-World Cup training; Sept-Oct World Cup; Nov-June Premiership/European season with club; Feb-March Six Nations; July two-Test tour; August…
Rugby rant: One game at a time? Rubbish
Let me tell you what a coach or captain will say about their chances of winning the whole thing, before every major tournament from now until the sun explodes: “We…