Round 4 of the Heineken Cup saw return fixtures offering plenty of surprises, writes Rugby World reader Sam Durham. Leicester held off Clermont, Gloucester narrowly beat Connacht at Kingsholm whilst…
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England make the right selection in Lancaster – a blog
The appointment of Stuart Lancaster as England’s interim Head Coach is already looking to be a shrewd move by the RFU, writes Dan Grose. Lancaster was the sensible, solid choice…
Heineken Cup blog
After some interesting results from Round 3 of the Heineken Cup, including Treviso upsetting Biarritz, Toulouse ending Harlequins’ unbeaten run and Northampton being defeated for a third consecutive time in…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
With nine outings remaining in the first round of the Championship, the 14-point gap between eight promotion hopefuls and the four teams fighting to avoid relegation, is beginning to look…
Saracens v Ospreys at Wembley
With the key back-to-back games about to get under way, and with the top two clubs in each Pool meeting each other home and away, Saracens return to Wembley Stadium…
Rugby World’s Championship blog
Unquestionably the story of the week is the sudden departure of Graham Dawe from Plymouth Albion, writes Richard Grainger. Dawe, 51, had coached Albion for 12 years and only hung…
Scotland A to face the Saxons
Scotland A will face their English counterparts in the Borders on the eve of next February’s Calcutta Cup clash. It will be the first time Scotland have faced the team,…
Giselle Mather breaking new ground – Blog
Could she be the first female Premiership Coach in World Rugby? Asks Rugby World reader Larissa Falls. Giselle Mather talks personal achievements, team accomplishments, future goals, family commitments, role models…
Rising star Anthony Watson
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor THIS WEEKEND’S Heroes Rugby Challenge will see many legends of the sport take to the Twickenham turf, but it’s also worth looking out…
What’s hot and what’s not in October – Blog
What’s Hot and What’s Not from October By Rugby World reader Larissa Falls Hot: New Zealand…Rugby World Cup 2011 Winners WRU…For opening Millennium Stadium for the Wales v France clash,…