A blog from Rugby World reader, Will Carpenter In previous times, schools rugby, especially at under 18 level has been dominated by the countries’ major private schools. The likes of…
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Saracens 12 London Irish 6 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine One thing’s for sure Saracens are in far better shape than the were before Brendan Venter walked through the door at Vicarage…
Leicester and Northampton on course for Premiership final
By Bea Asprey After Saturday’s entertaining Midlands derby, Leicester and Northampton must surely be favourites to make the Aviva Premiership final in May – and that’s certainly what the two…
Leicester 27 Northampton 16 – The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor Leicester remain top of the Aviva Premiership after this hard-fought win over Midlands rivals Northampton at Welford Road. A few flashes of brilliance…
Harlequins 17 London Wasps 10 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine Anyone who doesn’t consider the Harlequins as genuine title contenders wasn’t at The Stoop for their London derby with Wasps. Famed over…
Newcastle cry foul on try!
Newcastle 19 Sale 19 Newcastle owner Dave Thompson is considering a formal complaint to the RFU after he believes his side relegation-fighting side were robbed of a win at home…
London Irish 24 Bath 25 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine Well, something had to give here at the Madejski Stadium as two of the sides with the worst recent record in the…
Sale 28 Saracens 22 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine What a difference a new man at the helm can make! The result reads in the papers: Sale 28 Saracens 22 but…
Ulster 22 Bath 18 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World BATH SHOULD be out of the Heineken Cup they are still in it because of the biggest shocks of the 2009-10 season, anywhere…
England’s overseas ban
RFU’s bold decision displays ambition By Dan Grose Recent months have brought about some rather large changes to English Rugby, both on and off the field. Following some dramatic improvements…