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It is set to be an extraordinary few months of rugby – we have sevens at the Olympics before the new season kicks off in the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12…
World Cup 2019: A tour around Kyoto
The observant among you will notice that Kyoto is an anagram of Tokyo. That’s because they both translate to ‘capital city’. While Tokyo is the current capital of Japan, Kyoto…
Who should coach the British & Irish Lions?
Now the summer tours are done, the names of potential British & Irish Lions coaching combinations are being flung around like confetti, so what could the management team for next…
Lions 2017: What to do when touring New Zealand
Tips for fans travelling to New Zealand for the 2017 Lions tour
World Cup 2019: Why Tokyo has something for everyone
A tour around Japan’s capital three years out from the next Rugby World Cup
The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones
The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones WE ALREADY think of many rugby players as heroes, but of all the places we expected repeated nods to the sport, I…
U20 World Cup Scouting Report: Round Four
Ireland 37-7 Argentina Ireland booked their spot in the final of the Under-20 Championship for the first time with a one-sided victory over Argentina. This was a ruthless performance from…
Scotland: Five talking points v Japan
Japan know how they want to play Luckily for Scotland the Brave Blossoms only really clicked once during the first Test, and that was ten minutes in. Scrum-half Kaito Shigeno…
Top 14: Leigh Halfpenny in an amazing comeback for Toulon
Sport can be cruel. And don’t Clermont know it. The club who’ve won just one of their 12 Top 14 finals were beaten in the dying minutes of extra-time in…