LAST WEEK we investigated how professional rugby in England is helping players to keep depression at bay, but now it's time to find out what's happening at grass-roots level. In…
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A fresh challenge for Nick Evans
By Katie Field NICK EVANS added an extra five-kilometre run to his pre-season training programme, and it was a run with a difference. The Harlequins fly-half completed the Standard Chartered…
Leicester Tigers “disappointed” with result of Richard Cockerill appeal
HAD LEICESTER Tigers said: “we’re not angry, we’re just disappointed,” while spinning a ruddy-cheeked RFU spokesman towards the naughty step it would have had the same ring…
Out of the frying pan…: Alan Solomons will leave Southern Kings for Edinburgh
AS BUTTER fizzes and browns at his feet, Southern Kings’ Alan Solomons has opted to hop out of the Super Rugby frying pan for a more certain future. The former…
Famous faces out in force at Legends Rugby Festival
MORE THAN 3,000 rugby fans turned up at Wimbledon RFC this month for the first Legion Legends Rugby Festival. A host of former players turned out for their old clubs,…
Who’s in our current World XV?
AUGUST SEES the return of The Rugby Championship – one hell of a tasty tournament to follow the all-consuming intensity of this summer’s Lions tour. As the wounded Wallabies head…
How is rugby helping to fight off depression? Part 1
ONE IN four people suffers from a mental health illness. Look around your office, or think of your rugby club; that could mean one of your team, in some cases…
Did George North’s Lions try inspire the Royal Baby name?
WE KNOW that rugby and royalty go together like chocolate and orange. As if Mike Tindall’s marriage to Zara Phillips isn’t enough evidence, Prince William himself is a patron of…
Wealthy owners like Jacky Lorenzetti and their late forays into the transfer market
QUEUEING EARLY at rugby’s buffet does not appear to be a requirement for the millionaire owners of some teams, with the wealthy able to place late orders for personnel they…
Home from home: the teams playing pre-season friendlies away from their grounds this summer
MOVING AWAY from home is the right of passage for some. Scores of road movies and coming-of-age dramas are based on the subject. However, for rugby teams, home is where…