The View from upstairs – and downstairs

From Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan I enjoyed a thoroughly contrasting long weekend of rugby over Easter. Keeping up with Saturday from afar, the wins for Leicester and Saints were…

Weekend's Predictions

By Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber This weekend looks like an absolute corker for rugby fans. The Guinness Premiership draws ever closer to its epic finale and the Heineken Cup…

Review of the rugby month – April 2010

By Rugby World reader, Stephen Thomas Review of March Another month has been and it’s coming to the business end of the season where anything can be won or lost.…

What's hot and what's not in March

By Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls Got any to add? Hot: 6 Nations…Small wingers- Williams and Andreu- Canavosio’s emergence, Parra’s skill, Bradley Davies work rate, the Irish crowd, Scotland’s win…

Guinness Premiership Previews

By Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber Sale Sharks v Worcester Warriors Bottom of the pile Worcester travel up to Stockport for a good old relegation dogfight on Friday. Last weekend…

View from the Stands

By Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan And so to the business end of the season. For my club, Wasps, the next few weeks will make all the difference between smiling…

The Weekend Predictions

From Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber Northampton Saints v London Wasps Last Sunday Northampton won the LV= Cup at Sixways in an action packed game of entertaining end-to-end rugby. So…

After the Lord Mayor's Show

By Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan Another ‘View from the Sofa’ blog entry….. I’ll leave it to others to comment on the anticlimactic ending to the Six Nations. In short:…

England – Building for the future

By Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan I’m weighing up whether I can even be bothered to give up my Saturday evening to watch England take on France. While I’d love…