Australia 20 England 21 – How did they do it?

UNEXPECTED victories against a big rival taste all the sweeter and that was definitely the case here in Sydney when England beat Australia. Martin Johnson’s men were written off by…

June Awards

By Stephen Thomas, Rugby World reader First of all apologies for the lateness of this month’s awards I have been busy revising for exams so my mind has been elsewhere.…

The Final Whistle!

By Rugby World reader, Andrew Hartup The Final Whistle Must try harder. That sentiment sums up the performance of the Northern Hemisphere teams over the past week (with the exception…

Flying the Flag: Weekend Predictions

By Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber There’s a small tournament starting in South Africa this Friday. Something to do with a round ball and Wayne Rooney… David “Call me Dave”…

Why Wales will beat South Africa!

The start to Wales’ summer of rugby has been overshadowed by the club v country row over Butch James. Bath centre James, included in the Springboks side after a two…

What's Hot and What's Not in May

What’s Hot and What’s Not From May! From Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls Got any to add? Hot: Finals… Gosh we love them!!! Front Row Headlines… Not often we see…

The Final Whistle

By Andrew Hartup, Rugby World reader The Final Whistle So, justice was done this weekend. Leicester, the winners of the Guinness Premiership regular season won the play-off final against Saracens.…

Guinness Premiership Preview

By Kate Bamber, Rugby World reader The Guinness Premiership reaches its climax this Saturday, where reigning champions Leicester Tigers will battle it out with Saracens in a bid to get…