When did you start playing rugby? When I was about six, at Old Belvedere and St Michael’s College. Have you played different positions? I was a scrum-half from the start.…
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Hotshots: Bristol prop Ellis Genge
Tell us about your rugby background… I started when I was about nine, at Old Redcliffians. I had played football until then. Once I was about 12 rugby became my…
Rugby Rant: stop dissing football!
“We don’t want to turn into Wendyball.” It’s a phrase that makes me want to snap some rugby fans’ rose-tinted spectacles over my knee. Some punters, it’s sad to say,…
Secrets of salary cap are tarnishing Premiership
The rumours and mystery surrounding the Aviva Premiership salary cap need to be cleared up to restore the league's credibility
The Clubhouse Podcast: Champions, BaaBaas blasted and Sir Clive’s Macchiato
The latest Clubhouse Podcast is here and the Rugby World team are talking through the end of the club season. What’s that? Okay, it’s only the end of the Aviva…
Know your enemy: a look at spread betting in rugby
You think you know a thing or two about rugby, until you sit down with the guys in charge of setting the spreads in the betting industry. There are number-crunchers…
RWC 2015: Talking points from the Wales squad announcement
Wales’ strongest ever World Cup training squad Wales have named a very strong training squad for the Rugby World Cup. The strength of the squad is evident by the fact…
Analysis: How Owen Farrell guided Saracens to Premiership glory
Form is temporary. Intangible attributes such as tenacity and charisma are permanent. The very best sportsmen tend to possess those two qualities. Owen Farrell had endured a fairly ghastly season up until last…
Rugby Book of the Year to be announced
Six books were short-listed by a judging panel of rugby writers, including Rugby World’s Alan Pearey and Katie Field. The contenders are Brian O’Driscoll‘s autobiography, The Test; Gareth Thomas‘s autobiography,…