After what seemed a lifetime, but was merely a two week break, the Six Nations is finally ready to get back under way with a number of questions to be…
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Rugby Statistics: The role of Ireland’s kicking in the Six Nations
After Ireland’s 19-9 win over England, Stuart Lancaster made reference to the amount of Irish kicking in the match saying: “I think 44 kicks in open play tells a story.…
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Big debate: Should winning be scrapped in kids rugby?
The dropout rate of young adult players has long exercised the minds of rugby’s rulers. Faced by falling participation rates in recent years, the RFU commissioned research into new ways…
Who is the greatest sevens player of all time?
As if you needed any more reason to celebrate the great game of sevens in the year where we find out who qualifies to play in the Olympics in Rio…
Rugby Rant: Don’t scrap the Aviva Premiership salary cap!
If Saracens’ Ed Griffiths was testing the water when he suggested abolishing the salary cap in England, he got badly scalded. Coaches and fellow CEOs were quick to shoot down…
What drives Ireland centurion Paul O’Connell
Ireland captain Paul O'Connell reflects on his career to date
Geoff Parling – preparation for game day
After the misfortune of a knee injury just days before England‘s game in Cardiff, Leicester Tiger lock Geoff Parling is back in the squad for the visit of Scotland on…
France’s woes lead to Saint-Andre being compared to Lievremont
It’s all becoming wearily familiar for the French public, a distressing déjà vu if ever there was one. A squad allegedly at loggerheads with its coach, a media showing no…
Premiership analysis: Gloucester and Saints serve up attacking feast
“I have big concerns about the game because there are not enough tries being scored, which is turning the fans away…If we do not address it, we are going to…