Welsh rugby gets its house in order The Welsh language was removed from the list of endangered languages in July. Until August, it looked as though Welsh rugby may have…
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Aviva Premiership: Five young Englishmen to watch
The ravenous pursuit of television viewing figures means just about every tournament in professional sport is accompanied by marketing hyperbole these days. Even so, this Aviva Premiership season does feel…
30 Minutes with… Carlin Isles
The USA Sevens star – the fastest man in rugby – gives us an insight into his personality
Wales: WRU and RRW are finally in agreement!
The War of the Daffodils was brought to an end with the signing of the Rugby Services Agreement (RSA). The new agreement brings to an end a highly damaging period…
Wales peace deal signed
Such has been the acrimony in between the WRU and RRW (Regional Rugby Wales) that there was no joint press conference for the cameras as both sides went their separate…
30 Minutes with… Jack Nowell
Rugby World: Got any nicknames? Jack Nowell: Kiko. Gonzalo Camacho was at Exeter when there was a portly Argentine soap actor called Kiko and let’s just say I came back from…
30 Minutes with… Duncan Weir
Rugby World: Do you have any hidden talents? Duncan Weir: I was a footballer when I was younger and played for a few SPL youth teams, including Celtic – but I am…
Pro12: Ghosts, spilt pints and sticky subjects at season’s launch
Like a spilt pint, most at the Guinness Pro12 launch tried to cover as much of rugby’s surface as possible, with a variety of subjects covered by the coaches and…
Aaron Cruden on Pat McCabe’s injury
Test rugby: blink and you can miss a major moment. Sometimes, in the direst of circumstances you can miss a career. On Saturday, as the Wallabies were choking on the…
The amazing story of Nathan Charles
The good folks at IRB Total Rugby filmed this in 2011, when hooker Nathan Charles was just playing for Western Force in Super Rugby. We say just: it is an…