Friday evening’s encounter between London Welsh and Gloucester at the Kassam Stadium was a meeting of the Aviva Premiership’s most enthusiastic summer recruiters. Stung into action by a week of…
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RWC 2015 Tickets: Don’t get caught out
With just over three days left to get hold of your Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets in the general sale, the tournament organisers have released their latest video reminding fans…
John Kirwan’s RWC 1987 try v Italy
THE LEGENDARY John Kirwan will coach the Barbarians for a second time this autumn, when the famous invitational side takes on the Wallabies on 1 November at Twickenham, before heading…
Rugby Championship: why time is South Africa’s biggest enemy
The Sharks beat the Bulls last week and probably put paid to the Pretorians’ hopes of a Currie Cup semi-final berth. Former Springbok coach, Nick Mallett, continually linked to coaching…
French rugby: Fickou omission down to Noves meddling
When you have a moment, take a look at the try in the video below and then ask yourself how it is Gael Fickou hasn’t made the French squad for…
Matthew Rees on battling cancer
THE RUGBY world was shocked and saddened to hear that Matthew ‘Smiler’ Rees had been diagnosed with testicular cancer in November 2013. But the Wales hooker and former captain is…
Rugby fans go wild
RUGBY HAS some of the best sporting fans around, and there’s no doubt how big a part they play in making our game so special. Check out the antics of…
Rugby breaking records with largest scrum
TO MARK the opening of the Rugby World Cup ticket general sale, 1,008 people gathered on the Twickenham turf to take part in rugby’s largest ever scrum, and set a…
Rugby statistics: Are yellow cards really that bad for you?
There is a common belief that a team receiving a yellow card will be punished by an average of seven points during the following sin-bin, but is that actually true?…
Premiership player analysis: Sam Hill and Henry Slade, Exeter Chiefs
A frenetic, dramatic opening to the Aviva Premiership campaign has reinforced one thing robustly – England have plenty of options. In every position, there are at least two very viable…