"The last 18 months have been the toughest of my life. Back in 2012, I had a serious knee injury in my first game of Super Rugby, which ruled me…
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SCOTLAND: Forget hype and push Edinburgh and Warriors
WELCOME TO Amnesiacs Anonymous, a place where, when participants actually show up, it can be very, very entertaining. After all, once you get past remembering a name and a reason…
Amlin Challenge Cup: Round 2 preview
THE SECOND round of the Amlin Challenge Cup is almost here and despite the complaints of some about the level of competition in Round 1 there are some mouthwatering clashes…
Autumn Tests: Corbisiero might be fit, but these guys won’t be
Alex Corbisiero will be out for at least three to four weeks with a knee complaint, via the Times, it was presumed that yet another hurdle had been put in…
The Championship blog: Teams begin B&I Cup campaign
Greene King IPA Championship action takes a break for two weeks to make way for the first and second round of pool matches of the British & Irish Cup.
England name EPS squad for QBE Tests
STUART LANCASTER has had his hand forced as he brings in three centres and a flanker for the QBE Internationals
Pinball wizard: Jordan Williams lights up the Heineken Cup
LAST SEASON looked set to be the breakthrough campaign for teenager Jordan Williams.
Dubliner the Hart-beat of Grenoble
AN OSCAR for James Hart, but this one came with no tears, tantrum or tedious acceptance speech. The Oscar given to the 22-year-old Grenoble scrum-half was from Midi Olympique, the…
Heineken Cup: Five talking points
SO HEINEKEN Cup rugby is pretty darn special, isn’t it? We may have lost sight of that fact at some point
All Blacks: the haka through the years
That was the haka as it used to be. In December’s Rugby World, a study of the haka and how it is used by New Zealand turns up a few other…