THE TOP 14 may be a slow-burner right now with few games of real drama but one man doing his best to light the touch paper is Virimi Vakatawa. The…
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Springboks make two changes for All Blacks clash
AFTER TASTING defeat against the Wallabies last weekend in Perth, Heyneke Meyer has made two changes to the Springbok team who face New Zealand in the fourth Test in The…
The Championship Blog – Week 2 round-up
DIVISION NEWCOMERS Jersey travelled to Headingley on Friday for what is believed to have been their first-ever evening fixture, writes Richard Grainger. Despite losing 32-19 to a Leeds side who…
Lions 2013: Guide to Brisbane
A ‘SEA of red’ dominated the crowd at The Gabba for The British & Irish Lions’ first Test in 2001 and became the iconic image of that year’s Tour to…
Leicester’s Craig Newby retires due to knee injury
LEICESTER TIGERS back-rower Craig Newby has announced his retirement from professional rugby due to injury. Newby, who has three caps for New Zealand and won a Commonwealth Games gold medal…
Highlanders sign All Black prop Tony Woodcock
WORLD CUP winning All Black, Tony Woodcock, has signed with the Highlanders for a two-year period and will join the franchise for the 2013 Super Rugby competition. 31 year old…
Glasgow Warriors sign Josh Strauss
SOUTH AFRICAN No.8 Josh Strauss has signed a three-year contract with Glasgow. Strauss has pledged his services to the Warriors until at least the end of May 2015, subject to…
Kicking the coffee habit
FUNCTIONING WITHOUT the morning coffee hit may seem like a distant memory but is it really as difficult as it seems to feel human in the morning pre latte, cappuccino…
Future Faces: Samson Lee and Maro Itoje
Maro Itoje (Saracens) TELL US about your rugby background? I started at St George’s school in Harpenden where I was scouted by the Saracens Academy. I’m now at Harrow on…
London 2012: Wheelchair Rugby preview
By Alan Pearey, Rugby World Deputy Editor THE Great Summer of Sport is drawing to a close and they have saved the best till last. As the London 2012 wheelchair…