ROCK STARS often talk of the difficult second album, where all the natural vim and creative chaos that bore out a fantastical and well-received first piece of work is hard…
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Will Toby Faletau extend his stay with Newport Gwent Dragons?
THE PHRASE ‘wantaway’ has been plastered all over tabloid back pages this summer as wonga-spoilt strikers and midfielders who had previously shook the chip-fat from their slicked back hair as…
Ireland snap up John Plumtree, maintaining the fashion for bringing in foreign influence
HAVING BEEN relieved of his position with the Natal Sharks by incumbent CEO John Smit, John Plumtree has not taken long in securing new employment as he has signed up…
Leicester Tigers “disappointed” with result of Richard Cockerill appeal
HAD LEICESTER Tigers said: “we’re not angry, we’re just disappointed,” while spinning a ruddy-cheeked RFU spokesman towards the naughty step it would have had the same ring…
Out of the frying pan…: Alan Solomons will leave Southern Kings for Edinburgh
AS BUTTER fizzes and browns at his feet, Southern Kings’ Alan Solomons has opted to hop out of the Super Rugby frying pan for a more certain future. The former…
Wealthy owners like Jacky Lorenzetti and their late forays into the transfer market
QUEUEING EARLY at rugby’s buffet does not appear to be a requirement for the millionaire owners of some teams, with the wealthy able to place late orders for personnel they…
Home from home: the teams playing pre-season friendlies away from their grounds this summer
MOVING AWAY from home is the right of passage for some. Scores of road movies and coming-of-age dramas are based on the subject. However, for rugby teams, home is where…
The Heineken Cup fixtures list
THE DRAW may not have been the most glamorous of affairs, resembling something between an IT lecture and an awards ceremony for engravers, but we now know the Heineken Cup…
Which international rugby team will the Royal Baby support?
BEFORE BRITAIN goes into meltdown over the birth of the Royal Baby™, panicking about the sex of the little tyke and which quirky nickname the tabloids will splat on their…
Where are they now?: Henson & the IRB Young Players of the Year
A PUNCH landed in a Bath pub and the 2001 IRB Young Player of the Year landed on the floor. In last week's well-publicised fracas between Gavin Henson and team-mate…