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How to – Stay in Top Condition

Posted 154 days ago

AS THE festive season looms, you will need to manage your time and social life well, writes John Dams, Harlequins’ head of strength and conditioning. So while others take a break from training, it’s your turn to work harder than everyone else.
Warm-up
Lateral hurdle walkovers are good for improving mobility around the hips, while the wall slide is a thoracic mobility…

The state of play in Wales

Posted 167 days ago

George North

After an autumn of discontent, how do things stand in Welsh rugby?

England’s win is a moment to savour

Posted 170 days ago

England

What’s wrong with England supporters getting excited? Sport is emotion.

Is Quade Cooper boxing clever?

Posted 174 days ago

Sonny Bill Williams & Quade Cooper

As Quade turns boxer, here are five rugby players who’ve enjoyed success in other sports

Rugby World’s online Christmas gift guide

Posted 190 days ago

Christmas rugby

Get your Christmas shopping sorted and raise money for charity!

An exclusive look at the new 2013 Lions kit

Posted 204 days ago

Lions exclusive

WHAT WILL Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions squad be wearing in Australia next year? Rugby World exclusively revealed the new Lions shirt today and you can read all about the thinking behind the new design in the December issue, which is on sale 30 October. That edition also includes a feature on ten Lions bolters – left-field selections who have made an impact on tour – so there is plenty to get excited about as the build-up to next summer’s Test series Down Under begins.

Rugby World – December 2012 edition contents

Posted 204 days ago

chris ashton

Autumn Tests special! The new issue of Rugby World brings you an in-depth preview of the autumn Internationals as the world’s best teams endeavour to achieve big wins and ensure they have a good seeding ahead of the 2015 World Cup draw.

Wheelchair Rugby’s still buzzing after a successful summer

Posted 209 days ago

“WHEELCHAIR RUGBY is the glamour sport, and we’re the rock stars,” said GB wheelchair rugby player Myles Pearson soon after entering the Paralympic Village. His tongue may have been in his cheek, but he was certainly proved right once the tournament started. Thousands of sports fans queued outside the basketball arena at the Olympic Park for hours to ensure they caught Great Britain’s opening game against USA.

We turn guinea pig for Gatorade

Posted 217 days ago

WANT TO turn from out-of-shape losers to super-fit conquerors? Members from our Save Your Season competition-winning team will be whisked up to Loughborough to be tested by the experts from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. Here Alan Pearey, Rugby World’s deputy editor, gives you an idea of what to expect from the men in white coats…
They say you should park…

Step-By-Step Guide: Switch Pass

Posted 266 days ago

switch practice

A SWITCH is an easy skill to master and a great way to beat a defender, especially out wide. If your attack is running out of space, and the touchline is too close to put your winger away on an overlap, then the winger should think about coming off his wing on a switch.

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