By Rugby World reader Dan Grose France the team to beat after intriguing Six Nations opener Whilst the final scores may indicate otherwise, the opening round of the 2011 Six Nations…

Over the Gain Line – a blog from Will Carpenter

By Rugby World reader, Will Carpenter It’s been almost three seasons since the Experimental Law Variations (ELV’s) were introduced into English rugby; but have they achieved what they set out…

A blog from Rugby World reader, David Bateman. What’s your view? Scotland commence their Six Nations campaign against France this weekend, hoping to overcome much favoured opposition and thereby win…

What’s Hot and What’s Not in January

A blog from Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls Some big opinions – but what do you think? Hot Heineken Cup… Diggin’s four tries against Edinburgh, Humphrey’s last minute penalty for…

Castres 12 Northampton 23 – The Verdict

By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine No English side since Bath in 2002 had gone through the Heineken Cup pool stage unbeaten, that was until Northampton won here…

Denis Leamy Munster

Munster kicked into gear with just 10 minutes of the game to go to beat London Irish 28-14 at Thomond Park. Neither team could qualify for the quarter finals of…

Teenkicks – a new blog

By Rugby World reader Ben McIntosh This month teenager Ben looks at rugby at Wembley- is this good, Should there be Olympic 15 aside rugby. He lets us have his Joke of…

Northampton 37 Edinburgh 0 – Saints on their way

NORTHAMPTON’S form  at Franklin’s Gardens (bar that slip against Quins) is exceptional going into the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup and I would expect them to cap their 37-0 win…

The rise and rise of College rugby

A blog from Rugby World reader, Will Carpenter In previous times, schools rugby, especially at under 18 level has been dominated by the countries’ major private schools. The likes of…

Saracens 12 London Irish 6 – The Verdict

By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine One thing’s for sure Saracens are in far better shape than the were before Brendan Venter walked through the door at Vicarage…