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Posted 291 days ago
PASSING AND catching are two of rugby’s core skills, so it’s vital that young players understand that they are passing to team-mates who want to catch the ball, not drop it!
That’s why coaches should encourage their players not to spin-pass until they reach U11s or 12s. Even then, only put spin on the ball when it’s necessary. Saracens and England…
Posted 463 days ago
RUGBY WORLD: Do you have any phobias?
Jamie Heaslip: I hate snakes. Once on holiday, a guy had a snake around his neck and tried to put it on me. I had to tell him to go away. I also hate small creatures that can kill you, like the (funnel-web) spider that can kill you with one little bite.
RW: Any…
Posted 465 days ago
St Joseph’s held off King’s Worcester, Lymm HS and OSH to win the Team of the Month award for the first time. The Ipswich school quickly hit form in the spring term with emphatic wins over Campion and Coopers’ Company & Coburn, and memorable cup wins at Skinners’ School and Sir Thomas Rich’s.
Wing George Wacokecoke ran in five tries against…
Posted 467 days ago
He hasn’t gone quite as far as ex-Springbok coach Harry Viljoen, who once banned his team from kicking in a Test against Argentina. But Mark Bugden is preaching the same message at Salisbury – with stunning results. “I may be a second-row,” says Bugden, “but I’m an advocate of running rugby. I like to see the ball being moved around.”
MD…
Posted 469 days ago
Owen Farrell is the name on everyone’s lips – and he adorns the cover of the latest issue of Rugby World. As well as an in-depth interview with the young England sensation, you’ll find other exclusives with Six Nations stars Toby Faletau, Johnny Sexton and Ross Rennie.
Elsewhere, Stephen Jones runs the rule over candidates for the job of 2013 Lions…
