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Posted 903 days ago
Irish hero and full-time joker, Brian O’Driscoll took some time out to chat pitch talk, impatience and having first dibs on the newspaper.
RUGBY WORLD: Do you ever play any practical jokes?
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL: Not practical jokes as such but general banter and keeping people on their toes. I always keep the young guys in check. I remember taking crap when…
Posted 1216 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
Toulouse should be confirmed as the red-hot favourites for the Heineken Cup, after the quarter-finals were confirmed and semi-finals drawn.
The three-time champions have been handed the chance to make it four by the draw which ensures if they make the Paris final they won’t have to leave France to do it!
Leinster though have…
Posted 1229 days ago
By Stephen Thomas, Rugby World reader
So 2009; what a year! There have been many ups and downs; many tales to tell. I’m going to be here every month reviewing everything which happens and giving out my unofficial awards. Now I’m going to look at 2009.
First of all is the Player of the Year. The IRB Player of the Year went…
Posted 1235 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
The new edition of Rugby World goes on sale today with our Player and Team of the Decade announced.
But what do you think? Would you have selected a different player or different members of the team.
Does a side with 4 Kiwis, 3 Englishmen, 2 Welshmen and 2 South Africans reflect the Noughties?
HE STARTED…
Posted 1259 days ago
By Rugby World editor, Paul Morgan
LEINSTER blew Llanelli away at Parc y Scarlets (32-7), but the game proved (if it needed proving) that the worries about rugby’s laws are confined to England as we were treated to an entertaining game, with both sides intent on playing attacking rugby.
Leinster’s dominance meant they had the majority of the ball, but when the…
Posted 1283 days ago
By Rugby World reader Ken FitzGerald
Once more unto the breach dear friends….
This famous quote is from Shakespeare’s play Henry the V. The breach in the quote refers to a whole in the wall surrounding the town of Harfleur in Northern France. Henry and is army had besieged the town in 1415. During a lull in the fighting Henry addressed his…
Posted 1434 days ago
From Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
One of the greatest matches in the history of the British and Irish Lions finished with 30 players and almost 48,000 fans (including the media) emotionally drained, here in Durban. I was privileged to be there as I was privileged to watch Dan Carter wreck the Lions in Wellington four years ago. Could…
