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Posted 919 days ago
A few years ago the England flanker took a break from captaincy duties to have a giggle with Rugby World about babies, bugbears and banter, and Marlon Brando.
RUGBY WORLD: So the European Challenge Cup starts this month, how much do you know about the three teams in your pool?
PAT SANDERSON: We played Viadana in pre-season and won 35-15 so…
Posted 929 days ago
ENGLAND FANS got a little glimpse of what they hope will be their future today with one of the great Twickenham tries. From the moment Chris Ashton marked the ball in his own 22 (well done for remembering!), he only had one thing on his mind – let’s get over the line and back into this match.
And Ashton’s enthusiasm is infectious.…
Posted 957 days ago
Jonny Wilkinson made sure Toulon made a winning Heineken Cup debut – he created their try and kicked the remaining 14 points in their 19-14 home win over Ospreys – and the established England No 10 and now the French club’s new talisman and fans favourite is preparing to spearhead Toulon’s challenge in the lion’s den of former double champions…
Posted 1070 days ago
UNEXPECTED victories against a big rival taste all the sweeter and that was definitely the case here in Sydney when England beat Australia.
Martin Johnson’s men were written off by almost everyone outside the camp before the match, most people predicting a rout, so it makes the win all the more remarkable against a side who had beaten them easily seven…
Posted 1181 days ago
By Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan
Don’t bet on the Rose!!
I was at Twickenham on Saturday. Well I say Twickenham, I actually got as far as Feltham dropping off a business acquaintance lucky enough to have a ticket for the England v Ireland fixture. I wasn’t so lucky – but after driving through floods, was quite happy to be home on…
Posted 1188 days ago
By Rugby World reader, Steve Heath
You join me this week in a very sad mood as one of my best friends is in a coma. I did warn him that a full 80 minutes of watching England “play” international rugby would most likely lead to this outcome. “Take frequent breaks” I told him, I admit that I was only joking…
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 1231 days ago
By Paul Morgan, Editor of Rugby World Magazine
Leicester 34 Wasps 8
Wasps have problems, big problems up front as for the second time in a week they have been undone by a far more powerful front row.
This time – against Leicester – it was the turn of Dan Cole (who’ll find himself in the Saxons squad this week), the 22-year-old local…
Posted 1236 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 1238 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
Wasps 6 Newcastle 12
It’s not often a loosehead prop is made man of the match but in Jon Golding Newcastle have discovered a destructive prop and the main reason they beat Wasps to go sixth in the Premiership was their set piece as they pretty-much destroyed Wasps at scrum and lineout in the…
