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Posted 267 days ago
OFFLOADING IS not an easy skill to master, but get it right and your team will score some sensational tries. Never throw a wild pass or give the ball away cheaply in contact, but always look to offload, to keep the attack alive, if possible, in preference to going to ground.
Attacking players should always run with the ball in two…
Posted 304 days ago
SCOTLAND WINGER Simon Danielli retired last month, a back injury forcing him to hang up his boots. He won 32 caps for his country and represented Bath, Bristol, Borders and Ulster at club level. Here the 32-year-old looks back at his life and times – and talks about the future…
Posted 316 days ago
RUGBY WORLD: Who are the jokers in the Glasgow squad?
CHRIS CUSITER: Jon Welsh is one of the funniest people I know. He takes a lot of stick but his comebacks are brilliant. You need to have a quick wit when you’re as big as he is. Ryan Wilson is an amusing man also. He spent one pre-season stealing pairs of pants and then strung them all up across the indoor training track. The boys weren’t happy.
Posted 317 days ago
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING can help improve your performance on the pitch, writes former champion Giles Greenwood.
Rugby players spend their time in the gym doing heavy strength exercises such as squats, deadlifts and bench-presses. These form the bedrock of many serious programmes and have the advantage of being highly effective all-round strength builders.
They’re directly applicable to forwards who apply ‘slow’ strength during…
Posted 320 days ago
AS ONE Sale and England prop is reaching the end of his career, another is waiting in the wings to fill his boots. But Andrew Sheridan is not departing before leaving a lasting impression on 19-year-old Ross Harrison, and it’s no surprise to hear that the former Lymm High School student’s childhood hero was big Sheri.
Posted 352 days ago
IT’S THE start of the new global calendar, with seven northern hemisphere countries down south for end-of-season tours. The July issue of Rugby World looks ahead to the Test action in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands through the eyes of four home nation stars – Manu Tuilagi, Gethin Jenkins, Brian O’Driscoll and Nick De Luca. Plus,…
