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Posted 385 days ago
THE LIONS had stunned Australia in the opening Test of the 2001 series, winning 29-13 at the Gabba in Brisbane, but the Wallabies fought back in Melbourne to level things up. Here are the highlights of that second Test, including Joe Roff’s intercept at the start of the second half and Nathan Grey’s controversial hit on Richard Hill in the…
Posted 505 days ago
THE LIONS don’t travel Australia for another 18 months, but it’s a good enough excuse to delve into the archives and remember the fabulous try scored by Brian O’Driscoll on the British Isles’ last tour Down Under in 2001. In the opening Test in Brisbane, in a stadium brimming with Lions fans, the Ireland centre scorched through the Wallaby defence…
Posted 725 days ago
PERHAPS, IN 1997, rugby players thought documentaries like this were simply part and parcel of professionalism. What is certain is that all players love watching this classic DVD and that such access – and thus such compelling footage – won’t be seen again, writes Rugby World deputy editor Alan Pearey.
From the moment the squad meet up for team-bonding exercises at…
Posted 905 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 914 days ago
The recent Law graduate sat down with Rugby World to chat about superstitions, life outside rugby – potentially starting another degree [apparently Law wasn't hard enough], and how many find it hard to spell his name.
RUGBY WORLD: Who are the jokers with the Ospreys and Wales?
ALUN WYN JONES: Andrew Millward and Marty Holah at the Ospreys, and Mark…
Posted 1301 days ago
By Sam Perkins, Blackheath player and Rugby World reader
I was once told a rugby player is fitter, stronger, harder and prettier than any footballer could be. I like to look at myself and see a typical piece of evidence to this suggestion. Rugby players are up there with the fittest of athletes. Alongside boxers, swimmers and decathlon participants, rugby demands…
Posted 1421 days ago
From Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
THE MAIN emotion was relief, tinged with pride when the final whistle blew at Ellis Park on Saturday, and the British and Irish Lions had won the third Test.
They still lost the series, of course, but the pride, passion and emotion the whole squad and management showed in gaining that final victory is…
