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Posted 269 days ago
SELLING A dummy – pretending you’re about to pass but then keeping the ball yourself – is a great trick to have in your locker.
“There’s no better feeling than selling a dummy to a defender, leaving them reeling in your wake,” says Matt Dawson, the ex-England scrum-half who famously sold an outrageous dummy whilst scoring for the 1997 Lions in…
Posted 448 days ago
Adam Jones made his Wales debut in 2003 and has gone on to play in three World Cups and win 75 caps for his country. He also impressed when playing in two Tests for the 2009 Lions. Here he talks us through his rugby journey…
I loved rugby from the start. When I was seven, a new headteacher at my primary school introduced a number of sports into our school and I took to rugby straightaway.
Posted 458 days ago
It’s important to keep on top of your speed for the end of the season, says Darren Grewcock…
Quick feet into pass
Working in small 5m grids, combine high-knee, quick-feet movements with quick repetition of low passes off the ground to a standing target.
Perform quick-foot drills at max speed for 8-10 seconds at a time
Immediately do 8-10 passes off the ground, off…
Posted 463 days ago
Zach Kibirige
(Newcastle)
Newcastle may be going through a torrid time in the Aviva Premiership, but one man who is clearly thriving in the Falcons environment is academy back Zach Kibirige. Still just 17, Kibirige has appeared in A league games for the Falcons on the wing and at full-back, and he is also captain of the club’s academy.
A pupil at Yarm…
Posted 465 days ago
There’s lots of talk about the state of the scrummage in the modern game. Whenever the topic is brought up, strong opinions on how this should be remedied follow, writes David Flatman.
Nobody’s theory ever meets with universal acceptance, so if uproar and protest is likely whatever the changes, why not be bold?
The two problems seem to be the scrum…
Posted 466 days ago
RUGBY WORLD: What is your role with England 2015?
Maggie Alphonsi: I’m an ambassador for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and my job is to promote the tournament.
RW: There’s still three years to go. What has happened so far?
MA: We’ve launched the tournament now and moved into our new building at Twickenham. Now’s the start of a lot of…
Posted 470 days ago
The row over Steve Shingler’s eligibility shows that the regulations need to be more defined, writes Craig Chalmers.
There’s nothing wrong with having an exiles network, but I think if you play for a nation at U20 level that should be it, because that means you should have a passion to play for them.
You know what you want by that…
Posted 472 days ago
Woodhouse Grove held off Skinners, Llandovery College, St Joseph’s, Abingdon, Denstone and RGS Newcastle to win this month’s award.
The Yorkshire school advanced to the last 16 of the Daily Mail U18 Cup for the first time with excellent victories at two of the big local grammar schools, Leeds (36-6) and Bradford (46-0).
Having beaten Barnard Castle in both cup and friendly,…
Posted 472 days ago
How well the successful blending of youth and experience is demonstrated at Cashel, from rural Munster.
Howard Stanley and Emmet Hall, both 21, sandwich 22-year-old hooker Dave McCormack in the youngest of front rows. Two rows back can be found the strength of the team: Ed Leamy (ex-Cork Con and the brother of Munster’s Denis) and the O’Connor brothers Brendan (the…
Posted 479 days ago
THE LATEST issue of Rugby World is packed with Six Nations goodness! We’ve got in-depth interviews with those involved in all six countries, a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of each team, expert analysis from Stuart Barnes and the lowdown on the women’s tournament.
All in all, it’s your complete guide to the championship – and if that’s not enough…
