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Posts Tagged ‘May 2012’


Journey through rugby – Will Genia

Posted 413 days ago

Queensland Reds’ Will Genia has racked up 34 caps since his 2009 Australia debut, winning the 2011 Super Rugby and Tri-Nations titles along the way. What else should we know about the Wallaby wonder?
Growing up in Papua New Guinea was very different. I was fortunate that my parents worked hard and we went to international schools, but we couldn’t venture…

Future Faces – Ben Nutley and Luke McGrath

Posted 415 days ago

Lewis Moody may have retired, but there’s a new flanker in his mould making his mark in the East Midlands – at Franklin’s Gardens. Ben Nutley, who turns 20 this month, made his Northampton debut in 2010, but it was at the start of this season that he really announced his arrival.

Chill-out chat with Lee Dickson

Posted 415 days ago

RUGBY WORLD: How did you enjoy your first Six Nations?
Lee Dickson: I loved every minute of it. I knew Stuart (Lancaster) already so I knew what to expect, but everyone was awesome. The lads came together really well and there were a lot of good characters, which was awesome for me because I’m a bit of a cheeky…

Enfield Ignatians – Team of the Month (February 2012)

Posted 416 days ago

Emile Hertz spends most of his week putting up the signs on Jamie Oliver’s new restaurants, and he’s pointing the way in his Saturday job too – as coach of Enfield Ignatians.
Having steered Old Ashmoleans to several promotions, the South African took charge of Enfield last season and set about swapping their ten-man brand of rugby for a more open…

Old Swinford Hospital – School Team of the Month (February 2012)

Posted 416 days ago

OSH win their first-ever Schools Team of the Month award, fending off challenges from Llandovery College, Clongowes Wood, King’s Worcester and Belfast Methodist.
The Stourbridge state boarding school reached the last four of the Daily Mail-RBS U18 Cup for the second year running and then went one better by clinching a place at Twickenham with a win over local rivals King’s…

Rugby World – May 2012 edition contents

Posted 417 days ago

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BRAD BARRITT sums up the jubilant mood of the England team on the cover of the May edition of Rugby World. The Saracens centre is a guest columnist in an issue packed with quotes, pictures and analysis of the 2012 Six Nations. Our 14-page rundown is followed by Stuart Barnes’s verdict of the championship, in which he picks his Lions…

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