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Posts Tagged ‘October 2011’


How do you assess the Home Nations’ chances at the World Cup?

Posted 612 days ago

To help you through the 48 matches, ITV has put together a sensational line-up of former winners as part of their coverage team, which will be fronted by Steve Rider. So sit back and hear the views of a quartet who have won more than 250 caps between them. Over the World Cup, these four legends will share with you…

If you could change on rugby law what would it be?

Posted 613 days ago

To help you through the 48 matches, ITV has put together a sensational line-up of former winners as part of their coverage team, which will be fronted by Steve Rider. So sit back and hear the views of a quartet who have won more than 250 caps between them. Over the World Cup, these four legends will share with you…

Who was the greatest player you’ve played against?

Posted 614 days ago

To help you through the 48 matches, ITV has put together a sensational line-up of former winners as part of their coverage team, which will be fronted by Steve Rider. So sit back and hear the views of a quartet who have won more than 250 caps between them. Over the World Cup, these four legends will share with you…

What was the secret to your World Cup win?

Posted 615 days ago

To help you through the 48 matches, ITV has put together a sensational line-up of former winners as part of their coverage team, which will be fronted by Steve Rider. So sit back and hear the views of a quartet who have won more than 250 caps between them. Over the World Cup, these four legends will share with you…

Journey through rugby – Steve Thompson

Posted 616 days ago

Steve Thompson won the 2003 World Cup but retired with a neck injury in 2007. Now he’s back on the Test stage and challenging for another World Cup. The hooker tells us about his life in rugby…

Rugby was something I only watched on TV or in the crowd at Franklin’s Gardens until I was 15 when a teacher, Mark Lee, at my school, Northampton School for Boys, suggested I gave it a try.

Who will win the World Cup and why?

Posted 616 days ago

To help you through the 48 matches, ITV has put together a sensational line-up of former winners as part of their coverage team, which will be fronted by Steve Rider. So sit back and hear the views of a quartet who have won more than 250 caps between them. Over the World Cup, these four legends will share with you…

Having asthma as a player won’t hold you back

Posted 617 days ago

Having asthma doesn’t mean you can’t be as fit as the next athlete. Ireland team doctor Eanna Falvey gives you the low-down
Baseline asthma can be related to an allergy to pollen or dust, whereas exercise-induced asthma is brought on by highly intense physical activity, especially in cold weather. So, everyone involved in winter sports should be screened for exercise-induced asthma…

Dan Parks hopes to flourish in New Zealand

Posted 622 days ago

He made his Test debut on St Valentine’s Day 2004 and for the past seven years Dan Parks has been involved in a love affair with the Scotland rugby team, despite the fact he hails from the other side of the world. It’s not always been a happy relationship – Scotland fans have often vented their frustration by booing the…

Bradley Davies hopes to follow in Martin Johnson’s footsteps

Posted 622 days ago

Bradley Davies’s idols are two World Cup-winning locks – Martin Johnson and John Eales – and he’s aiming to follow in their footsteps in New Zealand. He was a particular fan of Eales given the Australian’s goalkicking ability. Davies started out as a fly-half and still tries to keep his hand, or should that be foot, in when it comes…

The Playmaker – Quade Cooper

Posted 622 days ago

Pop quiz. Identify the player Robbie Deans is describing: “He’s an outside-half who reacts. He has an enormous amount of talent and an instinct for the game, which we encourage because we don’t want a machine.”
You’re thinking Quade Cooper, aren’t you?
The mercurial fly-half whose bag of tricks excites fans and baffles opponents. Has to be Cooper, right? Close, but no…

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