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Posted 79 days ago
IT’S A tough life being a referee – hundreds of decisions to make, crowds jeering you, coaches blaming you. There was an even more painful moment for Wayne Barnes recently. During Munster’s Heineken Cup game against Racing Metro in January, Ian Keatley launched a kick and the ball hit Barnes smack in the face.
“The ball travels about 35 metres after…
Posted 862 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
Anyone who doesn’t consider the Harlequins as genuine title contenders wasn’t at The Stoop for their London derby with Wasps.
Famed over the years for their inconsistency they were once famously tagged the ’20-minuters’ for obvious reasons.
But under Conor O’Shea they are building what could be a frightening dynasty in south-west London. They are…
