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Wales U20 hopefuls run the WAT test
IN OUR Pro Insight in the April edition of the mag, our writer heads to Wales’ Centre of Excellence to run through some of the teams conditioning drills. Below is…
Championship blog: B & I Cup round-up
By Richard Grainger With just two matches to go in the pool stages of the British & Irish Cup only two groups look to be decided, while for nine clubs…
RW’s seven players to watch in 2014
Here are seven scintillating rugby talents to keep your eyes on in 2014...
The ten biggest flops in the Top 14
Does less-than-lucky Bryan Habana make our list of top ten French flops?
Three reasons why England are better off in European exile
By Charlie Morgan The title of this piece has probably riled a few readers already – especially those of Celtic lineage. With that in mind, it’s best to offer a…
Championship blog: break for British & Irish Cup round three
By Richard Grainger If most clubs in England’s second tier used the third round of the British & Irish Cup to rest Greene King IPA Championship regulars, few coaches will…
Top 14: French rugby’s continued in-fighting
By Gavin Mortimer Paul Goze claims he doesn’t play poker but the English clubs have called his bluff. The president of the LNR, the body that runs the Top 14,…
All Blacks’ kids could be in Wonderland for some time
By Charlie Morgan Every year, the Barbarians’ stay at Grosvenor House in London coincides with Winter Wonderland, a smattering of festive fair-ground rides that take over part of Hyde Park,…
The world mourns Nelson Mandela
SOUTH AFRICA is mourning and the world is feeling the loss of Madiba, Nelson Mandela. A lot of things will be said about the great man over the next few…