Last season’s Heineken Cup quarter final at the Twickenham Stoop between hosts Harlequins and Munster gave us one of the most remarkable individual performances of 2013. Not long after returning…
Alan Dymock
Rugby World editor
Championship blog: British & Irish Cup round-up
Seven of the 12 Greene King IPA Championship starters still entertain hopes of progressing to the knock-out stages of the British & Irish Cup, going into the final round of…
Heineken Cup: Our team of the week
Some big teams sealed their fate at the weekend, but who performed admirably?
Wales: The fly-half factory
There was a sense of profound disappointment on Monday as news broke that Rhys Patchell faces a four-month lay-off to correct knee and shoulder problems, but Wales are not short…
Rugby World photo competition
DO YOU fancy yourself as an amateur photographer? Are you out in all weathers, snapping away as your local side battles on the pitch? Well, here’s the chance to see…
Championship blog: Round 12 wrap
JUST FOUR points separate the top four clubs, while a relegation dogfight finally gets under way at the other end of the table, following the final matches in week 12…
TMO overkill is harming referees’ credibility
One of rugby’s finest assets is how respect for officials gets engrained in players from the moment they first take up the sport. Addressing a referee as “sir” is not…
Wales: Five things we learned in December
The lowest point on earth is Challenger Deep, located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. That was, until New Year’s Eve 2013. The new lowest point on earth is…
What England need for the Six Nations
As Rugby World Cup 2015 creeps closer, the upcoming Six Nations will provide more fascinating insight into each competing country’s prospects. As the only northern hemisphere nation to beat a…
Rugby World – February 2014 edition contents
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