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,…
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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…
World Cup 2015: The deadly trio
By Charlie Morgan The confirmation of kick-off times last Wednesday reaffirmed it before Saturday’s Millennium Stadium ding-dong drove the point home. Pool A at Rugby World Cup 2015 is going…
Championship blog: round ten wrap
By Richard Grainger It was all change in the GKIPA Championship with a shock first defeat for the leaders and a spectacular first win for the bottom-placed side. And with…
Glasgow Warriors counter-attacking from kicks
Gregor Townsend has drilled his team to exploit space when returning kicks and the team – who were top try-scorers in last season’s RaboDirect Pro12 – have been putting their…
All Blacks: the haka through the years
That was the haka as it used to be. In December’s Rugby World, a study of the haka and how it is used by New Zealand turns up a few other…
Rugby statistics: History won’t repeat in Premiership or Pro12
The stats from last season are impressive, with big players beating defenders and kickers clinging to ridiculous conversion percentages. But does this show who should win the league next season…
Legends Q&A: Jason Robinson, Jonathan Davies and Gavin Hastings
COURTESY OF our buddies at HSBC, we have been allowed the opportunity to sit cross-legged at the feet of some of the greats of the game, sticking our hands up…
Rugby Heaven with American Express®
There’s one thing no rugby fan should miss this season – a trip to southern France to watch a game in Biarritz According to research from American Express Platinum Charge…