By Alex Shaw The home nations’ summer tours wrapped up this past weekend and with teams and fans alike are preparing for a few weeks rest and recuperation, the time…
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Scotland: Five things we learnt from the tour to Japan
1. Will the real Scotland please stand up Disappointingly, we didn’t see much of an identity from Scotland on this tour. They played with some confidence to win the first…
The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones
The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones WE ALREADY think of many rugby players as heroes, but of all the places we expected repeated nods to the sport, I…
U20 World Cup Scouting Report: Round Four
Ireland 37-7 Argentina Ireland booked their spot in the final of the Under-20 Championship for the first time with a one-sided victory over Argentina. This was a ruthless performance from…
Scotland: Five talking points v Japan
Japan know how they want to play Luckily for Scotland the Brave Blossoms only really clicked once during the first Test, and that was ten minutes in. Scrum-half Kaito Shigeno…
France: Top 14 Rugby Schedule on TV5MONDE
Hosting the world’s biggest stars like Dan Carter, Bryan Habana and Quade Cooper, the Top 14 is, arguably, Europe’s Premier rugby competition and with weeks to go, it’s edging towards…
U20 World Cup Scouting Report: Round Three
Argentina 39-20 Japan Argentina booked their place in the semi-finals with a hard-fought 19-point win over Japan. The Pumitas have topped Pool C and go through undefeated with their third…
Ireland pull off mission impossible in historic Test win
By Alex Shaw Saturday was a day that will go down in history for Irish rugby fans. Not only did their U20 side, the Wolfpuppies, beat reigning U20 World Champions…
U20 World Cup Scouting report: Round Two
Australia 38-10 Italy Australia were looking to get their U20 World Cup campaign off the ground after their shocker against Scotland. And they did, sort of, but were by no…
How will Ireland cope without Johnny Sexton?
By Alex Shaw In the 110 years of international rugby that Ireland and South Africa have gone head-to-head, not once have the Irish recorded a victory in South Africa. That…