A SHOCK omission from Warren Gatland's original squad, Best was called up after Dylan Hartley's verbal assault on referee Wayne Barnes in the Aviva Premiership final saw the hooker banned…
Sarah Mockford
Rugby World editor
Win a trip to the Top 14 final!
THIS IS your chance to see who will be next to lift the Bouclier de Brennus at Stade de France on Saturday 1 June. TV5MONDE – the international French-language channel…
Sam Warburton talks team-mates
SAM WARBURTON was announced as Lions captain last week and will face a big challenge to bring together players from four nations as they head to Hong Kong and Australia.…
Your chance to play with the Tigers!
A HOST of former rugby stars will be pulling on their boots again for the inaugural Legion Legends Rugby Festival on 13 July at Wimbledon RFC and we’re offering you…
Can Welsh Lions end Australia hoodoo?
Can the Welsh-dominated 2013 Lions break their losing trend?
Speed and agility tips from Christian Wade and Tom Varndell
LONDON WASPS wings Christian Wade and Tom Varndell have proved to be a lethal double act this season, scoring tries for fun in the Aviva Premiership and the Amlin Challenge…
The team that didn’t make the Lions plane…
ONE MAN’S loss is another man’s gain. While 37 Lions have booked their seats on the plane to Australia, a few more are left licking their wounds. The cruel thing…
A Welsh perspective on the Lions squad
FOR SOME of the 2013 Lions squad, pulling on a red rugby shirt will be a new experience. This won’t be the case for 15 of the players and three…
Fantastic four: Heineken Cup quarter-final review
CLERMONT AUVERGNE demonstrated just why they are the favourites to lift the Heineken Cup this year as they clinically saw off Montpellier. Rugby World, however, has decided to pinpoint a…
What’s the best way forward for Welsh rugby?
THE NEWS that George North is to leave his homeland to ply his trade in Northampton may cause some hand wringing in Wales, but there is scope to consider another…