He’s Scotland’s most capped scrum-half, has played at three World Cups and is a British and Irish Lion. Throw in domestic stints in Scotland, France and England and you’d expect Newcastle…
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Ian Frykberg: The man who changed the face of rugby
Ian Frykberg, a former political journalist and TV executive turned sports rights mogul and deal-maker, died in Sydney on Sunday at the age of 68. His legacy is the deal…
Preview: The Barbarians v Australia at Twickenham
IT MAY be a little way off, but a date for every rugby fan's diary is Saturday 1st November 2014, when the world famous Barbarians will kick-start the Autumn Internationals…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
A round-up of the heroes, villains, moments of magic, miserable mistakes and incidents that had us all jabbering away. What do you think of our choices?
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
Richard Parks, the former Wales flanker, is this week’s ultimate saint as he achieved the fastest ever solo, unsupported and unassisted journey to the South Pole by a Briton, and…
30 Minutes with… Tatafu Polota-Nau
The Waratahs and Wallaby hooker reveals his wacky side RUGBY WORLD: Do you have any phobias? TATAFU POLOTA-NAU: I used to be scared of swimming. When I was a kid I…
RW Icons calendar: Why we made our choices
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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…
Autumn Series 2013: RW’s Alternative Awards
IN THE summer, Quade Cooper, the enigmatic, tormented Wallaby five-eighth had a very public falling-out with Robbie Deans, the Wallaby coach.
Wales: Five things we learned against Australia
Yet again Wales lost by a narrow margin in a thoroughly engaging encounter, losing 26 – 30