The British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland must be tearing his hair out about who to pick for the squad in New Zealand in the summer, never mind the…
Scotland
Best rugby signings for 2017-18
By Alex Shaw The announcement of new signings for the 2017-18 season is an almost daily occurrence in the northern hemisphere at the moment, as clubs, regions and provinces all…
Six Nations: France 22-16 Scotland
The good and the bad of France's 22-16 Six Nations win against Scotland
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Hogging the headlines The BBC showed a great graphic ahead of the Scotland-Ireland game on Saturday, highlighting the total absence of Scotsmen from Lions Test XVs over the…
The Rugby World Quiz of the Year
IF YOU missed this quiz in the January edition of Rugby World, test your knowledge of the game now – it’s based largely on events in 2016. The quiz is…
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Awesome Scots It’s only two years ago that the SRU were considering disbanding the Scotland Sevens team – how ludicrous an idea that seems now. The Scots followed…
HSBC Sevens World Series: England ready to rock in Wellington
It’s early days but England have made the brightest of starts in their bid to win the HSBC Sevens World Series for the first time. After winning bronze in Dubai…
Six talking points ahead of the Six Nations
The Six Nations launch is usually a convivial get together, bordering on the mundane, but eyebrows were raised at Eddie Jones’ almighty shiner caused, we were told, by falling in…
Six Nations: Players to watch for the 2017 Championship
By Alex Shaw The Six Nations squads are all in. Conor O’Shea got the ball rolling last week, naming an experienced Italian squad for his debut campaign, followed by Rob…
The Rugby World Quiz of the Year: The answers
FOR ALL those who tackled the Quiz of the Year in the January 2017 edition of Rugby World – or who have tested their knowledge online – here are all…