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…
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Danny Cipriani: Due an England return?
Danny Cipriani carries a hefty amount of baggage with him – he’s freely admitted that. The prodigious yet prodigal son of English rugby has been a tabloid editor’s dream. Nightclub…
Heineken Cup quarter-final previews
Rugby World columnist Stephen Jones looks ahead to this weekend's four Heineken Cup quarter-finals – and makes his predictions…
Saints & Sinners: Rugby’s weekend talking points
The Saints Super sub Finally, after 17 defeats (some of them clutched agonisingly at the last minute from the jaws of victory) Worcester Warriors claimed their first Aviva Premiership win…
Mike Brown Pumps up the Ball
Read an in-depth interview with Mike Brown in the May 2014 issue of Rugby World, on sale until 5 May. Find out how to download the digital edition of Rugby World
Danny Care picks his ‘Five of the Best’
After a Six Nations tournament full of positives with England, RW caught up with Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care at the Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens to discuss five of the…
Aviva Premiership coming to the boil
There are big matches at the top and bottom of the Aviva Premiership this weekend, with Northampton Saints hosting Leicester Tigers and Worcester Warriors travelling to Newcastle Falcons…
London Wasps Pump up the Ball
To read the views of Sam Jones and Elliot Daly on The Stinger – Wasps v Gloucester at Twickenham – pick up the May 2014 issue of Rugby World, on…
Comeback kids: Burger, Kaino and Ferris
We are spoiled for young back-row talent across the world right now. Billy Vunipola was phenomenal in the early part of the Six Nations. Australian Michael Hooper has terrorised breakdowns…
Big plans for the future of French Top 14
The great and the good of French rugby gathered last Thursday in a Bordeaux hotel for their General Assembly. What Midi Olympique described as “the Cardinals of the Oval”, had…