England, Ireland and Portugal shared the age-group titles at the ninth Rugby Youth Festival in Lisbon
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Heroes of Hong Kong: A study of Fiji sevens
By Oliver Pickup Fiji men’s sensational success at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, in last summer’s inaugural rugby sevens competition, was undoubtedly one of the most absorbing sporting narratives of…
Portugal win the U20 European Championship
Portugal qualified for this year’s World Rugby U20 Trophy tournament in Uruguay after a tremendous triumph at the European Championship, organised by Rugby Europe. It was a hard-fought 12-7 final…
Lion City: Seven reasons to visit the Singapore 7s
Advertising feature 1. Family fun Singapore is a great travel destination for people of all ages. KidZania is a child-sized city where little ones can indulge in role play, while…
Saints and sinners: The weekend’s talking points
THE SAINTS Club crackers Who needs the international stars? The two televised Aviva Premiership games at the weekend were belters. “A sensational game. The last 20, I could watch that…
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…
Auckland Blues to host first Super Rugby match in Samoa
Two Super Rugby fixtures are to be played in the Pacific Islands this year for the first time in the competitions history. The Waikato Chiefs hosted the Canterbury Crusaders in…
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…
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…
Rugby must learn from the tragic end of Isireli Temo’s rugby dreams
In September Isireli Temo flew from France to Fiji for a holiday. The 30-year-old prop had recently joined Tarbes but he’d picked up an injury in pre-season training and the…