Japan know how they want to play Luckily for Scotland the Brave Blossoms only really clicked once during the first Test, and that was ten minutes in. Scrum-half Kaito Shigeno…
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Springbok Legends hit Portugal
History was made last weekend as the Springboks faced the Lobos in Portugal. It wasn’t the squad with Lambie, Vermeulen and De Jager but a Springboks Legends team containing greats…
Fiji home in on another HSBC Sevens World Series title – and No 1 seeding for Rio
Softer toilet paper and being allowed to eat sausages were two of the treats sampled this week by the Fiji squad, who stayed at the deluxe Lensbury hotel in Teddington…
Pro Rugby in America readies itself for lift-off
By Graham Jenkins “Professional rugby has officially arrived in America.” It is an audacious claim to make before a tackle has been made in the inaugural battle for the PRO…
Youngsters shine in the rain at Portugal’s Rugby Youth Festival
Hello, hola, olá, bonjour – this is the Rugby Youth Festival. About 2,000 players representing 80 teams met in Lisbon last weekend to play 300 matches in a tournament organised…
HSBC Sevens World Series: Seven to watch from Vancouver
Perry Baker (USA) Nicknamed the Pepperami Stick for his slight frame, in his second season, Baker has already passed 50 tries and is fifth in the all-time USA list. An…
30 Minutes with… Matt Evans
Canada full-back Matt Evans talks pranks, streakers and Hassler’s hair
Concussion: A special report
THE LINE wasn’t great but you could pick up the slight slur in his words. “I’m still trying to get over the last head knock, over two years ago,” Glen…
Why the term ‘minnow’ should disappear from rugby’s lexicon
By Will Macpherson Sadly, we’ve bid farewell to Japan, Georgia, Uruguay, USA and the rest of the Rugby World Cup’s smaller teams. They lit up the tournament with their upsets,…
KO: Boris Johnson knocks over boy during rugby game in Japan
Japan have arguably been one of the stand-out highlights thus far in the Rugby World Cup. The passion has filtered to the nation but it seems Boris Johnson wanted to…