European Player of the Year and Saracens full-back Alex Goode talks fancy dress, funny men and fears
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Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigers Penalty Shootout: An Oral History
Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigers Penalty Shootout: An Oral History It is a game that is still talked about in utter disbelief today. On 3 May 2009, Cardiff Blues hosted…
Jason Momoa’s All Blacks jersey belonged to Zinzan Brooke
Jason Momoa’s All Blacks jersey belonged to Zinzan Brooke Just when you thought you had heard enough about actor Jason Momoa’s scene-stealing performance at the Vancouver Sevens, you find out…
Face-off: Are artificial pitches good for rugby?
The debate over whether artificial pitches are a good or a bad thing has been reignited after Northampton Saints scrum-half Alex Mitchell posted a gruesome image of bad grazes he…
Special Report: The Changing Face of the Six Nations
Special Report: The Changing Face of the Six Nations Twenty years ago, before the first-ever Six Nations in 2000, we had qualms. Could this new competition ever be as good…
Super Rugby Bulls and their fallen empire
Super Rugby Bulls and their fallen empire The late withdrawal of Victor Matfield from the Bulls head coach race, and the subsequent appointment of Pote Human on 12 December, prompted…
Does South Africa hold the key to rugby’s future?
Does South Africa hold the key to rugby’s future? This is hard to imagine now but 23 years ago, when South Africa, New Zealand and Australia were negotiating to form…
Izzy Cerullo on internet fame after her engagement at the Olympic Games
Izzy Cerullo on internet fame after her engagement at the Olympic Games IT ALL happened so fast. At the end of the women’s sevens competition at the 2016 Olympics in…
Anatomy of a rugby transfer: The curious case of Johan Goosen
It has been labelled one of the sorriest transfer sagas in modern rugby history, but what have we learnt from Johan Goosen’s move to Montpellier? This feature first appeared in…
Elite referee Wayne Barnes on life as a barrister
Elite referee Wayne Barnes gives Rugby World an insight into the other side of his life as a barrister. This feature first appeared in Rugby world magazine in September.