You were born in Barcelona. Is your family Irish? Yes. In the late 1980s my parents moved to Spain and my sister and I were born there, but we came…
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Rugby World – June 2013 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=39] WITH THE start of the tour less than a month away it should come as no surprise that the new issue of Rugby World is jam-packed with Lions…
Rugby World – May 2013 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=37] THE LATEST issue of Rugby World brings you the full story of the 2013 Six Nations and Wales’ triumph. As well as an in-depth review of all the…
Rugby Rant: Cut the canned atmosphere!
WHO DECIDED the vibrant and unique buzz of a Test-match atmosphere – the excitement, the anticipation, the singing, the explosions of joy, the revelry – was no longer good enough?…
Rugby Rant: Tip tackle rulings inconsistent
WITH CARDS flying as readily as they will on Valentine’s Day, the issue of officials and their interpretation of the ‘tip tackle’ is raising more than a few hackles. In…
Rugby World – April 2013 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=35] THE NEW issue of Rugby World is packed with Six Nations stars, including Joe Launchbury, Brian O’Driscoll, Leigh Halfpenny, Jim Hamilton, Mike Brown and Justin Tipuric. Will Carling…
Rugby Rant: Residency rule needs tightening up
THE SRU have generated negative headlines recently with their ‘project players’ – and I have to agree with them. Bringing players over from South Africa – or elsewhere – with…
Rugby World – March 2013 edition contents
HAS THERE ever been a more difficult Six Nations to call? The March issue of Rugby World reflects the hopes and fears of each of the contenders, with Stuart Barnes…
Rugby World – February 2013 edition contents
A NEW year means new hopes, and the latest issue of Rugby World throws the spotlight on a clutch of players aiming high for club and country. England flanker Tom…
Rugby World – January 2013 edition contents
THE FESTIVE season is a time to take stock, to assess the fortunes of the autumn and plan for the renewed battles ahead. The January issue of Rugby World reflects…