AH! BACK-SEAT drivers, don’t they get on your nerves? “Left here”, “It’s green”, “Slow down”. SHUT UP! Well, now we have our very own back-seat drivers in rugby, and they’re…
Rugby Rant
Rugby Rant: It’s time to revive the drop-goal
IT’S TEN years since Jonny Wilkinson helped net rugby’s greatest prize courtesy of a dramatic drop-goal. And it’s four years since the now retired Ronan O’Gara dropped a goal in…
Rugby Rant: Italy’s club game is dying!
ITALIAN RUGBY has sold its soul to the devil. In the name of high-level rugby, it has forgotten the club game. The development of players is now all in the…
Rugby Rant: Abusive tweets have no place in rugby
"WALKING AROUND the ground with my winners’ medal is something I shall never forget. I felt like a rock star.” These are the words of Sam Warburton after Wales’ 30-3…
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 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…