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Who’s next in the Leicester Tigers hotseat?
It did not take long for the curse of Rugby World to strike, no sooner had we given Richard Cockerill a mention in the awards for 2016 than he was…
New Year, New You: a recipe from extreme chef Kiran Jethwa
I was asked to offer advice for the keen player who has let themselves go and wants to get a bit of their spark back. So my first advice to…
Whatever happened to Mourad Bodjellal’s first Toulon side?
Mourad Boudjellal is not leaving Toulon. After months of speculation that he was going to sell the club, the president announced a week before Christmas that he will remain at…
Opinion: Is rugby heading towards a hire and fire culture?
It is human nature that the flaws we see most commonly in others are simply reflections of our own failings. In no regard is this more relevant than in how…
Talking points: Five things we learned in December
Goosen – Top 14 reaping what it’s sown December saw Johann Goosen retire from rugby in what some see as a Machiavellian attempt to ditch his current contract, exploit French…
What’s inside the new edition of Rugby World?
Ten reasons to buy Rugby World’s February 2017 edition
2016’s Alternative Rugby Awards
The Eddie Jones Award for Sound Bite Merchant of the Year Winner – Eddie Jones A no-brainer to kick off with. Fast Eddie Jones first and the rest nowhere, with…
Lions bolters for 2017: Who will be Warren Gatland’s surprise packages?
As the new year dawns, we move into the second half of the 2016-17 northern hemisphere season, a season that you will all know ends in a British and Irish…
Rugby’s new tackle laws confusing coaches at all levels
Richard Cockerill, the director of rugby at Leicester, has been around the block a bit, and most things that rugby throws up would not surprise him, but even he is…