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Wales U20 hopefuls run the WAT test
IN OUR Pro Insight in the April edition of the mag, our writer heads to Wales’ Centre of Excellence to run through some of the teams conditioning drills. Below is…
2013: RW’s End of Year awards
GOOD OLD Sonny Bill. Not content with winning a Rugby World Cup in Union and League, he’s now decided he wants to top that by winning a second Union World…
Championship blog: B & I Cup round-up
By Richard Grainger With just two matches to go in the pool stages of the British & Irish Cup only two groups look to be decided, while for nine clubs…
RW’s seven players to watch in 2014
Here are seven scintillating rugby talents to keep your eyes on in 2014...
The ten biggest flops in the Top 14
Does less-than-lucky Bryan Habana make our list of top ten French flops?
Heineken Cup round four: Team of the weekend
By Charlie Morgan 15. Luke Arscott (Exeter Chiefs) With characteristic defiance, the Chiefs carried the fight to the European champions in their own back yard at times. Statistics for full-backs…
Three reasons why England are better off in European exile
By Charlie Morgan The title of this piece has probably riled a few readers already – especially those of Celtic lineage. With that in mind, it’s best to offer a…
Championship blog: break for British & Irish Cup round three
By Richard Grainger If most clubs in England’s second tier used the third round of the British & Irish Cup to rest Greene King IPA Championship regulars, few coaches will…
Top 14: French rugby’s continued in-fighting
By Gavin Mortimer Paul Goze claims he doesn’t play poker but the English clubs have called his bluff. The president of the LNR, the body that runs the Top 14,…