The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) launched its ‘strategic plan’ on Tuesday, outlining its vision for the sport in France up to and including the 2023 World Cup. Before president…
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The phoney war is over, as the Rugby Championship prepares for lift off
By Alex Shaw The Rugby Championship kicks off this weekend, with Australia hosting New Zealand and Argentina travelling to South Africa, and the phoney wars that are part and parcel…
Are the British and Irish Lions viable in the modern era?
Everyone loves the British & Irish Lions. We’ve all experienced the emotional tug of that 1997 South Africa tour video. Or heard tales told by our parents about the greatest…
Analysis: Charlotte Caslick shapes Australia’s gold medal-winning attack
Question: What do rugby league rockstar Shaun Johnson, World Cup-winning All Black Nehe Milner-Skudder and Charlotte Caslick, catalyst of Australia women’s sevens triumph at the Olympic Games, share in common?…
Aviva Premiership: Should the salary cap be abolished?
Big-money signings by Aviva Premiership clubs have put the salary cap back on the agenda – but there is a way to stop the whispers. When Wasps announced that South…
Rugby sevens: Fiji make history by winning Olympic gold
Fiji triumphed over Team GB in the Olympics sevens final to win their country's first-ever Olympics medal
Olympics 2016: How rugby sevens took over the world
RUGBY STANDS on the threshold. It’s a little woozy, perhaps even a little boozy, having celebrated a rude growth in fortunes in recent years both commercially and on the field,…
Ten big reasons why you have to buy RW’s sevens special!
The excitement levels are building as it is now less than a fortnight until the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro kicks off. From the 6 to the 8 August, 12…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Dan Norton
A smile borne from a belief that, no matter the difficulties of merging three nations and without any World Series events to compete in, GB have all the tools needed…
Rugby sevens: Matthew McConaughey shares his views on the Olympic sport
Speaking on BBC 5 live Olympics, the Hollywood star remarked: “If you get a snap shot of those two teams (NZ v Japan) 100/100 people say that New Zealand is…