The Saints Fine finish gives Chiefs a good start The stakes were high when Exeter entertained Wasps at Sandy Park on Sunday afternoon as the Chiefs needed to win to…
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Advice for schoolboys hoping to progress from academies to professional rugby
Jamie Taylor, the director of rugby at Denstone College, who look after eight Leicester Tigers academy players and one Worcester Warriors academy prospect, believes that young players should be continually…
Why rugby needs more professionals to take up the whistle
One of the most significant things to come out of Monday’s A League semi-final at Sandy Park was not the result – a 48-15 win for Exeter Braves over their…
Summer tours: Southern Hemisphere’s danger men
By Alex Shaw With European finals and domestic play-offs approaching, the conclusion of the northern hemisphere season is nigh and attention is beginning to shift towards the home nations’ summer…
Rugby Innovation Summit gathering momentum
RUGBY WORLD is proud to be the media partner of an exciting new venture that is gathering momentum – the Rugby Innovation Summit. The unique event which will be staged…
Could you be our 2015-16 Team of the Year?
New Zealand may have won the World Cup, and England the Six Nations trophy – but the really big one is still to come. Who will be crowned Rugby World…
Top 14: How many teams should be in France’s top domestic league?
There’s a numbers game going on in France at the moment: should there be 12, 14 or even 16 clubs in the top flight? It’s been the Top 14 since…
Tom Croft and Matt Smith: Ten seasons at Leicester Tigers
“We pulled up and this gangly-looking, stick-like figure was stood there,” Matt Smith smiles, reminiscing. “We couldn’t believe he was getting such special treatment, that this was the new superstar…
Rally round to support Max Levene
Mike Parlby and Ed Blackwell will hit the road in a 0.8 litre Daewoo Matiz – all Mongol Rally cars must be under one litre – and they’ll set off…
Saxons tour: What can England get out of it and what can they expect from the hosts?
The last time the England Saxons played a game it was in Cork against the Irish Wolfhounds on 30 January 2015 and they came away with an 18-9 win over…