By Adam Hathaway When Richard Cockerill walked into the press room at Allianz Park on Saturday he jokingly asked the reporters if he could do his press duties standing up…
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Five things we learnt about rugby – December
Tepid Bath Bath lie eighth in the Aviva Premiership with a squad that could and should be league contenders. This is a club that splashes the cash like Michael Jackson…
What’s in Rugby World’s latest issue?
A full list of contents for the February 2016 edition of Rugby World
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Back among the tries Alex Cuthbert had a lean time in 2015, struggling for form in a Wales jersey and looking like his confidence had disappeared. But there…
Analysis: Clifford, Kvesic, Robshaw and Wallace state England cases
Ten 10 tries and 78 points punctuated a harum-scarum encounter at Twickenham on Sunday, but Eddie Jones will have remained rather detached from the excitement. Rather than revelling in a truly intoxicating game…
Has the Great Italian Experiment failed?
I have an admission. On Saturday afternoon I passed up the opportunity of watching my local club, Stade Francais, in the Champions Cup. I went Christmas shopping instead. Unpardonable? Perhaps,…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Ten out of ten for the ten Jimmy Gopperth produced a masterclass of fly-half play in Wasps’ 36-10 away win at Bath in Pool Five of the European…
The squad that represents the future of France
Guy Noves unveils his first France squad on December 29 and the last few weeks can’t have been easy viewing for the new coach who, when he took up his…
Letter from South Africa – December 2015
SUPER RUGBY SHAMBLES The 2016 revamped Super Rugby tournament is only two months away and at the time of writing Japan’s franchise, the Sunwolves, were still in search of a…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Spot on George Ford held his nerve and ignored some off-putting shouts from the crowd at the Ricoh Arena to slot a winning conversion for Bath as the…