Leave festive cheer a minute and embrace your inner Ebenezer Scrooge. Although 2013 provided plenty to celebrate, some aspects of the game were grating. Here is a selection of lowlights...
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Rugby World versus Richie McCaw
Rugby World: Tell us about your sabbatical Richie McCaw: I’d had a couple of injuries over the previous couple of years. My body was OK, it was more the mental…
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…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Dan-tastic He kicked 17 of his side’s points in their 22-19 away victory at Cardiff Blues and was Man-of-the-Match – yes, the Ospreys outside-half Dan…
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…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Renaissance men Walloped 40-7 at home by Leinster in the Heineken Cup last weekend, Northampton Saints produced one of rugby’s all-time great comebacks to beat…