By James Tennant The thirteenth instalment of the RaboDirect Pro12 season is about to get underway as provinces, clubs and regions from the Celtic nations and Italy battle it out…
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Bath get creative to encourage kids to get active
BATH HAVE launched a Children's Challenge to inspire kids in the local area to get active. The initiative involves a set of fitness challenges aimed at boys and girls aged…
Rugby World – October 2013 edition contents
Find out what's in the new issue of Rugby World!
French sides are nothing to fear, says Paul Sackey
FORMER ENGLAND wing Paul Sackey has backed the exclusion of France-based players from the national side on his return to the Aviva Premiership.
Freddie Burns on bare bums, shaved heads and tropical fish
FREDDIE BURNS starts on a bum note. He’s been asked about the funniest thing he’s seen on the pitch and he’s quick with his response, recalling a moment during England’s…
Top 14: Marcel Garvey on the Castres way
LAST SEASON was a funny old one for Marcel Garvey. Seventeen outings for Castres in the Top 14 and just one try, and that in the final game of the…
Leigh Halfpenny’s Lions 2013 experience
LEIGH HALFPENNY is looking at the picture of himself embracing Jonathan Davies and Jamie Roberts in the pages of Rugby World and is taken back to Saturday 6 July; he…
Rugby Championship: European refs in demand
IT'S ALWAYS nice to be wanted. It must be a strange feeling for referees, though. In an age where the men in the middle are as professional as players and…
Contract extensions for Pro12, Premiership and Super Rugby stars
HERE’S TO the stayers. While we have all gotten hot and bothered about the prospect of George North playing for Northampton Saints or Matt Kvesic signing for Gloucester or even…
Innovations in Aviva Premiership coverage
What's new in this season's English top flight?