AS BUTTER fizzes and browns at his feet, Southern Kings’ Alan Solomons has opted to hop out of the Super Rugby frying pan for a more certain future. The former…
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Famous faces out in force at Legends Rugby Festival
MORE THAN 3,000 rugby fans turned up at Wimbledon RFC this month for the first Legion Legends Rugby Festival. A host of former players turned out for their old clubs,…
Who’s in our current World XV?
AUGUST SEES the return of The Rugby Championship – one hell of a tasty tournament to follow the all-consuming intensity of this summer’s Lions tour. As the wounded Wallabies head…
How is rugby helping to fight off depression? Part 1
ONE IN four people suffers from a mental health illness. Look around your office, or think of your rugby club; that could mean one of your team, in some cases…
Did George North’s Lions try inspire the Royal Baby name?
WE KNOW that rugby and royalty go together like chocolate and orange. As if Mike Tindall’s marriage to Zara Phillips isn’t enough evidence, Prince William himself is a patron of…
Wealthy owners like Jacky Lorenzetti and their late forays into the transfer market
QUEUEING EARLY at rugby’s buffet does not appear to be a requirement for the millionaire owners of some teams, with the wealthy able to place late orders for personnel they…
Home from home: the teams playing pre-season friendlies away from their grounds this summer
MOVING AWAY from home is the right of passage for some. Scores of road movies and coming-of-age dramas are based on the subject. However, for rugby teams, home is where…
The Heineken Cup fixtures list
THE DRAW may not have been the most glamorous of affairs, resembling something between an IT lecture and an awards ceremony for engravers, but we now know the Heineken Cup…
Which international rugby team will the Royal Baby support?
BEFORE BRITAIN goes into meltdown over the birth of the Royal Baby™, panicking about the sex of the little tyke and which quirky nickname the tabloids will splat on their…
Where are they now?: Henson & the IRB Young Players of the Year
A PUNCH landed in a Bath pub and the 2001 IRB Young Player of the Year landed on the floor. In last week's well-publicised fracas between Gavin Henson and team-mate…