The Scrum horror of Twickenham still has the Irish front-row fraternity waking up in a sweat. For many, it was a shock that the Irish scrum could be so completely…
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Journey through rugby – Will Genia
Queensland Reds’ Will Genia has racked up 34 caps since his 2009 Australia debut, winning the 2011 Super Rugby and Tri-Nations titles along the way. What else should we know…
French focus: Top 14
Toulouse backs coach Jean-Baptiste Elissalde couldn’t help crowing after his side’s impressive defeat of Stade Francais last Saturday, writes Gavin Mortimer. In front of 80,000 fans at the Stade de…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
The Championship play-offs exist to decide two issues — who goes up and who goes down — and one of these issues was decided, at Molesey Road on Saturday, writes…
Future Faces – Ben Nutley and Luke McGrath
Lewis Moody may have retired, but there’s a new flanker in his mould making his mark in the East Midlands – at Franklin’s Gardens. Ben Nutley, who turns 20 this…
Chill-out chat with Lee Dickson
RUGBY WORLD: How did you enjoy your first Six Nations? Lee Dickson: I loved every minute of it. I knew Stuart (Lancaster) already so I knew what to expect, but…
Enfield Ignatians – Team of the Month (February 2012)
Emile Hertz spends most of his week putting up the signs on Jamie Oliver’s new restaurants, and he’s pointing the way in his Saturday job too – as coach of…
Old Swinford Hospital – School Team of the Month (February 2012)
OSH win their first-ever Schools Team of the Month award, fending off challenges from Llandovery College, Clongowes Wood, King’s Worcester and Belfast Methodist. The Stourbridge state boarding school reached the…
Rugby World – May 2012 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=24] BRAD BARRITT sums up the jubilant mood of the England team on the cover of the May edition of Rugby World. The Saracens centre is a guest columnist…
Choosing the right personal trainer course
In the last couple of decades the health and fitness industry has grown exponentially to become one of the UK’s most resilient business sectors, and despite the down turn experienced…