By Rugby World reader, Andrew Hartup What’s your take on the Guinness Premiership Play-offs? Some are for, others against. After all, why shouldn’t the team with the most points at…
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Guinness Premiership Predictions
Round 22 is the final installment of this season’s Guinness Premiership before we enter into the top of the table play-offs. * Leicester have already secured home semi-final and Worcester’s…
What's Hot and What's Not in April
From Rugby World reader, Larissa Falls Got any to add? Hot: * GP Relegation Fight…The battle at the bottom of the table was even better than the tussle at the…
The Final Whistle – the weekend review
From Rugby World reader, Andrew Hartup Welcome to a new regular on Touch, Pause, Engage where we round up the weekend’s action (for better or worse) from around the rugby…
Heineken Cup semi-finals predictions
From Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber The much anticipated Heineken Cup semi-finals roll into town weekend. Toulouse take on reigning champions Leinster, while Munster travel to Spain to take on…
View from the Stands
From Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan I walked out of Twickenham on Saturday evening with 16 minutes left on the clock. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before at…
Big Debate: Is the foreign influx bad for European rugby?
In this month’s Rugby World Big Debate, we asked Jérôme Riondet, a TV commentator and former France A centre, and London Irish backs coach Richard Whiffin whether the influx of…
The View from upstairs – and downstairs
From Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan I enjoyed a thoroughly contrasting long weekend of rugby over Easter. Keeping up with Saturday from afar, the wins for Leicester and Saints were…
Weekend's Predictions
By Rugby World reader, Kate Bamber This weekend looks like an absolute corker for rugby fans. The Guinness Premiership draws ever closer to its epic finale and the Heineken Cup…