The Saints The Sting Wasps will take on Saracens in the European Champions Cup semi-finals on 23 April thanks to Jimmy Gopperth’s nerves of steel. The fly-half struck a final-kick…
Rugby World
Hong Kong sevens: No prize money for winners in 2016
There will be no prize money for the winners of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong sevens this year. Previously, the victors received a winning bonus of US$150k from the host…
Has rugby’s convoluted disciplinary process gone a step too far?
It was another long night for the disciplinary process on Tuesday when the ‘Gypsygate’ furore over Joe Marler mercifully came to an end in London and George Kruis and David…
Champions Cup: Quarter-final previews
By Alex Shaw The stage is set this weekend for the return of European rugby, with the European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals looming large amidst a packed sporting calendar. The…
Hotshot: Dragons back row Ollie Griffiths
Tell us about your rugby background I started a bit later than most of the boys. I played football until I was 15 and then started rugby at Newbridge Comprehensive…
Hotshot: Glasgow Hawks half-back George Horne
When did you start taking rugby seriously? When I was going into high school. I had played it in Primary Four and with Howe of Fife rugby club, and my…
Champions Cup: Stade Francais backrow Jono Ross has Leicester in his sights
From Blue Bull to Paris pink, South Africa loose forward Jono Ross recently signed a new deal with Stade Francais that will keep him at the club until 2020, having…
A week in the life of a Sale Sharks academy player, Part Three
Sevens. The nemesis of a lock. We lanky, gangly and distinctly uncoordinated second-rows are not built for the sport designed to bring more exhaustion than a full 80 minutes, more…
May 2016
A full list of contents for the May issue of Rugby World – a celebration of England's Six Nations Grand Slam
What’s in the latest issue of Rugby World?
A full list of contents for Rugby World's May edition – a celebration of England's Six Nations Grand Slam