However, for some sevens sides, even competing on the yearly circuit is a triumph of teamwork over logistics. “Some guys in our team have to leave home at 4am so we can…
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Rugby sevens spotlight on: Seabelo Senatla
But it’s not just sheer pace that has taken him to the top of the sevens game – he has a maniac work ethic and drive to make it to…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Kayla McAlister
Netball is my background. In New Zealand netball is the predominant game for girls and the Silver Ferns was always my goal. I played for 16 years and had one…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Ellia Green
I first picked a rugby ball up at the end of 2012. I was supporting my cousin, who was going to a Talent ID camp in Melbourne. I had no intention…
Three countries, one league: how to bolster rugby in Portugal, Spain and Italy
Do you know who the Portuguese club champions are? Or the Spanish? Maybe the Italian? If the answer is no, you’re not alone. Unsurprisingly, the average fan outside those countries…
Top 14: Growing number of professional players left on scrapheap
More and more professional players in France are unemployed as they fail to earn contracts from Top 14 clubs. We look at the growing problem…
Top signings in the Guinness Pro12
With the start of the Guinness Pro12 now less than a month away and all teams well into their pre-season preparations, we take a look at eight of the biggest…
Five things we learnt about rugby – July
The Six Nations must embrace reform July saw the Rugby Football Union dousing cold water on speculation that the Six Nations could be moved from its existing place in the…
World Club 10s: Western Force win in Mauritius
Rugby in paradise Ranked 86th in the world – nestled comfortably between Niue Islands and the Bahamas – it’s understandable if rugby isn’t the first thing that comes to mind…
September 2016
Ten reasons to buy Rugby World's September 2016 issue