Take a break Before you get stuck into pre-season training, you need a good off-season to let your body recover. It’s crucial to give your body time to recuperate from…
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Should England ditch ‘God Save the Queen’?
We do multi-sport events quite well in this part of the world, as it turns out. Yes, Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games is doing a grand job of producing the same giddy…
Barbados Sevens ready for Commonwealth Games
THE TINY island of Barbados only secured their place in the Commonwealth Games because Nigeria pulled out, but they can’t wait for their debut in Glasgow on Saturday! They’ve got…
England Women have their rugby knowledge tested
ENGLAND WOMEN have been grafting away in preparation for the Women’s World Cup with all their hopes on reaching the Paris final next month. But how good is their knowledge…
Wallaby weapon: Henry Speight fast-tracked for The Rugby Championship
Chuck Norris has been the subject of a prolific internet craze for almost a decade now. In early 2005, online punters started posting satirically superhuman feats to underline the omnipotence…
Tommaso Allan to fight through ProD2
Hands up those who this time last year had heard of ‘Tommy’ Tommaso Allan? The odd aficionado of age-group rugby, perhaps, who had seen the young fly-half play for Western…
Pro’s playbook: Front lineout peel
Want to peel from the lineout like a satsuma enthusiast? Find out how in this Pro Playbook from the May edition of Rugby World in which former Saracens favourite and current academy…
Pro’s playbook: First phase attack!
Forget building the phases like some sort of robot, you can go for the throat at the first point of asking! At least that’s according to London Welsh assistant coach…
Pro’s playbook: chip to score
Forget the cross-field kick, a little dink over the top of a defence can lead to a score! That’s the view of former England head coach Brian Ashton, who told…