WHEN BARRY Poulter moved to Halstead five years ago, he was surprised to learn that the Essex town had no rugby club. Nor, apart from a handful of games under…
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How to get in peak condition
JOHN DAMS, Rugby World fitness editor and Harlequins’ head of strength and conditioning, has highlighted two great conditioning exercises. They are fantastic exercises for the front-five forwards in particular and…
Gloucester’s Shed Heads most passionate fans
By Rugby World Editor, Owain Jones IT’S A debate that rages in clubhouses all over England. Just who has the most passionate rugby fans? Well, now we know after…
What’s your Aviva Premiership Try of the Season?
There have been plenty of quality tries during this season’s Aviva Premiership, from Jonny May’s individual effort against Harlequins to Manu Tuilagi finishing off a team move at Northampton, but…
Rugby World – June 2012 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=25] NEW ENGLAND coach Stuart Lancaster gets a grilling in the latest issue of Rugby World – answering YOUR questions. We also head down to the farm with Wales…
Chris Cusiter on life in Glasgow
CHRIS CUSITER will be to the fore of Glasgow’s bid to reach the RaboDirect Pro12 final when they play Leinster at the RDS on Saturday night. Scotland scrum-half Cusiter, who…
Rugby community pulls together for Lloyd Burns
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor NO SOONER had Lloyd Burns grown accustomed to life as a professional rugby player than it was all over, his burgeoning career cut…
Ulster 22-19 Edinburgh: The Verdict
Edinburgh put up a hearty fight, but in a performance that echoed recent Scotland outings, they could not convert their pressure to points. The visitors threw everything they could at…
Ulster v Edinburgh: The Preview
Ulster are favourites to reach their first Heineken Cup final since 1999 on Saturday, but Edinburgh will arrive in Dublin preparing to put up a fight. The Scots have never…
Clermont Auvergne v Leinster: The Preview
Bordeaux is famed for its wine but this weekend it’ll be the smell of rugby players’ sweat filling the air rather than the fruity aroma of a good red. Clermont…