From the start I loved rugby. I was four when I first headed to Middlesbrough RFC for mini rugby, following my older brother, Chris, there. In the garden I was…
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How to use boxing in your rugby training
Boxing is a fantastic conditioning tool, writes Roy Headey, the RFU’s Head of Sports Science. It’s physically demanding but because guys love doing it they don’t realise just how hard…
What’s gone wrong at the Ospreys?
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor THE OSPREYS’ 22-20 defeat to Munster at the Liberty Stadium means it’s extremely unlikely the defending champions will qualify for the Magners League…
Ospreys 20 Munster 22 – International Watch
MUNSTER BEAT the Ospreys 22-20 but whose performances will have impressed Warren Gatland and Declan Kidney? OSPREYS Alun Wyn Jones In one word – immense. He carried his team and…
Saracens team v Gloucester – De Kock back at 9
Saracens face Gloucester at Vicarage Road on Sunday, kick off 1.30pm, knowing a win would secure a home semi-final in the Aviva Premiership. But they face a Gloucester side whose…
The life and times of Ross Ford
My mum was the rugby player in the family, but living in the Scottish Borders – a hotbed of the game – it was only a matter of time before…
Bath team v Wasps – Jacques Boussuge handed debut
Jacques Boussuge will make his first Premiership start for Bath Rugby tomorrow, as they travel to Twickenham to take on Wasps in the annual St George’s Day game, kick off…
Leeds team for massive game against Harlequins
Leeds Carnegie Head Coach Neil Back has made five changes to the side that lost to London Wasps last week for this Sunday’s massive clash with Harlequins at Headingley Carnegie.…
Harlequins team v Leeds – Marler back from ban
There are only two changes, both in the front row, to the Harlequins side that faced Bath last weekend. Joe Marler returns from suspension with Ceri Jones moving to the…
Gloucester v Saracens – Simpson-Daniel back
James Simpson-Daniel returns to the Gloucester Rugby starting line up after a 10 week absence for round 21 of the Aviva Premiership at Saracens on Sunday. Also back is Scotland…