TWO YEARS ago we reported on the interwar USA rugby team, which won back-to-back Olympic gold medals despite the fact many of the team were strangers to the game, writes…
Book Review
Rugby Book Review – Captain in the Cauldron
THERE’S STILL a bit more petrol in his tank and John Smit hopes to make this year’s World Cup, which makes the timing of his autobiography surprising. Maybe he couldn’t…
Rugby Book Review – Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary
HIS BOOK was initially rejected by 30 UK publishers, so do we condemn them for failing to spot a masterpiece or praise them for belatedly giving it the platform it…
Book review – Bobby Windsor: The Iron Duke
Book review – Bobby Windsor: The Iron Duke Remember Blackadder’s description of the magnum opus he wrote under a pseudonym? “A giant roller coaster of a novel in 400 sizzling…
Rugby DVD Review – The 1995 Rugby World Cup
Fifteen years of Heineken Cup rugby and 15 years, too, since South Africa beat a superior New Zealand side to win the third World Cup, writes Rugby World editor Alan…
Rugby Book Review – Expert Guide to Sevens
Sevens coaching manuals are somewhat thin on the ground, partly because the majority of amateur players are happy to play the sport off the cuff. Colin Hillman, the policeman who…
Rugby Book Review – Blue Blood: The Bernard Jackman Autobiography
Bernard Jackman was no superstar, his inconsistent lineout throwing arguably the factor that restricted him to nine Irish caps, writes Alan Pearey. Yet, like many a pro, the Leinster hooker…
INVICTUS – Reviewing rugby's Hollywood film
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine I often feel privileged in my job and one of those times came last week when I was lucky enough to be…