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Tournaments
Top 14: Grenoble reaping rewards of consistency
After the first three rounds of the Top 14, Rugby World looks at why sticking with a regular starting XV is paying off for Grenoble
New season SuperBru predictions!
We have worked with SuperBru to bring you another season of pitting your wits against other Rugby World readers, proving you’re more than a tad clairvoyant and more than a…
Top 14: Is there a blueprint for success?
Last season’s Top 14 was fiercely contested with just a 16-point gap separating top side Toulon and Brive in ninth place. As a comparison, the difference between first and ninth place was 43…
Rugby World Cup 2015: Charles Dance’s Team Talk
To set the scene for Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets going on general sale on September 12 to September 29, the folks at England 2015 and the IRB have joined…
Aviva Premiership: Five young Englishmen to watch
The ravenous pursuit of television viewing figures means just about every tournament in professional sport is accompanied by marketing hyperbole these days. Even so, this Aviva Premiership season does feel…
30 Minutes with… Carlin Isles
The USA Sevens star – the fastest man in rugby – gives us an insight into his personality
Wales: WRU and RRW are finally in agreement!
The War of the Daffodils was brought to an end with the signing of the Rugby Services Agreement (RSA). The new agreement brings to an end a highly damaging period…
Wales peace deal signed
Such has been the acrimony in between the WRU and RRW (Regional Rugby Wales) that there was no joint press conference for the cameras as both sides went their separate…
Pro12: Ghosts, spilt pints and sticky subjects at season’s launch
Like a spilt pint, most at the Guinness Pro12 launch tried to cover as much of rugby’s surface as possible, with a variety of subjects covered by the coaches and…