By Alan Dymock THE RUGBY World Cup may appear nicely teed up in the minds of fans from the traditional rugby heartlands, with spectators already looking forward to South Africa…
Tournaments
One year to go until the Commonwealth Games
By Alan Dymock ONE YEAR to go. That’s the word in Scotland as Glasgow prepares to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Some of the biggest names in sport will be…
England Sevens star Marcus Watson is hungry for success
TAKE A look at the statistics for last season’s HSBC Sevens World Series and you can see why Marcus Watson was nominated for England’s top sevens accolade. Having finished sixth…
Couch Carter: Dan Carter set for six-month sabbatical
TO BE fit for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Dan Carter has confirmed that he will take six months out of rugby in 2014. The iconic fly-half has decided to…
A shake-up of Super Rugby could be forced through by 2016
LIKE A Katie Price lecture on the life of Liz Taylor, it is hard to avoid talk of shocking splits. News is floating north from the SANZAR regions that the…
Expect captaincy changes in the Aviva Premiership and Pro12
CAPTAINS SAY a lot about your team. You can pick the biggest name in your squad or you can pick the old-stager who has been there, done it, torn the…
Five young Welshmen to watch in 2013-14
Which young players should we keep an eye on this coming season?
Will Toby Faletau extend his stay with Newport Gwent Dragons?
THE PHRASE ‘wantaway’ has been plastered all over tabloid back pages this summer as wonga-spoilt strikers and midfielders who had previously shook the chip-fat from their slicked back hair as…
A fresh challenge for Nick Evans
By Katie Field NICK EVANS added an extra five-kilometre run to his pre-season training programme, and it was a run with a difference. The Harlequins fly-half completed the Standard Chartered…
Leicester Tigers “disappointed” with result of Richard Cockerill appeal
HAD LEICESTER Tigers said: “we’re not angry, we’re just disappointed,” while spinning a ruddy-cheeked RFU spokesman towards the naughty step it would have had the same ring…