Inverdale earned his reputation on the BBC but played just shy of 1000 games of senior rugby throughout his life
Neil Squires
“When I finish with skeleton I’m looking forward to being let off the leash and getting on a rugby pitch again” Team GB Winter Olympics hero Matt Weston on his roots in amateur rugby and why he wants to lace his boots up again one day
Double Winter Olympics champion Matt Weston on life on the track and the rugby pitch
“I touched the ball twice in my first England Test – one pass, one kick – but it felt so special” England’s experienced fly-half George Ford on test debuts and loving rugby league
The England centurion on where his obsession with rugby began
“Be a team-mate for a day? Henry Pollock, to see what goes on in his brain!”: England centre Fraser Dingwall on life away from the rugby pitch
Learn more about England and Northampton Saints centre Fraser Dingwall in his time away from the pitch...
“Martin Corry came up to me and told me he felt like knocking me out. I always appreciated complete honesty”: Alastair Campbell on the 2005 Lions Tour from Hell.
New Labour spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, remembers his brief stint in rugby on the 2005 Lions Tour from hell
“I left my wife and kids in Menorca to fly straight to Australia and join the Lions tour. I had some pants with me, that was about it!”: Former England international on his last-minute call-up to the British & Irish Lions
Hooker Dorian West was a last minute British & Irish Lions call-up for the 2001 tour to Australia.
“The Calcutta Cup game means way more to them than it does to us. Rugby is built on emotion and to them it’s always the biggest game whereas for us it’s just another game.” How Scotland broke their Calcutta Cup hoodoo against England over the past decade
As England and Scotland prepare to renew the oldest international rivalry in world rugby this weekend, we reflect on a change in the tide over the past decade
How does the Gallagher Premiership loan system work?
Everything you need to know about the loaning of players between clubs at different levels
Diamond reveals the shrewd way he hopes to transform Newcastle’s squad
The new consultant director of rugby is hoping to maximise the loan system to his advantage