By Alex Shaw Everyone in the rugby world knows the name Maro Itoje. The 21-year-old has been riding the crest of a wave that has grown, exponentially, over the last…
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Lions 2017: Why Warren Gatland is ready to take on Mission Impossible
Back in January, when the Six Nations was being launched at the oh-so-posh Hurlingham Club, Warren Gatland was asked about the itinerary for the British & Irish Lions tour to…
WIN a trip to the Hong Kong Sevens
The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is one of the most exciting events in the world and a must-do tour for rugby fans. The carnival atmosphere is second-to-none and truly…
The Rugby Championship: The game Australia dare not lose
By Alex Shaw Rugby is a results business and if those results fall below challenging for titles and championships for the Springboks and Wallabies, it simply isn’t good enough. Coaches…
Nutrition: How to drink your milk
Do you increase or decrease this in line with your training week or when you play? According to performance nutritionist James Morehen, milk is a brilliant drink to consume daily…
Nutrition: How to eat in the off-season
As you’re no longer in a hurry, on days when training doesn’t eat into your schedule you don’t have to chuck everything in a blender and whizz up a five-minute…
Nutrition: How to consume caffeine
Having once been a banned substance – before being allowed again in 2004 – there is still a prevailing perception that it can only hinder your athletic output. But according…
Nutrition: How to take on creatine naturally
“With creatine, you should be advised by qualified people,” says rugby nutritionist James Morehen, from Liverpool John Moores University. “But creatine is naturally occurring, and the phosphocreatine system helps provide…
30 minutes with… England captain Dylan Hartley
England captain Dylan Hartley talks superpowers, sightseeing and superstitions