The next month should give us a pretty good idea of how sides are shaping up for the Rugby World Cup. It’s the final Tests between the Northern and Southern…
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Varsity Match: Taylor banking on human touch as Oxford seek place in the record books
“Excuse me for being human,” tweeted England footballer Raheem Sterling after dropping out of a Euro 2016 qualifier because of fatigue a few weeks ago. It’s a tweet that would…
Five Things we learned in October
Australia v Barbarians. Take a bow I feel sorry for whichever producer was tasked with producing the highlights package for the Barbarians v Australia game. Cutting that down to 15…
Saints and Sinners: the weekend’s talking points
The Saints Tricky business Hats off to Barbarians coach John Kirwan and his team for pulling a few tricks out of the bag during their 36-40 loss to Australia at…
John Kirwan on upholding the tradition of the Baa-Baas
John Kirwan: “Coaching the Barbarians again is an honour and I see it as my responsibility to uphold our prestigious name and make sure it continues to be a viable…
Badger’s Barbarians can make Australia a laughing stock
It was difficult not to feel sorry for Nick Phipps on Monday as the Wallaby scrum-half fielded questions on sexism and misogyny in sport. Understandably awkward and sheepish, he resembled…
Paddy Ryan’s incredible half-time interview
In the October issue of Rugby World we had a Rugby Rant about how annoying the half-time interview is – from the middle of the final of the Women’s World…
Australian anthem butchered during Argentina v Wallabies match
Singing the national anthem before a Test match is a point of pride, right? Thousands watching, the rugby world full of anticipation: it’s time for Argentina versus Australia and it’s…
Snap shots: The weekend’s best rugby photos
Ten fantastic photographs from all the weekend's rugby action across the world
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints 67 reasons to be cheerful Rugby fans in the British Isles who have been missing their domestic rugby fix over the summer were treated to a try-fest as…