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Rugby statistics: Why South Africa may struggle to overlook Jaco Kriel for the World Cup
During the Springboks training camp in May, head coach Heyneke Meyer said that picking the loose forwards for the Rugby World Cup was his biggest worry. Given the limitations of…
Rest in peace: Jerry Collins – a rugby icon
Following the tragic news of the death of Jerry Collins and his partner Alana Madill in a car crash in France, we are posting this Spotlight feature which was…
Richard Parks and Gareth Thomas in Book Awards double
Parks‘ story of his journey from reluctantly retired rugby player to intrepid “extreme environment athlete” wowed the rugby award’s judging panel, which includes Rugby World‘s Alan Pearey (as chairman) and…
Rugby World End-of-Season Awards 2015
So, the Northern Hemisphere season has come to a thrilling conclusion leaving rugby fans counting down the days to the World Cup (okay, The Rugby Championship starts in six odd…
RWC 2015: Scotland squad talking points
On Tuesday Vern Cotter rolled out his ‘long list’ of 46 players to deliver the undeliverable: the oft-mocked SRU aim of Scotland winning the Rugby World Cup. An extensive and…
France: Guy Noves will do things his way
To nobody’s great surprise Guy Noves was officially unveiled on Sunday as France’s next coach, with Yannick Bru as his forwards’ coach and Jeff Dubois in charge of the backs.…
Secrets of salary cap are tarnishing Premiership
The rumours and mystery surrounding the Aviva Premiership salary cap need to be cleared up to restore the league's credibility
The Clubhouse Podcast: Champions, BaaBaas blasted and Sir Clive’s Macchiato
The latest Clubhouse Podcast is here and the Rugby World team are talking through the end of the club season. What’s that? Okay, it’s only the end of the Aviva…
Know your enemy: a look at spread betting in rugby
You think you know a thing or two about rugby, until you sit down with the guys in charge of setting the spreads in the betting industry. There are number-crunchers…