By Charlie Morgan Every year, the Barbarians’ stay at Grosvenor House in London coincides with Winter Wonderland, a smattering of festive fair-ground rides that take over part of Hyde Park,…
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The world mourns Nelson Mandela
SOUTH AFRICA is mourning and the world is feeling the loss of Madiba, Nelson Mandela. A lot of things will be said about the great man over the next few…
RW Icons calendar: Why we made our choices
WHEN PUTTING your name to any definitive list, you open yourself up to, at best healthy debate, at worst widespread ridicule, so when RW came up with the Icons calendar…
World Cup 2015: The deadly trio
By Charlie Morgan The confirmation of kick-off times last Wednesday reaffirmed it before Saturday’s Millennium Stadium ding-dong drove the point home. Pool A at Rugby World Cup 2015 is going…
Championship blog: round ten wrap
By Richard Grainger It was all change in the GKIPA Championship with a shock first defeat for the leaders and a spectacular first win for the bottom-placed side. And with…
Autumn Series 2013: RW’s Alternative Awards
IN THE summer, Quade Cooper, the enigmatic, tormented Wallaby five-eighth had a very public falling-out with Robbie Deans, the Wallaby coach.
Top 14: Losing away from home accepted
Here’s a stat to chew on. Five clubs in the Top 14 this season have failed to score points in a match, the clubs in question being Bayonne (55-0 vs…
Fiji versus the Barbarians has its place
Fiji’s 43-19 loss against the Barbarians at Twickenham this weekend was put on to celebrate the centenary year of Fijian rugby and as I was being serenaded with harmonies from…
Wales: Five things we learned against Australia
Yet again Wales lost by a narrow margin in a thoroughly engaging encounter, losing 26 – 30
Match verdict Wales 26-30 Australia
The Wallabies run of wins against Wales continues – how did they do it?