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Autumn Tests 2014: End of series awards
The ‘In the black’ Award – New Zealand The marketeers at Adidas have their work cut out rebranding a black shirt, and this year they came up ‘the Blackest Shirt…
Autumn International player analysis: Chris Robshaw, England
A trivia question to start, so no cheating if you do not know the answer. Here you go: who said this about whom last week? “He’s an absolute pest. Last year…
January issue
THE NEW issue of Rugby World takes a look back at the autumn Internationals. We ask whether Ireland can win the 2015 World Cup and explain why Vern Cotter’s youth…
What’s in the latest issue of Rugby World?
A full list of contents for the January 2015 edition of Rugby World
The Rugby World Big Quiz of the Year: The Answers
FOR ALL those who tackled the quiz in the January edition of Rugby World – or who have tested their knowledge online – here are all the answers. To be…
Hotshots: Young Gloucester star Henry Purdy
When did you first play rugby? I went along to Chipping Norton rugby club with a mate when I was about eight. Football was my first love but by the…
Hotshots: Meet Rebels flanker Sean McMahon
How’s 2014 been for you? It’s definitely been a big year. I didn’t really get much of a break from rugby so I had been going in, and in, and…
Wales v South Africa: Five things we learned
Wales get the win they deserve Wales beat South Africa 12- 6 and finally got the much referenced monkey off their back. But let’s face it, this wasn’t your common-or-garden…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Biggar the better He didn’t create any tries with breath-taking passes or scything runs, he didn’t kick any points as he had Leigh Halfpenny to do that job,…