Knees won’t be knocking in the England camp, with the prospect of games against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia this November. They are big Tests, no doubt, but…
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Behind the scenes with England’s Brad Barritt and Billy Vunipola
IT’S THE start of a monumental week for England, with another showdown with New Zealand on the horizon. The two sides battled it out in June, with England falling to…
Rugby statistics: The best times for England to score against the All Blacks
There was a sense of inevitability as New Zealand clawed back a ten point deficit in Brisbane last month and won against Australia in the Rugby Championship with the final…
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…
Rugby World fitness: wrestle at the breakdown like Duane Vermeulen
WATCH THIS video and learn these three gym exercises that work on your core strength and abdominal endurance, so you can be just as stubborn at the breakdown as the…
30 Minutes with… Piri Weepu
The World Cup winner on pranks, pervs and Premiership rugby
Hotshots: Ospreys prop Nicky Smith
When did you first play rugby? I started at U10 level with Waunarlwydd. Where do you play? I was actually a No 8 at the start, but as we got…
Hotshots: Bath centre Max Clark
When did you first play? I played a little in London, then we moved to Dorset when I was seven or eight and I played at North Dorset rugby club…
Hotshots: Meet Dragons youngster Jack Dixon
When did you first play rugby? I played for Newbridge RFC from when I was nine. My dad was keen on rugby and played for Abertillery so he took me…
Hotshots: New Zealand sevens star Akira Ioane
How have you found playing for the All Blacks Sevens team? I didn’t think I’d ever play sevens for New Zealand. I always thought of it as a backyard game…