TO MARK the opening of the Rugby World Cup ticket general sale, 1,008 people gathered on the Twickenham turf to take part in rugby’s largest ever scrum, and set a…
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Rugby statistics: Are yellow cards really that bad for you?
There is a common belief that a team receiving a yellow card will be punished by an average of seven points during the following sin-bin, but is that actually true?…
Premiership player analysis: Sam Hill and Henry Slade, Exeter Chiefs
A frenetic, dramatic opening to the Aviva Premiership campaign has reinforced one thing robustly – England have plenty of options. In every position, there are at least two very viable…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Bubbling Bath No one – not even the closest relatives of any of the Bath players – could have predicted that Mike Ford’s side would beat Leicester Tigers…
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Weekend’s rugby talking points
Keys for No. 10… Such is the intensity of the Bath v Leicester rivalry that matches between the two sides carry a health warning as it is, but this weekend’s…
SuperBru Predictions: Guinness Pro12 – Round Three
Round Three: Just as some Guinness Pro12 clubs are starting to build some momentum for the campaign ahead of them, so some of you prediction gurus are showing some clairvoyant…
SuperBru Predictions: Aviva Premiership – Round three
Round Three: Just as some Aviva Premiership clubs are starting to build some momentum for the campaign ahead of them, so some of you prediction gurus are showing some clairvoyant…
RWC 2015: Disabled station access at Twickenham not up to scratch
There was a lunch meeting last week about the Varsity Match, held in a hospitality box at Twickenham stadium. At its conclusion, the affable convener Rob Cole, a director at…
Aviva Premiership: Let’s look after home-grown tightheads
FIVE. That’s a number to remember and come back to. With Premiership Rugby announcing that they will be extending the salary cap to £5.1m plus an additional £400,000 ‘Home Grown…