The great and the good of French rugby gathered last Thursday in a Bordeaux hotel for their General Assembly. What Midi Olympique described as “the Cardinals of the Oval”, had…
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Saints & Sinners: Rugby’s weekend talking points
We cast our eye back over the last few days to bring you the saints and the sinners from an action-packed weekend of rugby… The Saints Club class Their unorthodox,…
Six Nations: The RW Awards
Award for ‘angering millions of teenage girls’: Mike Phillips Mike Phillips has had an interesting year. Sacked from Bayonne for allegedly turning up to training under the influence, he switched…
April 2014
AS THE Six Nations reaches its climax on the pitch, Rugby World’s latest issue provides ideal off-pitch reading. We’ve got exclusive interviews with championship stars Luther Burrell, Alex Cuthbert, Stuart Hogg…
Round 5: Six Nations Team of the Weekend
Mike Brown’s remarkable consistency continued in Rome, but the Scarlets' bomb-diffuser supreme was brilliant against Scotland and demonstrated that Wales have more than one rapier full-back. In the right place…
Six Nations: Bet you never saw this!
Saw it all, did you? Well, Rugby World spotted these crackers from the latest round of the Six Nations!
Ireland: Five things we learned v France
By Claire Glancy “Get bitter or get better” Andrew Trimble has had more heartaches than highs since making his Ireland debut in 2005. He has won 55 caps since then…
Wales v Scotland: Five things we’ve learned
WALES BEAT Scotland 51-3 in what became a training ground rout. Of course, this wasn’t Scotland. This was 14 man Scotland. After Stuart Hogg’s foolishly late hit on Dan Biggar…
Saints & Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Genius Joe Five years since their Grand Slam, Ireland have their hands on the Six Nations trophy once again, thanks in no small part to…
England: Five things we learned v Italy
So that’s that. England’s Six Nations ended in a balmy, frantic Rome afternoon. There is no further silverware to complement their Triple Crown, but over the course of a 52-11…