Finally Philippe Saint-Andre has dared to be bold à la mode Stuart Lancaster. The two coaches took charge of their countries in the wake of the 2011 World Cup but…
Tournaments
Championship blog: Round 13 wrap
AT THE risk of reading like the front page of the Express, the weather was the pivotal story in the GKIPA Championship this weekend. Yet despite apocryphal conditions that in…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
By Katie Field The Saints Green machine The O2 Ireland Wolfhounds proved that excellent defence is just as valuable as exciting attacking play as they defeated England Saxons 14-8 on…
Championship blog: British & Irish Cup round-up
With the final matches in the pool stage of the British & Irish Cup completed on Saturday, five out of 12 Greene King IPA Championship sides can look forward to…
Las Vegas Sevens: Amor planning to shake England up
SIMON AMOR is three tournaments in to his tenure as England Sevens head coach, and he has already started to make some changes to the squad. We caught up with…
Top 14: A TV bidding farce and its benefits
There really isn’t such a thing as a dull day in French rugby. Take last week. On Tuesday the LNR announced with a fanfare that they had agreed a record…
Heineken Cup: Round six team of the week
Here are the heroes of the final matches in the pool stages of the Heineken Cup
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
Ulster went into the final weekend of Heineken Cup pool matches as the top ranked team and duly completed a near-perfect qualifying campaign, making it six wins out of six…
Watch the try-scoring feats of Bristol
For tips from Bristol’s attack coach Matt Sherratt see the June issue of Rugby World, on sale on Tuesday 6 May.
Heineken Cup: Munster can dance all night
Last season’s Heineken Cup quarter final at the Twickenham Stoop between hosts Harlequins and Munster gave us one of the most remarkable individual performances of 2013. Not long after returning…