With Saracens and Clermont home and hosed, and safely through to the knock-out stages, the next two weekends will decide who joins them but nothing is certain...Decision time: Wasps play Toulouse in a game both must winBefore the 2017 Six Nations swings into full focus and dominates the rugby calendar for the months of February and …Continue reading »
With the inquest into Richard Cockerill's departure from Leicester Tigers ongoing, speculation has already started over who will replace him at the East Midland's powerhouse...Inquest intensifies: Richard Cockerill's departure has been big newsIt did not take long for the curse of Rugby World to strike, no sooner had we given Richard Cockerill …Continue reading »
With Leicester Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill shown the door at Welford Road and a number of big-name coaches under pressure, is rugby's culture changing irrevocably?In the line of fire: Richard Cockerill has paid for his side's poor formIt is human nature that the flaws we see most commonly in others are simply reflections of our own failings. …Continue reading »
The loose morals of the Top 14, Pascal Pape's play-acting, the new high-tackle laws and a three-way relegation scrap are all put under the spotlightBack in the game: Bristol Rugby are in with a shout of avoiding relegationGoosen – Top 14 reaping what it’s sown December saw Johann Goosen retire from rugby in what some see as …Continue reading »
This is the season for handing out gongs so Rugby World takes a sideways look at 2016 and presents its prestigious, unofficial, end-of-year awardsQuick wit: Eddie Jones has come out with a procession of one-linersThe Eddie Jones Award for Sound Bite Merchant of the Year Winner – Eddie Jones A no-brainer to kick off …Continue reading »
