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Should the Gallagher Premiership be reduced to ten teams?

England's top flight has 11 clubs after the loss of Wasps and Worcester. So should it become a streamlined ten-team competition? Read this debate from our Face-off series Premiership stage: Tom Pearson scores for London Irish against the Tigers at Brentford (Getty Images)Rob Baxter and Adam Hathaway debate a sensitive issue

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Face-off: Should there be sections for away fans in rugby?

Our game prides itself on the happy integration of rival supporters, but would one-club sections enhance the atmosphere on match day? Two ardent fans debate the issue Gloucester and Bath fans mingle during a Gallagher Premiership match at Kingsholm (Getty Images)Two rugby supporters take issue over whether to adopt the football model

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Bernard Laporte Named Most Influential Person in Rugby 2022

The French dominate the top of Rugby World magazine’s latest listWorld Rugby vice-chairman and French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte (AFP/Getty Images)Bernard Laporte Named Most Influential Person in Rugby 2022 Bernard Laporte has been named the most influential person in rugby …Continue reading »

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