Vern Cotter has recruited a team of highly talented expendables for his mission to storm Twickenham and the watching crowd are in for a treat...Unfancied: The wildly talented Alex Goode is a late Barbarians additionThe Barbarians got down to business training in South West London earlier today, and with their final complement now announced, …Continue reading »
The player drain hurting Australia and South Africa, Jonathan Joseph's inclusion in the Lions squad, Sonny Bill Williams' religious stance and are warm-ups to vigorous? They're all covered... Too hot to handle: Jonathan Joseph offers Warren Gatland a point-of-differenceEuropean player drain killing Australian and South African rugby The fact that wage inflation in the Top 14 and Aviva …Continue reading »
Springbok legend Joost van der Westhuizen has passed away leaving the rugby world in mourning, so as a tribute, here is an interview we ran with him in 2013True hero: Joost faced his battle with MND with huge courage and humilityIn 2013, Rugby World editor Owain Jones, sat down with Joost van der Westhuizen and talked to him about his …Continue reading »
No northern hemisphere team has won the global sevens competition, but Simon Amor's men are riding high as they go into this weekend's third leg of the series Gold bar: England celebrate on their way to victory in Cape Town last month (Pic: Gallo Images)It’s early days but England have made the brightest of starts in their bid to win the HSBC Sevens World …Continue reading »
Here’s what happened when we went on tour with one of the game’s most beloved sides, the Barbarians. This feature first appeared in the January 2017 issue of the magazine.STANDING AT the mouth of a tunnel that slopes down towards Marketa Stadium’s pitch – a postage stamp of grass …Continue reading »
