Can Brumbies Restore Aussie Pride?
Saturday morning features one of the rugby calendars most significant games, the Super 15 Final. Whilst the early morning start may be a barrier for some Northern Hemisphere supporters to cross, the...
View ArticleThe Trouble With Henson
The signing of Gavin Henson raised a fair number of eyebrows in Bath and its surrounds. The Welsh international has played for Saracens, London Welsh, Toulon and Cardiff Blues since he left the Ospreys...
View ArticleNorthampton Saints Season Preview 2013/14
Until the new season is well under way and the points start accumulating, it will be hard for Saints fans to get over the heart breaking defeat in last season’s final, against bitter rivals Leicester...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby Razzmatazz
At last! Rugby has returned to Kingsholm and we can say au revoir to summer pop concerts at Kingsholm. I’m sure McFlew and Rudyard Keating are all very cuddly, and I’m sure GRFC made a pretty penny,...
View ArticleBath’s International Stars
I have written a few times over the last few months about the performance of Bath players on various tours this summer and how the international future of some of our players, in the England squad in...
View ArticleIt’s Not Glawwster Lions!
What a news-worthy week: crowned JP Morgan Asset Management 7s Champions (blimey, that’s a mouthful), thrashed by Toulon in the first 15-a-side warm up game, and all I can do is pace up and down my...
View ArticleA New Season and New Start At Sale
Remember a year ago? Sale were entering the season with more confidence than I can remember in a long time. A new stadium and Director of Rugby. The marquee signing of Richie Gray and the return to...
View ArticleConnacht’s Greatest Ever Capture?
Let’s get those cowbells clanging, Clarke’s in town. Arguably the greatest coup to date for Connacht Rugby, Craig Clarke arrives at the Sportsground this week as Pat Lam looks to make our brand,...
View ArticleWho’s Who At Wasps? – Part 2
Wasps backs division provided some of the most thrilling moments of last season’s Premiership, including some quite memorable scores from the joint leading try scorers, Tom Varndell and Christian Wade....
View ArticleA “Friendly” Occasion in Bath
Bath returned to competitive action at the weekend in what was loosely termed a “friendly” against their old rivals Bristol. Old coach Andy Robinson, now looking after Bristol, received a warm welcome...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN Leicester Tigers Signings This Summer
With the new season now just three weeks away, the squad will be gelling together ready for the first game against Dean Ryan’s Worcester Warriors. The already strong squad will have 10 new additions...
View ArticleThe Ospreys Optimist
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” – Winston Churchill There are two types of people in this world, the optimists and the...
View ArticleThe TOP TEN Transfers of the Summer
I didn’t need BT Sport to tell me that the rugby season was fast approaching; I could already tell you that with some confidence. I can also tell you that there is only one Welshman worth £85 million,...
View ArticleO Captain! My Captain! – The Importance of a Sale Skipper
When I was a kid I was the captain of my local football team. Was I the best player? No! Did I shout the loudest and organise the team? Apparently so! Different sports place different emphasises on...
View ArticleBack to Work at Ulster
Alright, we’ve had three months to prepare and now the week of the return of club rugby is finally upon us. Yes the game this Friday may only be a pre-season friendly, but these friendlies, as all fans...
View ArticleRugby Pornography?
Whatever your stance on the recent rugby we’ve been watching you have to agree that the short version of the game has got tradition. About 130 years of it, I reckon, so it’s no newcomer to the scene....
View ArticleCardiff Blues – 2013/14 Season Preview
Along with the well publicised new artificial pitch at Cardiff Arms Park; Blues supporters will be hoping for a new beginning in the Welsh capital this season. Last year was always going to be a...
View ArticleThe Right Man to Lead the Saints?
Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as Northampton Saints Captain for the upcoming season despite rumours that Tom Wood would be announced as his replacement. This was all due to the controversy from last...
View ArticleOui or Non?: A Welsh Exodus
Much has been made of the player exodus from Wales to England and France. I’d like to offer a fan’s perspective of it all. There really are positives and negatives about Welsh players playing their...
View ArticleThe TOP 5 Youngsters at Sale Sharks
Didn’t someone from the North West once say you can’t win anything with kids? One of the upsides to the terrible first half of last season was the exposure it gave some of our young players to first...
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