Rugby Union

De-sexing Sport

Last night I went to bed knowing I was a man. This morning I woke up feeling like a pet that has shaken off an anaesthetic and just realised that it has been de-sexed. Overnight World Rugby announced that it

Parity Not Charity

It is regrettable that so many aspects of life today are all about ticking boxes, and there is a pretence to satisfying perceived needs. Much of this stems from flawed funding models, which determine that organisations must comply with certain

A Matter of Interpretation?

Being a referee or an umpire in sport today is no easy task. As most will know the respect that they used to command has been eroded. Some blame professionalism and the money now tied up in sport, but that

If…

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs” is the opening line and a half of the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. The end of that second line reads, “and blaming it on you.” There

Podcast #67 – The Sacrifices Made to Keep the Olympic Dream Alive…

Here we are with another offering and you are not going to want to miss the story our guest has to tell. What would you do to keep your Olympic dream alive? The Canada Women’s Field Hockey team lost their