Rugby Union

Fine Takes the Bacon

The Rugby World Cup may well be a thing of the past but the post-mortems continue. England’s supposedly confidential report by the players finding its way into the public domain adding more fuel to the smouldering fire after their poor

Black Magic

From the French National rugby team’s response to the All Black Haka, last night’s Rugby Union World Cup final surpassed all expectations. Most finals are like a woman in labour for eighty minutes, a lot of huffing and puffing, but

Rugby’s Rules Need a Tweak

As much as we are enjoying the Rugby World Cup it is hoped that after this tournament the IRB will sit down and look at certain areas of the game, which are extremely frustrating to the spectator. To start with

Scotland Wilts

Sport at the highest level is about fine lines, the one percenters as coaches like to say, and despite an heroic effort in what has probably been the most thrilling encounter of the Rugby World Cup so far, Scotland lost

The Burden of Being Special

In every sport there is no doubt that the fans want to see that player who is a little different, who can show skill that most of us can only dream about. They are the players who thrill the crowd