Rugby Union

The Job No One Wants

Nine Years ago England were crowned Rugby World Champions in Australia. The coach received a Knighthood and the players also received awards from her majesty the Queen, so long had it been since England had conquered the World in a

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