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Ireland - Australia

Welcome to the new Nations championship. What that is, I'm not really sure yet but we have a brand spanking new global rugby tournament consisting of the top twelve

Big Rugby Weekend Opening Nations Championship Matches

The Nations Championship is a brand new rugby tournament with the Northern Hemisphere teams travelling to the Southern Hemisphere over the next few weeks. The tables

Messi and Ronaldo: Two Legends Still Leading World Football⚽

Two Legends Who Continue to Dominate World Soccer Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the most influential players in soccer history. These two legends

Front Row at History | Te Kaha Stadium’s Opening Rugby Match 🇳🇿

It's the FIFA 2026 world cup and not a time for rugby but I haven't had time to share photos of the historic night I had at the Te Kaha Stadium grand opening. I

Inside the pessimism of a USA football (soccer) fan

I think I am exaggerating when I call myself a fan. I'm not really. I'm also not terribly patriotic. I'm not a "USA USA! USA!" kind of person and I get

Springbok Rugby International Window Starts This Weekend - Assembling The Biggest Squad Ever

The Springbok rugby team plays the Barbarians in a friendly this afternoon which is a warm up game for what will be a very testing season. Fourteen games with four

Another Rugby Player Advised To Retire

source A few days ago there was an article regarding the rugby player Jean Luc du Preez. Jean is 30 years of age so he would normally have a good 2 - 3 years left

Springboks Have A Truly Demanding Season Ahead

The South African Rugby team have a demanding international season ahead that we have not seen the likes of before. A normal season includes anywhere between 13

The Twickenham Conundrum - Right Stadium Wrong Location

source Twickenham is the stadium and the home of England Rugby for all the home internationals and club finals. The stadium sits smack bang directly within a residential

Agents Ready To Swoop

source The top schoolboy tournament in the country being Craven Week is set for 5th -11th July and the provincial teams are busy having their under 18 trials. The

New Money Pouring Into English Club Rugby

source The England club rugby scene has seen some big financial losses over the last decade with the likes of Wasps which had been around since 1867 went into

Television Match Officials Being Influenced By TV Directors And The Crowd

source Rugby is tough enough trying to win matches, but is neigh on impossible if the system to make decisions fair is set up to help you fail due to home ground

Rethinking Future British And Irish Lions Rugby Tours

source The British and Irish Lions Rugby team is made up of players from the four home unions namely Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. The British and Irish

SA Rugby Reaping Benefits From Grassroots

source The Rugby Under 20 Championship is well under way with two rounds played and one match remaining. This tournament is being hosted in South Africa and includes

The Obsession With Schoolboy Rugby In South Africa

Over the last 10 years the change in South African school boy rugby is like chalk and cheese because of the money being pumped into the schools. This is all about

Outfox Launches In SA Schools And Universities

source Outfox is a simulation rugby "game" that teaches players how to perform under pressure using a simulation. Those that watched the documentary series

3 Major Easter Schoolboy Rugby Festivals

source This Easter weekend sees the start of the school boy rugby season with 3 bumper rugby festivals. The top rugby schools in South Africa will be attending these

I Do Not Miss The Pain On Sundays

source This weekend sees the knockout stages of the rugby Investec Champions Cup with the quarter finals matches. Maybe 15-20 years ago I would be chomping at the

Doping In Rugby

source Doping or using banned substances like steroids has been a thing in sport and especially rugby for as longas I can remember. When I was playing in the 1990s

A fitting end to a great 6 Nations.

It's weekends like this that are the reason why we love sports so much. It has been some crazy 6 nations with every team throwing up surprises and every team beating