Black Friday ‘Fair Play Sales’ Black Friday shoppers kept in check by rugby legends at Highcross and Brent Cross Last year’s ‘Black Friday’ saw people across flock to the shops for incredible deals ahead of the festive season. To keep eager shoppers in check this year, Brent Cross (London) and Highcross (Leicester) shopping centres have […]
The air is becoming a little thin on rugby’s moral high ground. First the Welsh decide to heckle their own kicker, then Twickenham Man decides to drown out the New Zealand haka with his tuneless rendering of ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – an Oklahoma slave anthem that has about as much as in common with […]
Image: Donall Farmer/INPHO see more at :- https://twitter.com/Inphosports THE BIG DIFFERENCE between northern and southern hemisphere rugby isn’t so much what’s seen on the field of play, but more the appetite for broadening the game’s appeal. Stephen Ferris was on RTE’s Against The Head on Monday night and it came up that he hadn’t come […]
It’s every parent’s nightmare. I remember as if it were yesterday, that autumn afternoon 11 years ago when my son’s school phoned me at work to tell me my child had been injured and hospitalised for a second time while playing rugby. I was sickened, upset, anxious and angry. School should be a safe place […]
20 November 2014 by Tim Groves www.runningrugby.com The Rugby World Cup may be the cash cow that funds the investment into rugby but the times they are a changing, gradually, and inclusion in the Olympics should accelerate that and open up a world of financial opportunities. The World Cup in England next year is expected […]
World Rugby U20 Championship 2015 Match Schedule Announced The match schedule and kick-off times for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship (formerly IRB Junior World Championship) have been announced.The tournament which runs from 2-20 June, 2015 in northern Italy sees England returning to defend their crown which they retained in June in New Zealand after […]
Pic credit inpho.ie see more at :- twitter.com/Inphosports/media One of the finest moments in New Zealand’s sporting history culminated in the All Blacks beating France in the final at Eden Park, Auckland to lift the William Webb Ellis Cup for a second time. More than 133,000 visitors descended on New Zealand – hosts of the […]
Brodie Retallick named World Rugby Player of the Year 2014 New Zealand second row Brodie Retallick has been named the World Rugby Player of the Year 2014 by an independent panel, the fourth player from his country to win the prestigious award. The 23-year-old has enjoyed a fantastic year in the middle of the All […]
Counting the cost of rugby injuries Back pain treatment increased by 215% during 2014. The cost of dental implants averaged more than R9 000 per rugby player. Repetitive strain injuries on the knees have been the most common. 2014 has seen an increase in rugby-related injuries. Monday 24 November 2014 – Even though South […]