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Latest Articles
Why private schools are the key to rugby growth
23 Apr 2013Just give me a minute before you finish assembling the lynch mob and let me at least explain my position. Please, just look away from your pitch forks and torches for a moment and just read the following and see what you think. I like many over recent times have lamented the apparent lack of [...]
Professionalism the answer to Japan's dominance of Asian Rugby
21 Apr 2013Just over a fortnight ago the division one championship of the Asian Five Nations competition structure was run and won by the host nation Sri Lanka. There’s was some truly remarkable rugby played. Quick, open and skilful with plenty of big hits. The likes of Kazakstan (once ranked second in Asia), Chinese Taipei and Thailand [...]
Rugby's lesser leagues provide opportunity abroad
18 Feb 2013While domestically the opportunity to crack professional rugby are fairly limited, with a meagre five Super Rugby franchises to choose from, international opportunities for young players to carve out a living from the game are expanding. We are all at least somewhat familiar with the big four leagues in Super Rugby, Aviva Premiership, Top 14 [...]
European Nations Cup: rugby's toughest championship
5 Feb 2013This past weekend saw the kick-off of yet another hotly contested European Nations Cup 1A Championship. A Championship that, in terms of competition among participants, could be argued is the world’s toughest. Sure, it’s not the level of the Rugby Championship or the Six Nations, but when observing the pride and passion displayed over the [...]
Time for Super Rugby 2.0
5 Feb 2013Recently we have been bombarded with speculation of expansion options for Super Rugby into Asia and the Americas. Teams for Japan and the US seem to be the preference of many or the bane of others. In times gone by I would have agreed with the optimists. Add new teams to the fold and expand [...]
Sevens Olympic Gold: Not that important
19 Nov 2012A great deal has been made of Rugby Sevens’ inclusion in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. How it will spread the game to further reaches and how it will create a vast influx of athlete’s chasing Olympic glory. Evidence suggests that both of these statements are somewhat true. The game continues to witness consistently strong [...]
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