Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
With the Lions 2021 tour under threat of postponement or cancellation, we are looking back at the previous five tours that have taken place in the last 20 years. Specifically, those players who have gone on to become coaches since retiring. James Barker has assembled a 21st century British and Irish Lions coaches XV. In […] READ MORE
Standing at 6 foot 3 inches, Carlo Canna muscled his way into the Azzurri side in 2015. An exciting young talent; still just 25 years of age. The Zebre fly-half took over the role from Tommaso Allan, and has been tutored ever since from one of the most canny operators in English rugby. Former England […] READ MORE
Destined for last place, again, is there any hope for Italy that they can upset the odds? Listening to their enigmatic Director of Rugby, Conor O’Shea, you would certainly think so. The task at hand is certainly a big one. Some bookies have the Azzurri at 1/18 to finish the 2018 6 Nations with the […] READ MORE
Rugby has been my sport ever since I picked up the egg-shaped ball at the age of 4. I've played Union, League, Touch and Tag in a variety of positions and love to talk about this brutal but brilliant sport.
I started writing about sport in 2015, blogging about the main topics of the day but focussed on my main passion, rugby, during the World Cup that year. My goal would be to get to the next one in Japan 2019!