So the Lions are back in New Zealand… …and tomorrow marks the opening match of the tour: the one time every four years I’m happy to get up early on a Saturday morning. But as Sam Warburton received the traditional Maori greeting at Auckland airport earlier this week, a thought occurred: how lucky we are…
What an opening weekend of Rugby World Cup 2015 that was! So good in fact that those two days rest were welcomed. With the second phase of matches underway, Red Rugby reflects on what we now know about RWC2015 following its much anticipated kick off. It’s good…very good From Friday’s vibrant opening ceremony (no…
You know it’s summer when, due to the lack of rugby action, journalists are forced to wheel out back-page stories in the shape of hypotheticals, ‘top tens’ and ‘what-ifs’. Articles that have caught my eye in the last couple of weeks include: – A countdown of the top tries scored at the Millennium Stadium, –…
On Tuesday, the 2013 pride of Lions lost a little bit of their bite. Before the tour began, Captain Sam Warburton had declared his intention for the squad to win every match they played. A brave and bold call it may have been, but it was an aim that seemed increasingly plausible with every convincing…
Geoffrey Chaucher! Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor! Isambard Kingdom Brunel! Michael Parkinson! St. George! Jeremy Clarkson! Bill Beaumont! Can you hear me? Bill Beaumont, can you hear me?! Your boys took a hell of a beating! Your boys took a hell of a beating! Gloat over (and thanks to legendary Norwegian commentator Bjørge Lillelien for the…
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