VISION AND CLASS WILL DECIDE MATTERS IN SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

We all thought that the International season was over but we were wrong – even hardened cynics doffed their caps to some incredible contests at the Quarter Final stage of the European Champions Cup Rugby Competition.
‘Le’ Crunch Time For England

I should have known better than risk a visit to Murrayfield with a Scottish team ready to hand out a reminder to England and others that they are a sustainable force again in world rugby. No doubt about that, and it was in the way they won rather than just the result.
Scarlets Breathe Fire Into The Champions Cup

I made a late decision to go to West Wales for the Scarlets Toulon match at the weekend because I had a feeling about it and also to support the stunning impact that Scarlets have had on the competition.
2018 – A Rugby Year For The Brave

What kind of vintage was the Rugby Year of 2017 in the context of Japan, land of the Rugby World Cup 2019?
Hallers Christmas Blog

As the Autumn Internationals played out, followed by two tumultuous European weekends, there has been much to admire as well as ponder as we approach a seasonal period of rest and reflection – unless you are a professional rugby player who isn’t banned or injured in which case not much of either.
LIONS TOURISTS SHARPEN SOME CLAWS IN CHAMPIONS CUP DRAMA

Who would be a Lions coach?! After the Champions Cup Semi Final in Dublin, Andy Farrell’s face was wreathed in an unfamiliar smile as Saracens withstood the Munster fire and progressed to the Final in Edinburgh.
DESTINATION RUGBY RULES

It used to be that once the Six Nations was over, sell out rugby grounds were at a huge premium and confined to major finals. No longer, as has been proven since England were squeezed out of a Double Grand Slam by a highly disciplined Irish team. Consider the following