Cooper in, Horwill out for Australia

August 29, 2015 RWU 1

SYDNEY – Australia head coach Michael Cheika sprung a couple of surprises with the announcement of his 31-man World Cup squad, with Quade Cooper making […]

Top 14 Team-by-Team Guide: Hopes, Fears, and the Rugby World Cup

August 28, 2015 James Harrington 1

PARIS, FRANCE –  The new season of French rugby’s Top 14 kicked off on August 22 – with September’s Rugby World Cup adding more potency […]

Toulon Are Simply The Best – Live With It

May 5, 2015 James Harrington 8

CASTRES, FRANCE – It is very easy to dislike Top 14 giants Toulon. Especially if you are a rugby fan and live in any part […]

Top 14 Preview: Pressure..? What Pressure?

April 24, 2015 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Heading into the final four weeks of this Top 14 campaign, only one thing is certain. Next season, the Simon Mannix-led Pau […]

Show Me the Rugby Money: All Blacks Jersey Losing Value?

April 21, 2015 James Harrington 5

CASTRES, FRANCE – Once upon a time, European rugby was regarded as a well-earned big-money pension plan for All Blacks whose international careers were all-but […]

Ewen McKenzie Walks From Wallabies. Who’s To Blame?

October 20, 2014 Jamie Loyd 13

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – After two weeks of spectacular fallout from Kurtley Beale’s idiocy, Australia Wallabies Head Coach Ewen McKenzie, has had enough. The […]