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Dragons RFC Captain Steff Hughes was ‘delighted’ with a try brace and 31-24 win over his former side Scarlets in Llanelli. Hughes was named club captain of the Newport-based side during this pre-season campaign, after establishing himself as a key player and leader since joining the Dragons as ‘injury cover’ in 2022. The centre scored […]
If the Allianz Premier 15s wants to advance, it is essential that all clubs can prove they have the capability to meet the growing demands of the level to reduce the chances of failure. As the season begins to close and the new campaign lurks in the shadows, the league is going to be temporarily […]
Gloucester this week confirmed that Italian International back-rower will leave the club at the end of the season to take up a contract with Italian side Zebre, leaving a big whole in the side’s back-row. With veteran Ben Morgan set to retire, and rumours circulating around the future of Jordy Reid, we take a look […]
It’s a debate that has been ongoing for years. Head injuries in rugby and the increased risk of concussion. However, now there has been a breakthrough on behalf of players who have been diagnosed with neurological diseases and receiving possible compensation from world rugby’s governing bodies. According to an article on Sky Sports, it was […]
Supporters of the former finance stricken Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors are asking questions over the handling around the organisations new owners after it surfaced that the club was put up for sale shortly after it was purchased from the administrator back in September; leaving many confused heads within the famous midlands fanbase. According to a […]
University of Gloucestershire Men’s Rugby coaches Chris Downes and Ben Smith named his provisional 27-man squad for this years Varsity clash later in March. Gloucestershire have failed to win against Worcester in the last two encounters, losing narrowly 20-16 at Sixways Stadium last year and after last Wednesday’s 65-25 battering by Bath 3’s, the coaching […]
The impartiality surrounding the sale of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club has been questioned after latest reports emerged of administrators involved in the process were accused of pressuring a witness ahead of a parliamentary select committee. According to Matt Hardy of city.com “a partner at DCMS–appointed administrators Begbies Traynor warned the witness that they could be […]
The RFU caused uproar last week with the announcement that the laws regarding the height of the tackle would be changed, meaning that a legal to waist height in the community game. Their statement read as follows : “To support player welfare, the RFU Council agreed on Monday 16th January to lower the height of […]
Eddie Jones and England will look to make it three wins in a row and put pressure on France at the top of the Six Nations table as they host Ireland at Twickenham today. The past few games in which these sides have faced each other have been rather high scoring, England winning four of […]