Archive for August 2012
Propping Up The Wallabies
By Tim Cronin
Australia should have a fantastic front row.
It’s no secret they are a sports mad nation, and the volume of their population who take part in sport obviously contributes to the fantastic global success they experience in any number of.
Aviva Premiership 2012/13: Club by Club Guide
By Tom Dowler
Tom Dowler from the Crouch Touch Engage rugby blog gives his predictions for the new Aviva Premiership season and previews every teams chances this season.
28 August 2012
Sonny Bill Williams
By Rowan Birch
On Saturday the 25th August 2012 the All Blacks, the Waikato Chiefs and international rugby lost a legend - but only temporarily.
Earlier this year Sonny Bill Williams announced that he would take a few years sabbatical from New Zealand.
26 August 2012
Canterbury launch new casual footwear range
Canterbury, the world's premium rugby brand, have just launched a new range of casual footwear.
Famous for their hard-wearing, high-quality kit on the pitch, the footwear extends Canterbury’s off-field range, combining style and comfort whilst staying.
25 August 2012
Exclusive chat with #rugbyunited

Rain was a constant concern as clouds loomed over Chosen Hill Rugby Club in Gloucester at a charity rugby match raising money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society but #rugbyunited’s hardy faithful weren’t troubled by the weather worries. Trevor Large,.
23 August 2012
22 August 2012
Conor O'Shea previews the new Premiership season
Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea talks to Russell Hargreaves of Talking Rugby at the Aviva Premiership launch.
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21 August 2012
Differences between strength and power training in rugby
By David Boyle
David Boyle in training
David Boyle is a level 3 Master Coach and board member with the Australian Strength & Conditioning Association. David has also worked with the Wallabies (national Rugby Union team) and Kangaroos (national.
15 August 2012
McGeechan and Keen set to lead elite English rugby review
Ex-British and Irish Lions boss, Sir Ian McGeechan is set to join former UK Sport performance director Peter Keen to lead a review into elite rugby in England.
The pair will report to RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie, who hopes to have built.
The Rugby Championship: Australia Team Profile
By Rowan Birch
The Wallabies had on the whole a 'decent' year in 2012. The Queensland Reds won the Super Rugby championship plus the Wallabies won the Tri Nations and collected a bronze medal at the World Cup. The year was topped off with a win against.
9 August 2012
Sportesk - a sports social network for all

In the last decade, social networking sites have gone viral. By using online sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, users are able to communicate with friends, family, celebrities, employers and even brands from all over the world.
Social networking.
Joseph reflects on a successful JP Morgan 7s Final
London Irish have won the first piece of silverware of the new rugby union season after picking up the J.P. Morgan 7’s title in dramatic fashion last night against Gloucester at the Rec in Bath. Elliot Cook spoke to Man of the Match Jonathan J.
4 August 2012
How Things Stack Up Going Into The First Rugby Championship

By Tim Cronin
The expanded southern hemisphere international rugby season is about to kick off for the first time, with the Investec Rugby Championship and I felt it was worth taking a close look at how the sides stack up at this stage in the season,.
3 August 2012