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Rugby Matters: Lions must be touring underdogs to survive

14 January 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher on the essence of this year’s Lions tour being at risk of being lost

Rugby Great Schools: ‘Professional’ Colston’s set the bar sky high

7 January 2021 0 comments

Colston’s conveyor belt of talent in modern rugby is quite something…

Rugby Matters: Turbo Teddy Thomas takes try of the year

5 January 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher reflects on some of the finest tries we were blessed to witness in 2020

Whatever the criteria, Maro Itoje makes my best XV

13 December 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher analyses the World Rugby Team of the Decade and argues Maro Itoje was a glaring omission

Rugby Matters: Professional game is fast losing its soul

9 December 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher comments on rugby taking a bashing for its lack of spark

Rugby Matters: Dan Leo’s powerful plea for Pacific Island justice is a must watch for all

25 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher says it is time for rugby’s cartel of powerbrokers to change their attitudes towards the Pacific Island nations

Rugby Matters: Romania can flourish with Robinson’s expertise and new home stadium

12 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher finds former Bristol Bears head coach Andy Robinson buoyant about Romanian rugby

Rugby Matters: Cosmopolitan Harlequins had serious wheels

6 November 2020 0 comments

Black History Month may have ended, but Brendan Gallagher sees no reason to not highlight the speed merchants to don the Quarters

Verdict: Ben Youngs’ story has plenty of years to run

3 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher breaks down the nuts and bolts of England’s victory over Italy, where Ben Youngs shined on cap No.100

The Verdict: There won’t be an asterisk next to this team

27 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher analyses the Premiership final and how Wasps faced up to their uphill battle

Rugby Matters: Olympic heavyweight John Coker was truly box office

23 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher celebrates Black History Month by examining the multi-sport career of Harlequins wing John Coker

Rugby in Yorkshire in safe hands while Geoff Wappett’s

21 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at the role Bradford GS has played in Yorkshire’s rugby union base over its 140-year history

Rugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big

1 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby’s norm

Rugby Matters: Georgia know the eyes of the world are on them

18 September 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher talks to the man who appointed Rob Baxter as Exeter Chiefs boss, now working on lifting Georgia to higher heights

Brian O'Driscoll came through at Blackrock College

Blackrock’s class of ’96 is a story of future Ireland stars and hidden gems

12 September 2020 0 comments

Leo Cullen and Brian O’Driscoll both came through the corridors of Blackrock College

Sedbergh win the Rosslyn Park Sevens in 2019

Rugby Matters: Rosslyn Park Sevens will be even more prestigious

11 September 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher views how the current health crisis is affecting schools rugby

Rugby Matters: Double helping of the Curry twins may be on Eddie’s menu

2 September 2020 0 comments

Ben Curry is closing the gap on his Test brother after starring for Sale on the Premiership’s restart

Rugby Matters: I remember the magic of those midweek matches

25 August 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls the derby nights under the lights of Pontypool’s record-breaking 1983-84

Rugby Matters: England Sevens scrapping sounds alarm bell for World Sevens Series

18 August 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher believes the England Sevens programme did everyything for player development, but nothing for silverware on the Sevens circuit

Barnard Castle have Twickenham hoodoo but are Kings of the north at Rosslyn Park Sevens

7 August 2020 0 comments

A trial of Daily Mail Cup shortcomings but success at Rosslyn Park