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My Life in Rugby – Kevin Maggs: Connolly and Foley ruined my Bath team

21 January 2021 0 comments

The Bristol, Bath, Ulster and Ireland centre discusses his career which had plenty of twists and bends

My Life in Rugby: Leicester Tigers wing Steve Hackney

10 December 2020 0 comments

Steve Hackney reflects on his rugby career that spanned across spells with Loughborough University, Leicester Tigers and Waterloo

My Life in Rugby – Cobus Visagie: Highs and lows of being a modern-day gladiator

6 December 2020 1 comment

ALTHOUGH my final surge into the top tier of world rugby was sudden in 1999, I was very blessed to have been nurtured from a […]

My Life in Rugby: Former England flanker Mickey Skinner

1 September 2020 0 comments

A deeper look at the career of the iconic back row, revered for more than just the Cecillon tackle in ’91

My Life in Rugby: Former Orrell and Leicester fly-half Gerry Ainscough

27 August 2020 0 comments

The man who came from Wigan to set things alight at Orrell during the 1980s

My Life in Rugby: Former Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half Alberto Di Bernardo

21 August 2020 0 comments

Former Cornish Pirates, Yorkshire Carnegie and Benetton back Di Bernardo reflects on his career

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Wallabies, Reds, and Worcester full-back Chris Latham

3 August 2020 0 comments

Latham shares the stadium where he delighted in playing rugby and how Jason Robinson was one of his toughest tests in 2001

My Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini

13 July 2020 0 comments

A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson’s in age-grade union, read Perelini’s dual-code tales

My Life in Rugby: Former Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Hadyn Thomas

7 July 2020 0 comments

Thomas also played for Gloucester and Bristol but remembers the Championship final drama of ten years ago most

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Scotland and Saracens lock Tom Ryder

29 June 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to the player who introduced the Tiki Tiki Tonga song to Saracens

Former England captain Phil de Glanville

My Life in Rugby: Former Bath and England captain Phil de Glanville

23 June 2020 0 comments

A captaincy with England which started with its challenges after succeeding Will Carling

My Life in Rugby: Former USA Eagles captain, Leicester and Cardiff Blues full-back Blaine Scully

8 June 2020 0 comments

Scully explains how his career started Stateside and drew the attention of Leicester in 2013

My Life in Rugby: Playing for British & Irish Lions was most special honour for Rory Underwood

29 May 2020 0 comments

England’s all-time leading tryscorer played in a World Cup and was a spectator at the 2003 triumph in Sydney

My Life in Rugby: Former Scotland, Leicester, Edinburgh and London Irish back Greig Tonks

18 May 2020 0 comments

The versatile Scotland international lives in the comfort of having no regrets at retiring, aged 30

My Life in Rugby: Former Argentina, Gloucester and Leeds winger Diego Albanese

11 May 2020 0 comments

From debut against Uruguay to the 1995 Rugby World Cup just a few months later

My Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley

28 April 2020 0 comments

The No.7 talks Jon Newcombe through his time at Wasps, Castres, Harlequins and London Scottish

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie

21 April 2020 0 comments

Three relegations haven’t dampened the Canadian’s outlook on his time in English club rugby

My Life in Rugby: Former Pontypridd, Dragons and Cardiff fly-half Lee Jarvis

9 April 2020 0 comments

Jarvis reveals what it was like for him to practice with Neil Jenkins when he was on the fringe of Pontypridd’s first team

My Life in Rugby: Wallabies great Michael Lynagh

3 April 2020 0 comments

Former Queensland, Benetton and Saracens fly-half recalls the most entertaining Test he played in

My Life in Rugby: Former Ulster and Northampton No.8 Roger Wilson

31 March 2020 0 comments

A 15-year rugby career saw the back row play for Ulster, Northampton and Ireland

My Life in Rugby

My Life in Rugby – Kevin Maggs: Connolly and Foley ruined my Bath team

My Life in Rugby: Leicester Tigers wing Steve Hackney

My Life in Rugby – Cobus Visagie: Highs and lows of being a modern-day gladiator

My Life in Rugby: Former England flanker Mickey Skinner

My Life in Rugby: Former Orrell and Leicester fly-half Gerry Ainscough

My Life in Rugby: Former Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half Alberto Di Bernardo

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Wallabies, Reds, and Worcester full-back Chris Latham

My Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini

My Life in Rugby: Former Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Hadyn Thomas

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Scotland and Saracens lock Tom Ryder

My Life in Rugby: Former Bath and England captain Phil de Glanville

My Life in Rugby: Former USA Eagles captain, Leicester and Cardiff Blues full-back Blaine Scully

My Life in Rugby: Playing for British & Irish Lions was most special honour for Rory Underwood

My Life in Rugby: Former Scotland, Leicester, Edinburgh and London Irish back Greig Tonks

My Life in Rugby: Former Argentina, Gloucester and Leeds winger Diego Albanese

My Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie

My Life in Rugby: Former Pontypridd, Dragons and Cardiff fly-half Lee Jarvis

My Life in Rugby: Wallabies great Michael Lynagh

My Life in Rugby: Former Ulster and Northampton No.8 Roger Wilson

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