RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Everybody, in whatever sport, should adopt a second team to support – […]

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cardiff Met have rightly been in the spotlight recently with their growing […]

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER Dawie De Villiers passed away last week, aged 81, after a long fight […]

RUGBY MATTERS SO Spain have been kicked out of the World Cup for a second time in succession and I suspect they won’t bounce back […]

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER Sussex success stories: Joe Marler, left, and Marcus SmithPICTURE: Getty ImagesReports earlier this […]

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’M not sure why I should do Eddie Jones’ job while he is off moonlighting in Japan -heaven knows he gets […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER POLAND have celebrated their centenary by battling their way back into the Rugby Europe Championship, their first appearance there in 25 years […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY is usually pretty good at acknowledging the good guys and gals so hopefully some time very soon the game will find […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER So here we go again, I did warn you a few weeks back that […]

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER The rise and rise of Ange Capuozzo at Grenoble in ProD2 brings to […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER A YANK at Oxford is not an unknown phenomenon rugby wise but the Dark Blues have gone the whole hog this year […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER Whatever happened to the dive pass? I was pondering the longevity of modern-day scrum-halves […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER THE qualifying process for RWC from Europe is rarely a straightforward process and this time round is no exception.The qualifying tournament, incorporating […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY lost a great and good servant earlier this week when Colin Herridge died suddenly of a heart attack aged 82.Colin put […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER No contest: Italy hooker Hame Faiva is sent off against Ireland PICTURE: Getty ImagesWHERE […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER DON’T you just love old school team reunions? Or are you still too young? […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER A FEW weeks ago Shane Williams of this parish was railing against those sneaky goalkickers and those going for touch blatantly nicking […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE are many out there who argue for a 24 team World Cup which […]

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER MY little trip down memory lane last week which took in the much missed Flamino Stadium in Rome inspired me to […]

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY in the 21st century continues to develop apace but two of the things […]

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER THE reasons for England’s demise in the final quarter against Scotland have been minutely dissected all week and I am not going […]

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Pace setter: George Ford scores a try for Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images […]