The problems with England’s elite game and what needs to be done. The Ancient Greek myth of Icarus highlights the dangers of extreme hubris and arrogance. It features a young and foolish boy who begins the story as a proud and virtuous man but is corrupted when handed excessive power. Icarus is overcome and giddyContinue reading “Why English Rugby is Unsustainable”
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The Death of West Midlands rugby?
The effects of Worcester’s demise on the West Midlands, and how the region can recover. The West Midlands is famous for many things, they were the inventors of Range Rovers, Cadbury’s, and the birthplace of the Balti curry. It is also the birthplace of rugby, named after the town in Warwickshire where, as the oldContinue reading “The Death of West Midlands rugby?”
Every Premiership Team’s Best Former XV
The big news in the rugby world this past week was the appointment of former Saracens head coach, Alex Sanderson, as Sale Sharks Director of Rugby. This news, coming almost exactly a year on from former Saracen, Steve Borthwick, being appointed as Leicester Tiger’s DOR, prompted me to say in discord “Saracens are taking overContinue reading “Every Premiership Team’s Best Former XV”
The Match Report 