Former players and coaches in South Africa are the latest group to wade into the RFU’s recent law change in the amateur game, and they are not keen. The RFU announced that tackling above waist height will be illegal in the amateur game in England from next season, although some clarity is needed as to […]
It happens every match, usually a number of times per match: a player is penalised for being on the wrong side of the ruck. Sometimes they are there accidentally, but sometimes they are purposely there and trying to slow the ball down. Well Munster lock Tadhg Beirne was very much part of the ‘accidentally on […]
If anyone thinks that massive hits in rugby are reserved for forwards and oversized backs, watch Montpellier’s match with the Ospreys on Saturday at the Liberty Stadium. France fullback Anthony Bouthier proved that in this day and age players can still make perfectly legal big hits, and did it all while being 1.82m and 86kg. […]
There were a lot of things that England got wrong over the autumn, a lot, but how they used Manu Tuilagi was one of the most noticeable things. Not that many of England’s backs did particularly well, but every time Tuilagi made a carry he was swarmed by defenders, meaning he made very few breaks or beat […]
