With player announcements in full flow, CHL fixtures next month and the Elite League season hot on its heels what better time to get back to chatting with players on what they are up to and their thoughts on the season ahead. Fresh off announcing his return to the Belfast Giants we caught up with Josh […]
“If it was easy everybody would do it. That’s the best part about this, it’s hard!” Jeff Baum on Belfast Giants record-setting seventh league title
Last weekend the Belfast Giants etched their names, once again, in the EIHL history books with a record-setting seventh league title. A dramatic win for the men in teal, away in Nottingham in the final minutes of the season, was a fitting end to a spectacular season and though there are still play off […]
The future is bright. The future is… Emerald!
With a perfect record of 16 wins from 16 games leading to their fourth promotion in as many seasons London Irish Emeralds – the women’s first 15 for London Irish Amateur RFC – have found their way into Championship 1, the top tier of the RFU women’s leagues and home to some of the most […]
We should be at Twickenham, and we’re ready to prove it! – The NavyWomen's Rugby team are ready for Inter-Service action
It’s Inter-Services time again, one of my favourite periods in the rugby calendar and as I can’t get along to any of the games in person this year I decided I was long overdue in giving them some publicity. I caught up with some members of the Royal Navy women’s team ahead of them taking […]
The Game Changer! Previewing Harlequins Women's other big game
The Game Changer, Harlequins Women’s annual showpiece event is probably the biggest league game in the Allianz Premier 15s. Certainly it comes with more hype and fanfare than any other standalone women’s game. This year will be no different as Quins face off against Saracens Women at the Stoop tomorrow.
Welcome to Bear country! Checking in with Bristol Bears Women.
Bristol Bears Women have been lighting up the Allianz Premier 15s this season with their swashbuckling attacking play and battling attitude. It’s propelled them up the table and if they continue on this trajectory will see them push into the top four come the playoffs too.
Swimming With Sharks! We check in with DMP Sharks to find out moreabout the club
Rugby fans talk a lot about the sports vaunted values. Every time the All Blacks are pictured sweeping a dressing room or unloading their own bags social media erupts in a self-righteous frenzy of folk proclaiming the greatness of the sport we love. I think rugby’s great too, but not because a big team do […]
London Irish Emeralds hit seven straight wins to begin their season in style!
Battling against wind, cold and impressive opposition London Irish Emeralds continued their excellent start to the season on Sunday. Their win over Portsmouth Valkyries confirming a run of 7 victories from 7 fixtures to put them firmly atop their league.
Match Report: UK Armed Forces Men v Rugby for Heroes
In front of a noisy, excited crowd at Kingsholm the Remembrance Rugby fixture between UK Armed Forces and Rugby for Heroes promised to be an exciting game even before the first whistle had blown. The UKAF team was without some of their big names, though Josh McNally did travel up to present the team their […]
Emma Swords on The Allianz Cup, Harlequins Women's season so far andmore.
The Allianz Cup kicks off this week, a new cup competition to sit alongside the Premier 15s and give players who aren’t called up for international games some competitive rugby when the league would normally be paused. The format sees the league split into two groups, with the top two teams from each going on […]