William Webb

A Reading from the Acts of the Coaches. Last summer Ireland’s head coach, Andy Farrell was walking along rugby’s road to Damascus, when a bolt of lig(...)

Liam Williams and Tom Curry, please explain. When the Lions trekked off at half-time they led 10-6, whereas the score should have been, at least, 20-(...)

Cheslin Kolbe’s story is further proof of sport’s ability to be life changing. Growing up in the crime-filled streets of Kraaifontein, a northern subu(...)

On Saturday, Ireland once again do battle with the beast. This particular beast is highly dangerous, powerful, skilled, motivated, intelligent and ca(...)

You’ve heard of William Webb Ellis, who supposedly picked up a football and ran with it, launching a new sport. Somewhat less famous is Eamonn Breslin(...)

Poisonous coffee. The Friday morning before the World Cup final Frank Bunce gingerly moved off his toilet bowl to track down Dr Mike Bowen. “Doc, I g(...)

Ever since William Webb Ellis supposedly picked up the leather pill and ran with it, rugby teams have been trying to bend the laws. It’s true of any s(...)

Way, way back in time, circa mid-September 2019, the common perception was that this World Cup would be the most open of the nine to date. Now that it(...)

It will forever remain the single most iconic image in the history of Rugby World Cups and, perhaps, the game itself. Nelson Mandela handing over the (...)

New Zealand are the best team at this tournament, as they have been at every World Cup since its inception. The four year planning cycle New Zealand (...)