The Rugby Paper Magazine - May 03, 2020
The Rugby Paper Magazine - May 03, 2020
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In this issue
Nick Cain interview
He’s riding high, so why does
Jonny Hill make himself cringe?
Global plan
sees club
season run
into July.
Courtney eyes Lions and foreign pay-day
ENGLAND enforcer Courtney Lawes has not ruled out an overseas swansong before bringing down the curtain on his stellar career.
4 mins
Bloodgate was brazen – with comic moments
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s biggest scandals
10+ mins
Courtney is best bet to counter Du Toit
THE traditional role of a Lions blindside, or No.6, was that of a big, athletic flanker, who combined being a damaging ballcarrier and tackler, and usually also provided a pack with another line-out option.
3 mins
My mission is to make Bath exciting and scoring tries
Bath’s first-year director of rugby Stuart Hooper tells NEALE HARVEY how he’s coping with the current shutdown while attempting to plan ahead.
10 mins
Young Jonah, just doing what came so naturally
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 mins
Virus Ends Brock's Hope Of A Fitting Career Finale
On the first weekend of January this year in the foothills of the Pyrenees, the visitors made a tactical change then of such insignificance that it vanished into the minutiae of just another Saturday.
2 mins
Evergreen Elvis has lots of hits left in him
TONGAN Test hooker Elvis Taione puts his remarkable longevity down to Pacific Island genes, sleep and a lifechanging decision to swap work on a building site for rugby.
2 mins
A League of Nations is an idiotic proposal
Democracy: an ideal where people have freedom, equality, and the ability to make choices in how either they or their elected representatives govern a way of living and working, or, in the case of sport, playing.
4 mins
Glad I took Dad's advice not to quit
AS a teenager, I was told I was too small to play rugby (I’m 5ft 8), and that I would never make it to the top. So, when I look back on a career that saw me win 55 Argentina caps, play at three World Cups and professionally in England and France, I’m very proud of what I achieved.
5 mins
No French champions for first time since WW2
The 30 presidents of the Top 14 and ProD2 this week agreed to end the 2019/20 season, leaving a number of questions unanswered. The hope, now, is to start the 2020/21 season in September but the clubs cannot begin their pre-season planning until a definite start date is confirmed, and medical measures are agreed and met.
6 mins
The Rugby Paper Magazine Description:
Publisher: Greenways Publishing
Category: News
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Rugby Paper, the UK's number 1 selling rugby title, brings you exclusive stories, reports and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity. It contains renowned journalists such as Nick Cain and Peter Jackson, and famous former players as columnists including Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Published every Sunday, The Rugby Paper covers Rugby Union from national teams and Premiership / Rabo Direct down to grass roots.
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