: ' rugby'

Friday Fitness: Banned Substance Methylhexaneamine Explained

Following today’s news that James Comben (Henley Hawks) has been suspended for six months for an Anti Doping violation by the Rugby Football Union, our fitness and nutrition expert Myles Stringer examines the substance that can be [...]

Wales Students Win In Germany

Wales Students warmed up for their clash with England Students at Rodney Parade next month with a useful 35-17 win over Germany in Heidelberg on the weekend. Wales scored four tries through Steffan Jones, Rhodri Davies, [...]

England u20 Name Team to Face Scotland

England Under 20 have announced their starting XV to face Scotland in their opening Six Nations game on Friday in Plymouth, with Head Coach Rob Hunter naming four debutants. The game is live on Sky Sports [...]

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Ridiculous Running Back

Many of you will, im sure be NFL fans. Therefore, this man should be no surprise to you. For those who aren’t, his name is Adrian Peterson and he is a Running Back for the Minnesota Vikings. [...]

The Aviva Premiership Rugby Draft 2013 – Part 2

How can we adopt the draft system? Restructure of academies For English rugby to adopt the Draft System many things would have to change. A huge reshaping of the pathway into professional rugby will have [...]

Schools Rugby Results, Fixtures and Predictions

Another week of grim weather caused disruption for several fixtures, but most went ahead and some fantastic games were played. The most significant result saw Millfield come away from Wellington with a comfortable 26-5 win, [...]

St. Benedict’s Overcome first leg of Wimbledon Challenge

St. Benedict’s, Ealing scored four tries to beat Wimbledon college ahead of their Daily Mail Cup match with King’s College school, Wimbledon on Wednesday. ‘Bennies’ will take heart from the fact that their opponents on Wednesday [...]

Whitgift Dominant Against a Competitive RGS High Wycombe side

Whitgift layed down a strong marker ahead of their likely fourth round Daily Mail Cup tie with local rivals John Fisher after a comfortable victory over St. Joseph’s festival plate winners RGS, High Wycombe An [...]

Eltham college Erase DMC Disappointment

Saturday saw Eltham College return to winning ways after their tough Daily Mail Cup exit to Dulwich with a strong performance against Bishops Stortford college in their last home game of the season. The scoreline [...]

Schools and Colleges Rugby Fixtures Preview

It is a fairly quiet week for schools rugby with most schools enjoying the wonders of the autumn half term, whether that is throwing conkers each other, a week away, revision or gym time. The [...]

Colston’s Season Back on Track

Colston’s school got their season back on track with a 29-7 win over Taunton School on Saturday. Following last week’s humiliating defeat at the hands of Millfield School, Colston’s were eager to get their season [...]

St Joseph’s Festival 2012 Preview

The annual St. Joseph’s festival takes place in Ipswich this weekend, containing some of the best schools sides in the UK in its 16 team format. Last year’s winners Dulwich look like a strong [...]

Hampton Triumph Over Spirited Judd

A look at the fixture lists showed a rare opportunity for an excellent spectating double header in Kent, with the match-up of two perennially strong day schools in the morning (Judd hosting Hampton), followed by two [...]

Pick of the Schools Rugby Fixtures and Mid Week Results

A monstrous weekend of schools rugby will help negotiate the autumn nip and rain this weekend, with so many mouth watering fixtures to choose from that you might as well stick a bucket underneath your [...]

NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY WIN CROSS BORDER BATTLE

Newcastle University claimed their first victory of the new season with a convincing win over Scottish rivals Edinburgh on Wednesday, in what was a fairly scrappy affair in greasy conditions at Newcastle’s Cochrane Park. As both [...]