Category: General

Rugby Fandom. Walk into a Dublin pub during a United Rugby Championship fixture, and you’ll see two versions of the match unfolding: one on the big screen, the other on...

Why context matters on match day. Rugby followers rarely watch a fixture as a simple win-or-lose event. They notice the set-piece battle, the shape in attack, the referee’s interpretation and...

Rugby games. The nights are beginning to draw in, club fixtures are back, and the international calendar is filling up nicely. But if you’re a rugby fan and you want...

Rugby positions. With Ireland opening the November leg of the inaugural Nations Championship against Argentina at the Aviva Stadium on Friday, 6 November, followed by Fiji on 14 November and...

Perfect Rugby Clubhouse. As the clocks turn back and the interprovincial season kicks into gear, rugby clubs across Ireland are preparing their grounds for another busy autumn of matches, training...

Home Field Advantage. Home advantage in rugby is real, but it is worth less than the roar of a full Aviva Stadium suggests, and that gap between perception and evidence...

Why a rugby forward’s weight, and where it lands, explains the difference between UDL and point load. Take eight players at Leinster’s 2024 squad average of 105.4kg and you have...

Rugby positions are strictly designated by the jersey number that a player wears, ranging from 1 to 15. The team is broadly split into two groups, consisting of the forwards...

South Africa repeatedly troubled New Zealand at Ellis Park, but their failure to turn set-piece superiority into points raised questions about how far they should press their strongest advantage. The 33-16...

Rugby union has always rewarded close attention, but your experience of the sport now stretches far beyond the 80 minutes on the field. You can follow team news over breakfast,...