Changing Allegiance-Ups and Downs
RugbyLAD takes a look at some players who changed allegiance in order to fulfil their international ambitions. Some work out, whereas others… Lots of Southern Hemisphere countries (Fijian, Tongan, etc) lose...
Category: British & Irish Lions
Forget Gatland, BOD’s Raking It In
It looks like Gatland hasn’t affected Irish Rugby hero Brian O Driscoll at all after dropping him in the last lions test and shocking the rugby world cause Brian’s company made a massive €3.2million profit...
IRFU To Trial New Scrum
The International Rugby Board Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the ‘crouch, bind, set’ scrum engagement sequence, which is aimed at enhancing player welfare by reducing...
Racing Deny Halfpenny Approach
Racing Metro have distanced themselves from making an approach for British & Irish Lions star Leigh Halfpenny with their president Jacky Lorenzetti denying any contact with the fullback’s representatives. Halfpenny, whose contract...
Halfpenny On His Way To France?
Jonny Sexton may be forced to hand over the kicking tee at Racing Metro in 2014 after the French club were linked with his Lions teammate Leigh Halfpenny. Halfpenny, Player...
Halfpenny Donates Player Of The Series Prize Money To Charity
Lions superstar Leigh Halfpenny has donated his prize money for being crowned player of the series to a Welsh kidney charity. Halfpenny, who scored a record 114 points on the winning tour...
Wales & Lions Star Jamie Roberts Graduates As Doctor
Wales and British and Irish Lions star Jamie Roberts is adding a medical degree to his list of accolades. On the back of the Lions win earlier this month, Roberts graduated...
POC: Losing My Pal Donal Helped Me Keep The Lions Injury In Perspective
Paul O’Connell has revealed how tragic teen activist Donal Walsh helped him to cope with his Lions tour heartbreak. The Munster and Ireland lock struck up a friendship with the...
Competition: Win A Voucher for SportsDirect.com
Want to Win Yourself a Free Voucher to Spend on any Rugby Items in the SportsDirect.com online store? Well you’ve come to the right place! RugbyLAD.com & SportsDirect.com have teamed...
IRB To Review Pitchside Concussion Tests
The International Rugby Board (IRB) will review its controversial in-match test for concussion, the global governing body has announced. The Pitchside Suspected Concussion Assessment (PSCA), which has been in place...
