Maxime Mbanda is a big man but he’s also a scared man. However, he has promised to face his fears and beat his fears and help to save other people’s lives. Maxine is the Italian flanker who is now driving ambulances carrying coronavirus patients to hospitals. Sometimes taking virus-carrying patients from one hospital to another. … Read more
Imagine playing rugby without any limbs (arms or legs)? Can you play rugby with no limbs (no arms or legs)? [ ] yes [ ] No Oh yes you can! Meet the amazing Lindsay Hilton. She plays for Halifax Towers in Canada and she is the toughest rugby player in the world. Watch this … Read more
Scroll down to see how 2023 Captain Kolisi dealt with a difficult question from the media. Meanwhile….. A hungry 16 year old kid sat in the corner of a poor South African townsland pub watching SA beat England in the final of the Rugby World Cup, Paris 2007. Wide-eyed and hungry that kid’s name … Read more
Have you ever been let down? Disappointed? Dejected? Here’s the story of a brilliant young rugby player, Mathew Tait, who won his first cap at 18 years of age. He played ok. He was described by Mike Catt as “the future of English rugby”. BUT THEN, SURPRISINGLY, HE WAS DROPPED after that first game (against … Read more
They’ve done it again. Japan the underdogs, deservedly beat Ireland (ranked no.2 in the world) in RWC 2019, after their previous shock win over South Africa in the RWC 2015. In a word Japan was magnificent. Relentless energy, pace, strong tackling with man-to-man battles all over the park. Japan were the better team. Congratulations to … Read more
Here are the Top 10 moments from 2018 – in reverse order. Part 1 covers 10th best moment to 6th best moment and [Part 2] covers 5th best to 1st best moment of sportsmanship from 2018. BBC Radio London also recorded these stories with me and you can [hear the BBC radio interview here] please … Read more
A savage man-to-man battle raged for over 80 minutes and finally, after over 100 years of trying, Ireland beat the All Blacks, in Dublin’s, Lansdowne Road, the oldest international rugby venue in the world. The atmosphere was electric. The number 1 & number 2 teams in the world were playing each other less than a year … Read more
Don’t Bother Ref (With The TMO) – I Dropped It Last weekend Saracens were away to Harlequins at the Stoop. Stadium. After about 20 minutes with the score at 3-3, there was a ruck close to the ‘Quins’ line and England rugby superstar, Billy Vunipola, having gathered the ball, instead of taking the usual route … Read more
When, arguably, the world’s best flanker (wing-forward), David Pocock, was staying with an Irish family in Limerick while on an Australian School’s Rugby Tour, he never imagined he would, one day, play against the young boy he met in that same family. The Murray family. Conor Murray is now the Irish and Lions scrum-half and arguably, … Read more
The 2018 6 Nations Rugby was an exciting contest full of great rugby and wonderful sportsmanship moments. Here’s a few…… Fans Have Fun I am in Dublin for the Ireland v Wales 6 Nations match. It’s a big game. Two exciting teams. Both with a point to prove. As I walk down to Lansdowne Road’s Aviva … Read more