With things getting back to normal sporting events are starting to return and with that the beginning of a new Major League Rugby (MLR) season begins. The MLR is a relatively new organisation only being founded in 2017 and playing 2 full seasons due to covid cancellations. As rugby is an emerging sport in America […]
I remember growing up watching England play France in the Six Nations. Most years this game was pretty boring to watch as French rugby had lost its exciting flare. Then once every few years we would get a brief glimpse of what French rugby can be. Over the last year or so this has started […]
With injuries and Covid it has been 18 months since I’ve played rugby. Over the last 18 months I haven’t known what to do with my time, after going from spending most of my free time training or playing to having rugby taken from me. I’ve been waiting for this day to finally come for […]
Following last weekends Guinness Six Nations, social media relating to rugby has been consumed by a refereeing decision that occurred during the game between England and Wales. The discussions I believe are summed up in Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit’s reaction to his team scoring a try. Players always celebrate a try even if it is […]
Why are players being so stupid recently? We aren’t even a third of the way through the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season and there have already been six red cards given for stupidity on the players part. Long gone are the days where you can tackle at any height. When I started playing tackles had to […]
Professional sports are a struggling business at the moment. Rugby alone has lost millions in ticket revenue over the last year. This has put tremendous strain on clubs and governing bodies to stay afloat and some players have even taken salary reductions to relieve some of the financial burden. So the last thing World Rugby […]
I am continuing with rugby as the topic for my passion blog. Since last semester my passion for rugby hasn’t changed but my feelings surrounding the sport have. At the beginning of last semester professional rugby had only just returned and despite there being a bubble there were still many games that were canceled or […]
Building Jerusalem is a documentary that follows the story of rugby in England developing from the amateur era to the professional game. This is done through the journey England went through to become the first northern hemisphere team to win the world cup in 2003. The first rhetorical tactic that is used is appeal to […]
Commentators play a key role in enhancing the televised match day experience, however every time England play i personally don’t enjoy the addition of commentators. This is because every England game you can guarantee two people are going to be presenting Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Clive Woodward. This feels strange as a fan criticising two […]
Every young player’s dream is to become an international and get the chance to put on their country’s shirt and not just as a fan. Representing your country is one of the greatest honours a rugby player can receive. The final round of the Six Nations championship brought some great milestones for players. The first […]