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First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents

Yachvili was brazen in the Amlin Final, but cheating is an integral part of Rugby

There have been many examples of blatant cheating down the rugby years. Neil Back's slap at the ball in the Heineken Cup final may stand out as the most infamous, but it is not an isolated incident, and that's leaving aside the many punches thrown over ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Dimitri Yachvili, Amlin Plc, Rugby

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Rugby

Rugby Video: George Ford, chip off the old block?

Much of the talk after the weekend's semi-final win for Leicester has been about GOODness of George Ford, and they are right to wax in such a way about an obvious talent. However, for those who are getting a bit too overexcited about the young man I ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: George Ford, Rugby, Danny Cipriani

First Reported May 04 2012 - Updated May 04 2012 - 1 Documents

Martyn Williams

The Exit Lounge: Martyn Williams

Beyond singing at a karaoke night in a busy pub, your author has not had many brushes with fame. However, one night a decade or so ago I ended up spending a couple of hours with Martyn Williams during a night out - occasioned by me being out with ... [ Published May 04 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Martyn Williams, Wales, David Wallace, Ian McGeechan, Sam Warburton

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Gameplans Explained! Tom Varndell, defending

... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Tom Varndell

First Reported Apr 21 2012 - Updated Apr 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Chris Ashton

Change of club will not change view of Chris Ashton unless he develops some self-awareness

Let me state straight away that I like Chris Ashton; as a player he's talented, a finisher of rare quality (as 91 tries in 109 appearances for Saints testifies). He is decent value in interviews and a different character to a lot of pros who often ... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Chris Ashton, Deponent, Cheap

First Reported Apr 13 2012 - Updated Apr 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Friday Fun and win some training gear with Canterbury NZ

Canterbury are currently running a weekly game where they ask for puns on rugby players' names along a different theme each week, this week’s theme was a Racing XV in light of the Grand National, and here is the lineup. 1. Johnny Golding Cup2.Schalk-alakaboomboom ... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Hugo Southwell, Mark Cueto

First Reported Apr 12 2012 - Updated Apr 12 2012 - 1 Documents

Andy Farrell

If Andy Farrell can't "get the backline going", then how is it achieved?

Andy Farrell's decision to turn down a backs role with England to remain with Saracens to continue a job that he says, "isn’t anywhere near half done, and ... I want to help finish" has been met with mixed opinions among fans. Those that believe that ... [ Published Apr 12 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Andy Farrell, Wales, England, Creativity, Six Nations Championship

First Reported Mar 28 2012 - Updated Mar 29 2012 - 1 Documents

Scottish Rugby Union want "a chat" with Andy Robinson when they should be showing him the door

Scotland have lost their last seven matches, a record of Waspsian proportions, with the enduring image of their Six Nations being Andy Robinson thumping the plexiglass is his Glass Cage of Impotent Fury. On top of this there are now rumours of ... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Andy Robinson, Rugby Union, Scotland, Calibration, Six Nations Championship

First Reported Mar 28 2012 - Updated Mar 28 2012 - 1 Documents

Win a pair of tickets to the Marriott London Sevens on 12th & 13th May

The world’s finest rugby sevens talent will be on show at Twickenham Stadium in the Marriott London Sevens on the 12th and 13th May. This year thousands of fans in flowing flares and groovy afros will embrace the 1970s disco theme, while enjoying ... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: London, Twickenham

First Reported Mar 20 2012 - Updated Mar 20 2012 - 1 Documents

RBS 6 Nations 2012: SHIT team of the tournament

Rougerie looking not his best on or off the field. 15. Clement Poitrenaud - The good thing about Clement is that he runs a lot of ball back. Unfortunately, in this tournament this was not really working for him and so he started kicking; ... [ Published Mar 20 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Aurélien Rougerie, Ronseal, Robert Barbieri, Marco Bortolami

First Reported Mar 19 2012 - Updated Mar 19 2012 - 1 Documents

RBS 6 Nations 2012: GOOD team of the tournament

15. Leigh Halfpenny - Rob Kearney looks dazzling when climbing high in the air to win high balls, but this dazzle often blinds people to the fact that his defence isn't the best. Halfpenny is simply excellent all the time in most aspects of ... [ Published Mar 19 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: Rob Kearney, Leigh Halfpenny, Wales, Ken Owens, Alex Corbisiero

First Reported Mar 17 2012 - Updated Mar 17 2012 - 1 Documents

RBS 6 Nations Preview: England vs Ireland, Twickenham, Saturday 17:00

England vs Ireland is always a big fixture, much like many others played in the Six Nations. But this year it has the added frisson of being played on St Patrick's Day. So, the media have spent the week lasciviously gleaning quotes from the Ireland ... [ Published Mar 17 2012 by Blood and Mud ]

Entities: England, Ireland, Twickenham

Quotes

Ever humble, Williams said in an interview with Paul Rees today "When I look at the likes of Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric contesting the seven jersey, I am glad I started when I did: I am not sure I would win a cap now." I'm sure he would, and so is everyone else that saw him perform

The Exit Lounge: Martyn Williams [Blood and Mud - May 04 2012]

"There was me, scoring tries, glad to be doing so, and then I’d get slammed for celebrating too much."

Change of club will not change view of Chris Ashton unless he develops some self-awareness [Blood and Mud - Apr 21 2012]

Andy Farrell's decision to turn down a backs role with England to remain with Saracens to continue a job that he says, "isn’t anywhere near half done, and ... I want to help finish" has been met with mixed opinions among fans

If Andy Farrell can't "get the backline going", then how is it achieved? [Blood and Mud - Apr 12 2012]

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Rugby Video: George Ford, chip off the old block? [ Published May 15 2012 by Blood and Mud ]
The Exit Lounge: Martyn Williams [ Published May 04 2012 by Blood and Mud ]
Gameplans Explained! Tom Varndell, defending [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Blood and Mud ]
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SHIT/GOOD™ Ratings: RBS 6 Nations, round one [ Published Feb 06 2012 by Blood and Mud ]
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Yachvili was brazen in the Amlin Final, but che... [ Published 11 hours ago by Blood and Mud ] There have been many examples of blatant cheating down the rugby years. Neil Back's slap at the ball in the Heineken Cup final may stand out as the most infamous, but it is not an isolated incident, and that's leaving aside the many punches thrown over ...
Rugby Video: George Ford, chip off the old block? [ Published May 15 2012 by Blood and Mud ] Much of the talk after the weekend's semi-final win for Leicester has been about GOODness of George Ford, and they are right to wax in such a way about an obvious talent. However, for those who are getting a bit too overexcited about the young man I ...
The Exit Lounge: Martyn Williams [ Published May 04 2012 by Blood and Mud ] Beyond singing at a karaoke night in a busy pub, your author has not had many brushes with fame. However, one night a decade or so ago I ended up spending a couple of hours with Martyn Williams during a night out - occasioned by me being out with ...
Gameplans Explained! Tom Varndell, defending [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Blood and Mud ] ...
Change of club will not change view of Chris As... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Blood and Mud ] Let me state straight away that I like Chris Ashton; as a player he's talented, a finisher of rare quality (as 91 tries in 109 appearances for Saints testifies). He is decent value in interviews and a different character to a lot of pros who often ...