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This was the place where Rupert Brooke and Matthew Arnold penned their first verses, and has spawned literary talents such as Alice In Wonderland author Lewis Carroll, Salman Rushdie and Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz. But Rugby School — setting for Thomas Hughes’s Victorian classic, Tom Brown’s School Days — has appalled alumni and academics … Read more
Transgender women will still be allowed to play domestic rugby in England after the Rugby Football Union decided not to adopt the world governing body’s rules. The RFU decided ‘further scientific evidence’ was needed before rules about transgender players – adopted by World Rugby last week – could be taken on. In February, World Rugby launched … Read more
Transgender women will still be allowed to play domestic rugby in England after the Rugby Football Union decided not to adopt the world governing body’s rules. The RFU decided ‘further scientific evidence’ was needed before rules about transgender players – adopted by World Rugby last week – could be taken on. In February, World Rugby launched … Read more
Viewers watching the father of rugby star Rob Burrow, who has Motor Neurone Disease (MND), in a moving BBC 2 documentary say seeing his dad talk about the impact the illness has had on his son ‘is one of the hardest things I’ve ever watched.’ The programme, My Year With MND, presented by Sally Nugent, … Read more
Ex-Wasps rugby player, 69, was stabbed to death in the street by knifeman after confrontation as he walked home from pub in London, court hears Allan Isichei, 69, had been enjoying a bottle of beer when he was stabbed Inner London Crown Court heard words were exchanged with nearby man Accused Gurjeet Lall, 36, has denied … Read more
Young rugby star Ollie Thorley says his best-ever investment was investing in his own career. Thorley, 23, spends £1,500 a month on professional services – from experts who use sports psychology and massage to help him improve his performance. He also recently bought a £4,000 sauna which he built himself. The Gloucester winger is an … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Premiership rugby in coronavirus chaos as 16 players and a number of staff test positive at Sale… but club insist they could patch a team together for crunch Worcester clash as sides scramble for play-off spots The Premiership climax has been plunged into turmoil after an outbreak at Sale Sale Sharks suffered a coronavirus … Read more
Controversial former England rugby star Sam Burgess was on Thursday night embroiled in extraordinary allegations of drug abuse and domestic violence in Australia. The 2015 World Cup squad member, 31, stands accused of taking recreational drugs — such as ecstasy and cocaine — and is reported to have assaulted his wife while she was pregnant. … Read more
Britain’s biggest Covid-19 testing lab is prioritising Premiership Rugby stars and travellers to Dubai, company insiders have claimed. Randox Laboratories in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, reportedly also regularly fails to provide test results within 24 hours to members of the public. The lab is responsible for a quarter of all community tests across the UK after … Read more
Danny Cipriani’s new fiancée Victoria Rose O’Callaghan has shared a loving tribute to the rugby star ahead of their wedding in just a few weeks’ time. The brunette beauty, 39, who is a grandmother, posted sweet snaps with her handsome husband-to-mother, 32, while adding a lengthy caption lauding the hunk. Victoria, who is good friends … Read more