Category Archives: rugby

Why we’re here…

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Sam Roberts

Saturday evening, on one of Britain’s unusual back channels. TV these days is so prevailing that it often feels like there are more people on it than watching. GBTV, I think this channel is called. Or GBNews? Something like that. … Continue reading →

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The Rugby Inheritance Podcast

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Sam Roberts

I’m really pleased to tell you about a new podcast that I’ve been working on; it is downloadable from all good podcast providers. Ed Slater and I worked together for a few years on the Official Gloucester Rugby Podcast, while … Continue reading →

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Where you want to go

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Sam Roberts

This is an extract. The full interview appears in this month’s (March 2023) issue of the Rugby Journal – get your hands on a copy by ordering it at http://www.therugbyjournal.com Back in 2011, Mark Atkinson was sat in a changing … Continue reading →

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Green over blue

Posted on February 11, 2023 by Sam Roberts

We’ve never had it so good. If we weren’t sure what to expect from the top two sides in the world, the rugby gods did. Drunk on elixir, they had lobbed the constituent parts into their oval cup and smiled … Continue reading →

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Caldy’s kids and the RFU

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Sam Roberts

Me writing for Rugby Pass. Please click the following link to read about the governing body’s most important decision in 2023. https://t.co/W9mDVzZPYG

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Why not?

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Sam Roberts

63 minutes and 47 seconds on the clock; Marcus Smith beats the floor with his fist. He has knocked the ball on attempting to keep a move alive. A move that had swept towards the All Blacks’ try line like … Continue reading →

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Just desserts

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Sam Roberts

Do England and the RFU have the coach they deserve? Having pardoned mediocrity before, can they really be surprised it has turned up at their door again? In Eddie Jones they have someone who is wonderfully evasive and difficult to … Continue reading →

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Roots

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Sam Roberts

I haven’t written in a while. In truth, other things have got in the way. But personal events over the last week or so have made me rethink. Listen, I’m good, better, on the mend, and although what happened was … Continue reading →

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Patient Polledri

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Sam Roberts

Please visit RugbyPass+ and read my piece on Jake Polledri – click this link. Please consider subscribing to have access to the very best rugby journalism and interviews. There was little more glorious than Jake Polledri with ball in hand. … Continue reading →

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The Gifts and the Burdens

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Sam Roberts

This article appeared on The XV website. It’s about being a dad or a son in rugby union and lays out some crucial advice on parenting a sporty child. I am a dad and I know how hard it can … Continue reading →

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