Category Archives: rugby

What lies beneath (for Rugby World)

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Sam Roberts

What will happen to London Irish if they get relegated At some point, in the next few weeks, London Irish will play a game in the Aviva Premiership that will see them relegated for the first time. On Sunday, up … Continue reading →

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The Unbelievable World of Scott Francis

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sam Roberts

Linford Christie, the man whose ice cold stare and lengthening stride took him all the way to the top of the sprinting world, is calling someone out on social media. Britain’s greatest sprinter is rolling around on the floor, laughing … Continue reading →

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The future starts this weekend

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Sam Roberts

I wrote this for The Rugby Blog – please click here to view It hasn’t been long but we are back into the furnace of ‘international’ rugby this weekend. Countries, in the form of European club sides, take each other on … Continue reading →

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Inbetween the talking

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Good riddance is an odd phrase. With its positive negativity. Something a doting parent would say to a heartbroken child. Protective, vicariously angry at the rejection, trying to instill a belief that things will be better off without ‘them’. When we … Continue reading →

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Remember, Remember…

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Dates and times: history is full of them. Some traverse the ages, others drift into obscurity. How people will document this year’s bonfire night from a rugby perspective is likely to be nothing more than a footnote on a rewritten … Continue reading →

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“The wheel has come full circle” – Rugby World Cup 2015

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Sam Roberts

King Lear is my favourite Shakespeare play. It is epic. In truth, it is two separate plays entwined together. Love, rejection, honesty, guilt, senility, cruelty and hope: all mashed up with some of the best lines the Bard ever bashed … Continue reading →

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New Kids on the Block

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Sam Roberts

As the Rugby World Cup enters the knockout stages, the Aviva Premiership wakes from its enforced slumber, kicking off this Friday (16th) with three games. There have been a number of ‘transfers’ and detailed below are some that caught my … Continue reading →

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In days like these…

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Sam Roberts

“You know what hope is? Hope is bastard, hope is a liar, a cheat and a tease; hope comes near you, kick its backside, got no place in days like these…” Ben Folds and Nick Hornby, Picture Window So there … Continue reading →

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More than just science

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Sam Roberts

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Extraordinary

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Sam Roberts

Extraordinary. The Rugby World Cup. I don’t know how this all started, or where it will all finish. Do I have to write something? Maybe I shouldn’t. Just close down the computer and walk away. Let someone else try and … Continue reading →

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