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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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Into the reckoning

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Sam Roberts

I don’t like to go on about things. In fact, I try and keep this website full of articles of different aspects of rugby and sport. I try not to let it get dominated by certain teams or players. But … Continue reading →

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Out of the reckoning

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Sam Roberts

In the final few weeks before Rugby World Cup 2015, we are already walking across battlefields. International squads are being trimmed; 45 becomes 38, and will eventually become 31. Discarded bodies lie strewn about our path, they tried to make … Continue reading →

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