Journal Entries

I have been thinking about rugby injuries a lot lately, and not just because there seems to be an endless stream of them coming out

There is something that has been playing on my mind since witnessing the abuse directed at rugby referee Angus Gardner following England’s match against Argentina

England v Fiji: When Rugby Commentary Loses Perspective A later post today as I wanted to see how the matches went. So many of my

The opening weekend of the Summer Nations Series gave us exactly what rugby fans had been craving. There was drama, there were surprises, there were

There are weeks when life kicks you in the shins with hob nailed boots, and then there are weeks when it pours you a glass

There is a particular kind of rugby match that changes shape the moment the players line up to start walking out of the tunnel; the

There is something oddly reassuring about a rugby captain; even if your team is losing by 20 points, half the squad is held together with

There is a particular kind of sporting happiness that outsiders often misunderstand. Not the chest-thumping stuff or the online nonsense where people suddenly become tactical experts

There is a very modern sporting habit that increasingly makes elite athletes look less like competitors and more like overtired toddlers at a birthday party

There are few things in life more alarming than an unexpected knock at the door when you’re not expecting anybody. Your brain goes through every possibility