“We showed the footage to everyone working here, earlier, and there was a cheer!” In his rugby career, Dylan Hartley was suspended on seven different occasions, for a total of 60 weeks. 2007 saw him banned for 26 weeks for ‘making contact with the eyes’ of Wasps forwards Jonny O’Connor and James Haskell. He had […]

4 years ago

“I’d say it’s the best rig Rory’s ever had!” Dylan Hartley can still remember his first press conference after being named England captain by new head coach Eddie Jones, back in 2016. England were not far removed from a disastrous World Cup campaign, when they, as hosts, failed to make it past the group stages. […]

4 years ago

As modest as they come, but don’t doubt his ferocity for a second. Rory Best went into Ireland’s clash against New Zealand with his place in the team being questioned, in some quarters. He ended the night with his second All Blacks scalp, as captain, in two years. The Ulster hooker got his lineout throwing on […]

7 years ago

Out in the open

9 years ago

Franck Azema ain’t happy.

10 years ago