http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk Rugby Union opinion and discussion, for the fans, by the fans. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rwc-2015-committee-face-conundrum-over-millennium-stadium http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rwc-2015-committee-face-conundrum-over-millennium-stadium#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:16 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14578 WRU Chief Roger Lewis has expressed a desire for Wales to play at home. But should they?]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rwc-2015-committee-face-conundrum-over-millennium-stadium/feed 13 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-eps-squad-the-probables-possibles-and-outsiders http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-eps-squad-the-probables-possibles-and-outsiders#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:17 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14549 We compile the list of those in the 32, plus the others on the fringes.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-eps-squad-the-probables-possibles-and-outsiders/feed 29 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/premiership-set-to-be-suspended-during-pool-stages-of-rwc-2015 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/premiership-set-to-be-suspended-during-pool-stages-of-rwc-2015#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:17:19 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14543 Ben Coles reports from the launch of the new base for the England 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/premiership-set-to-be-suspended-during-pool-stages-of-rwc-2015/feed 2 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/2011-the-year-in-review http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/2011-the-year-in-review#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:00:47 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14365 We look back on the big rugby events of the last year.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/2011-the-year-in-review/feed 1 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/hansen-set-to-avoid-the-problems-faced-by-andy-robinson http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/hansen-set-to-avoid-the-problems-faced-by-andy-robinson#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:07:15 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14288 The new All Blacks head coach has the foundations in place to be successful.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/hansen-set-to-avoid-the-problems-faced-by-andy-robinson/feed 3 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/whitelock-there-is-lots-still-left-for-me-to-achieve http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/whitelock-there-is-lots-still-left-for-me-to-achieve#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:00:31 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14242 Ben Coles speaks to All Black and Crusaders lock forward Sam Whitelock.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/whitelock-there-is-lots-still-left-for-me-to-achieve/feed 0 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-actions-from-rfu-board-meeting http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-actions-from-rfu-board-meeting#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:37:24 +0000 Hutch http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=14038 Reports from the RFU press conference at Twickenham this afternoon.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/key-actions-from-rfu-board-meeting/feed 18 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/times-expose-reveals-the-core-of-englands-demise http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/times-expose-reveals-the-core-of-englands-demise#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:31:33 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=13904 We go through the contents of the revelations in this morning's issue of The Times, on a dark day for English rugby.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/times-expose-reveals-the-core-of-englands-demise/feed 55 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rob-andrew-stays-as-johnno-falls-on-his-sword http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rob-andrew-stays-as-johnno-falls-on-his-sword#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:48:04 +0000 Hutch http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=13833 Johnno goes but Rob Andrew is staying. Yes, that's right. He's staying.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/rob-andrew-stays-as-johnno-falls-on-his-sword/feed 20 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/tindalls-time-is-up http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/tindalls-time-is-up#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:28 +0000 Nick W http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=13615 Nick Winn offers his views on the RFU sanctions handed out today.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/tindalls-time-is-up/feed 3 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-players-punished-for-rwc-shenanigans http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-players-punished-for-rwc-shenanigans#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:02:03 +0000 Hutch http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=13608 The RFU has taken action over the exploits in New Zealand of some of the England players. Mike Tindall has been fined £25,000 and thrown out of the England squad...]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-players-punished-for-rwc-shenanigans/feed 29 http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-release-first-rwc-2015-advert http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-release-first-rwc-2015-advert#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:52:19 +0000 Ben http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/?p=13399 A week on from the New Zealand celebrations, the first advert for the Rugby World Cup 2015 has been released.]]> http://www.therugbyblog.co.uk/england-release-first-rwc-2015-advert/feed 22