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During my thirty year playing career I have worn shin pads on and off for different reasons, often related to the position I was playing, weather conditions or my mindset at the time.  Shin...

If I had turned up to a rugby match wearing gloves as a youngster in the 80s I would have been carried off to the nearest football pitch, but, since they were popularised by England's world cup...

‘Cups’ are usually called ‘boxes’, or ‘groin guards' in Europe and are usually a simple firm plastic cover that is designed to protect a rugby player’s most vulnerable parts.  In...

Looking back on my 'career' in rugby there were two sorts of players. Those that actively went out seeking contact and those that avoided it at all cost. Love it or hate it, contact skills play a...

Rugby is an incredibly skillful game with an abundance of options available to the player at every moment. The variety of skills possible is what makes it so much fun for myself and many others to...

When I was young, there was virtually zero coaching of kicking, you could either do it, or you couldn't. So, I've tried to put together a kicking guide containing the information that I wish I had...