With a Scotland RL international on the horizon it felt like a good time to get to know more about Dale Ferguson, as we were doing an interview via Zoom I went with the pre-prepared questions option, I find that easier when we’re not in the same room. I also had a few questions from … More Dale Ferguson – Braveheart
40 years ago Phillip Oppenheim, MP for Amber Valley in Derbyshire set up the Commons & Lords rugby team, 3 or 4 of the original players are still involved and play alongside their sons. The aim of team/club is to play other parliaments and charitable organisations to raise funds and to raise the profile of … More Commons & Lords V Wooden Spoon
What does the future hold for Women’s Rugby? … More Women’s Rugby in England
A thoughtful Social Media post from Yorkshire member Matt Loades, which very much deserves a wider audience. Aside from responding to sensible debate this will be my last word on this for while as I sadly accept that certain parties will never understand the seriousness of the situation. I wrote this earlier this morning. This … More Yorkshire CCC -heartfelt thoughts from a concerned member
On 25th September 2020 the worst thing happened to Police Sergeant Matt Ratana, he was shot dead inside a police custody facility in London. The New Zealand born officer had served 30 years in the force and was nearing retirement. Matt was born in the Hawke’s Bay Region and was of Maori descent. But he … More The Matt Ratana Rugby Foundation – Family Day
In late 2019, before Covid Life struck , I met with Joeri Peperkamp, the Founder of a project based on rugby and its values in Holland, aimed at helping young people onto a different path. At that time he was hoping to start the project in the UK after it had proved to be a … More Project Turn-Over UK
After an evening in the exulted conditions of Lord’s what better thing to do than to visit a local club helping to ensure the game carries on! A Facebook friend, Keith, had invited me to visit Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club to see the All Stars initiative in action. I’ve visited the ECB site to … More Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club – All Stars Cricket
I’ve been a fan of Leinster from afar for many years but had no idea how this provincial rugby team came across its players. I asked Nathan Johns a very talented young writer and Co-Founder of the excellent https://tightspiral.substack.com/ to write an article to explain just where and how they’ve grown such a successful set … More Leinster Rugby – How has it’s success been grown?
Having been a Saturday afternoon TV Rugby League fan I experienced my first live game at the Valley in 1996 when London Broncos played St Helens. The match was decided by a controversial try by Apollo Perelini – St Helens won by 4 points with the final score being Broncos 28 St Helens 32. An … More Iliess Macani – A London Skolars Man
A Twitter connection led me to Bob Broomhead and his Go Again project, it looked like the sort of thing that pressed a lot of buttons for me, we had a good Zoom chat back in February. Having interviewed David Priestley, a Consultant Psychologist, while he was at Saracens a few years ago it was … More Go Again – What’s it all about?
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