Rugby Rugby Features

The latest Rugby Features and Columns from the Rugby Rugby writers based around the globe.  Check out what they are saying about the latest issues of the game.

  • Thursday, 13. October, 2011

    Revealed: Our Class of 2015

    As another World Cup chapter closes for the Boks, and with several senior members calling time on their glittering careers, the Rugby Rugby team has peered into the future and chosen a Springbok team for the 2015 World Cup in England.

  • Tuesday, 11. October, 2011

    RWC bad boys - We name our team

    As the Rugby World Cup enters its semifinal stage, some players have hit the headlines for reasons other than rugby. Rugby Rugby highlights those bad boys from RWC 2011 - both in the lead-up and whilst in New Zealand.

  • Friday, 7. October, 2011

    We already Miss You Dan Carter

    New Zealand has spent many hours thinking about Dan Carter’s groin and the realization that the #10 is out for the remainder of the Rugby World Cup and Rugby Rugby Mark Freemon and all All Blacks fan are sad with the loss but confident they will march on to glory.

  • Friday, 30. September, 2011

    Rugby is the Answer

    After three weeks of the Rugby World Cup there are many stories coming from New Zealand; 15 minute open training sessions, France bringing $17K worth of coffee beans, matches on air at South Pole and more. And Rugby Rugby and New Zealand resident Mark Freemon gives his spin on all the goings on.

  • Thursday, 22. September, 2011

    What the Tweet!

    Bryan Habana breaks Rugby World Cup record, we hear from Martin Johnson ahead of England's Saturday match, food well below par, waiting for airplanes and more in this edition of What the Tweet.

  • Thursday, 22. September, 2011

    Good, better, Bokke

    Defending champions South Africa South sent out another emphatic message to their World Cup rivals and put one foot in the quarterfinals with their biggest ever World Cup win.

  • Tuesday, 20. September, 2011

    Let the Games Begin

    With the Rugby World Cup underway, Rugby Rugby’s Mark Freemon takes a look at how New Zealand is reacting to the large party that has landed on their shores.

  • Friday, 16. September, 2011

    Eagles Soaring to Rugby World Cup

    The Eagles are having a great Rugby World Cup showing with their win over Russia and team captain Mike Petri tells Rugby Rugby about the trip down in his latest Rugby World Cup blog posting.

  • Monday, 12. September, 2011

    The Invite to Rugby World Cup Opener

    My birthday came early this year when an unexpected call came along with a ticket to the Rugby World Cup opener and Mark Freemon relates his story from the Rugby World Cup opener in this blog entry.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Day in the Life at the Rugby World Cup

    The Rugby World Cup kicks off on September 8 and with the anticipation building Rugby Rugby presents Mark Freemon's blog, A Day in the Life of the Rugby World Cup. A native of North Carolina, Mark now lives in New Zealand with his wife and since 1999 has come to learn the importance of the game in the 'land of the long white cloud.'

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    What the Tweet!

    With the Rugby World Cup starting this week, the tweets are heating up and you can follow what players and teams are saying with Rugby Rugby.

  • Wednesday, 7. September, 2011

    Rugby World Cup 2011 Match Ball

    On the eve of kick-off at Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand, the teams and fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the opening match between Tonga and New Zealand at Eden Park and the Gilbert Virtuo match balls will be used in all matches and training throughout the Tournament.

  • Wednesday, 7. September, 2011

    Do You Have What It Takes?

    Do you have what it takes to make a difference on the rugby field? Like no other sport, rugby requires a perfect balance between individual performance and team work and that only comes with practice.

  • Tuesday, 6. September, 2011

    Haka Flash Mob

    The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner and the excitement is building as evident by this recent flash mob at a mall in Sylvia Park. Check out the haka and get ready for the Rugby World Cup.

  • Tuesday, 6. September, 2011

    How the Culture of Rugby Parlays Into Business, Workplace and Hiring Character

    The game of rugby plays a huge role in the lives of people who take up the sport and guest contributor Baron Hanson looks at how it translates to help ruggers in the business world.