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Read more: Chris Ward: The Historian Who Wouldn't Let Novos Be Forgotten
Chris Ward: The Historian Who Wouldn't Let Novos Be Forgotten
Chris Ward has only ever played senior club rugby for Old Novocastrians. He also spent twelve years in newspaper archives and RGS journals to write the club's history. A 1913 postcard, a 40-game losing streak, a 1988 brochure that called the club "different", and why he thinks professional rugby has been an unsuccessful experiment.
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Read more: Turn Out Clean
Turn Out Clean
Turn Out Clean There’s an old slip of paper from 1928 that still says everything you need to know about rugby. Buried amongst the subscriptions and...Read more -
Read more: Where Are the Stories From the Women's Game?
Where Are the Stories From the Women's Game?
The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup sold 444,000 tickets and set attendance records at every turn. Rugby brand culture hasn't caught up yet — and we're as guilty of that gap as anyone.
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Read more: Dave Pennock: Every Rugby Shirt Tells a Story
Dave Pennock: Every Rugby Shirt Tells a Story
Dave Pennock - the illustrator behind Ishizu Pizza - on how 35 years in rugby, from muddy Saturdays in Dundee to a shirt donated to Doddie Weir's charity, shaped the art he makes today.
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Read more: Where Are All the Rugby Lifestyle Brands?
Where Are All the Rugby Lifestyle Brands?
Just like running, tennis and golf evolved beyond performance into lifestyle, rugby is due a similar evolution. So why hasn't a brand stepped in?
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Read more: The Honest Ones
The Honest Ones
Jim Telfer called them “the honest ones” on the 1997 Lions tour. Years later, I realise honesty isn’t just graft—it’s how you show up.
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