It has been a dark month for Paralympic sport. At the beginning of November, 11-time Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson spoke as a witness to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, questioning whether the classification of disabilities was ‘fair and transparent’. Grey-Thompson suggested that Para-athletes were abusing the classification system through the misrepresentation of their […]
Last week’s article in The Times, by Alex Lowe, revealed some of the sickening initiations that freshers joining university sports teams across the country must undergo, and has sparked widespread shock and outrage. From stories of fishing dead rats out of cider to having vomit thrown over them, the initiations described in the article were […]
The Football Association (FA) is in a shambles. It is now clear for everyone to see that the FA’s problems lay far deeper than the abject displays of their teams on the pitch. There have been months of rumours of ineffectiveness bubbling under the surface since the House of Commons passed a vote of no […]
The Champions Cup returned this week as Europe’s best clubs battle each other to be called ‘best on the continent’. The new format is only a couple of seasons old and ensures that only the highest quality teams qualify so that the competition truly represents the elite of Europe. So far, it has been a […]
Last Saturday, the EULRFC 1st XV entered BT Murrayfield Stadium for their first run out of the season. Shorn of six regulars, including three full internationals, they faced their bitter rivals, St Andrews. So, when they left the pitch an hour later with a 53-5 victory, starting off an incredible evening for Edinburgh University rugby […]
On Saturday evening, the oldest varsity in the world returns for another instalment. Edinburgh and St Andrews have been battling each other for bragging rights since the 1860s, fighting for the title of best university rugby club in Scotland. However, since the fixture’s resurrection in 2011, it is St Andrews who have proved the dominant […]
Full marks to Italy. 10 out of 10 to Brendan Venter and Conor O’Shea. They came up with a master stroke to disrupt England and give themselves a chance of toppling the grand Slam champions. It did deny the Twickenham faithful the free-flowing rout that seemed inevitable after Ireland had run in 60 points against […]
With England scraping past France with one of their most disjointed performances since Eddie Jones took the reins, they move on to the Millennium Stadium with many questions unanswered and supporters wondering whether a second consecutive Grand Slam is beyond them. Jones will have none of these doubts. Despite being disappointed with his team’s performance, […]