Please see an article in The Times on Monday 25th May by Chief Rugby Correspondent Owen Slot On the back page of this newspaper on Saturday, my colleague Martyn Ziegler broke the story that World Rugby was considering temporary law changes to reduce contact time between players and, thus, lessen the risk of coronavirus transmission. The […]
Category: Community Updates
Former Scotland captain battling adversity to raise money for NHS charities
Mike Biggar the 70-year-old, former Captain of Scotland who gained 24 caps between 1975 and 1980 but was in a near-fatal car crash in 1992, is battling his limited mobility after being inspired by the efforts of Captain Tom Moore, the 99-year-old veteran who raised more than £27m by walking lengths of his garden. Biggar […]
RFU ends 2019/20 season
Please click on the link below for the latest update from the RFU: https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-ends-the-201920-rugby-season-in-england
RFU suspend all rugby until 14th April
All rugby matches, training and courses have been suspended until the 14th April, for more details please click on the link below: https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rugby-football-union-suspends-all-rugby
‘An extraordinary story that needs to be told about people who must not be forgotten’ Sir Tim Rice
Into Battle, a new play being premiered at London’s Greenwich Theatre from 27 April – 21 May, tells the true story of political and social divisions tearing Britain apart prior to WW1 reflected in a bitter feud at Balliol College, Oxford. In 1906, of 53 new Balliol students, 18 were an exclusive set of Etonians, […]