“Of course it leads to the challenges or the frustrations that we’ve had here.” The head of World Rugby has admitted the organisation did not get it right with the 2023 World Cup seedings and pool stage draw, but he says there was a very clear reason for it. Alan Gilpin, chief executive at World […]
2 years ago
“Maybe it’s fine if the best Irish, Welsh and American female players are playing in those leagues, for a short period of time.” World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin believes England and France are “flying ahead” in the women’s 15 game. His short-term club rugby solution may not please everyone. Back in the late 1990s, […]
4 years ago
“We’ve had a couple of conversations.” Following the raging success of sports documentaries like Drive to Survive, The Last Dance and the All or Nothing series, in the NFL and Premier League, talk of a rugby documentary in a similar vein has ramped up. The increased interest, and viewing figures, in Formula 1 has many […]
4 years ago