England Rugby announce new coach ahead of Six Nations January 4, 2024 England have confirmed an addition to their coaching team ahead of next month’s Six Nations. Andrew Strawbridge was recently part of the New Zealand men’s senior team which reached the Rugby World Cup final last year. Strawbridge will become a consultant coach having held a consultant skills coach role with the All Blacks since 2022. [...]
Vunipola’s England chances suffer blow after four-week ban for dangerous tackle January 3, 2024 Mako Vunipola’s hopes of being included in Steve Borthwick’s England squad have suffered a blow after the prop was banned for four weeks following a dangerous tackle. The Saracens loosehead received a red card in his side’s victory over Newcastle Falcons last week and has been slapped with a four-week ban by the disciplinary committee. [...]
The top sports events to watch in London in 2024 January 3, 2024 The coming 12 months will see London at the heart of a number of iconic sports events. From sport which returns annually to European finals that the city has bid for, here are 15 of the top events to put in your calendar for 2024. Men’s and Women’s Guinness Six Nations 10 February, 9, March, [...]
Sports Law in 2024: The cases that will define the year December 31, 2023 The courtroom (or more often, arbitration centre) has long been an important field of competition in sport, but the day-to-day news may never before have contained so many high-profile cases in the sector. We take a look at the decisions and disputes that will define 2024 as a year in sports law. Football For those [...]
Harlequins’ Sarah Bonar on Big Game 15: ‘Women’s rugby actually marketable now’ December 28, 2023 Club rugby at the home of the sport, Twickenham Stadium, is nothing new to the men’s Premiership with regular fixtures and finals played at the iconic arena every season. But this weekend’s clash between Harlequins’ women and reigning Premiership Women’s Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury is the third in what is hoped to be an annual fixture [...]
‘2024 will be the year rugby finally finds stability… I hope’ December 27, 2023 When it comes to rugby it is difficult to know what exactly is in store for us across 2024. There’s no World Cup or Lions Tour to steal the headlines so the sport will need to work especially hard to remain relevant. But there are opportunities, and that’s something the sport must exploit. Here’s my [...]
Borthwick must look overseas for next crop of England rugby players December 25, 2023 If you stood on an English beach in the south east and looked over the Channel, towards France, you may be able to see the faint outline of Jack Willis or Henry Arundell charging around a sports stadium. Because a huge number of England’s top rugby talent have migrated overseas and into the Top14, beyond [...]
2023 rugby review: Jones, Sexton, England, London Irish and Hunter December 22, 2023 It’s been quite the 2023 in rugby. This year South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, La Rochelle lifted the Champions Cup after Leinster No10 Johnny Sexton abused the referee, the women’s game has grown further and Australia had 12 months of Eddie Jones. Well, almost. It has had it all. English rugby lost two [...]
The Notebook: Sport can be a key growth market for London in 2024 but only if we back evolution and ambition December 19, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Matt Hardy, City PM’s deputy sports editor, takes the pen. Sport can be key to 2024 London growth Sport is worth tens of billions to our capital. Whether that be through the Premier League’s London derbies, world class stadia at our [...]
Number of Brits buying sports tickets for overseas events skyrockets December 18, 2023 The number of Brits buying tickets for sporting events outside of the United Kingdom rose by 41 per cent in 2023 as the post-pandemic urge to attend live action continues to increase. It comes as the trend for overseas sport has risen by 50 per cent globally, according to Viagogo. This overseas demand was driven [...]
