Rugby World

Rugby World is the voice of global rugby and the biggest-selling rugby magazine anywhere. Through its team of respected and professional writers, it offers unrivalled access to the players and coaches behind the thrilling clashes that define the sport of international rugby union. The magazine has four editions, one for each of the UK national teams, and delivers a comprehensive monthly package of rugby action, with hundreds of images that capture the excitement and passion that define this high-impact sport..

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SISTERS IN ARMS

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES • A whistlestop tour around the globe

ENGLAND TURNED THEIR WORLD PURPLE • A break from tradition – but Johnno’s England were off-colour in the 2009 autumn series

PAUL VOLLEY

“I like dinosaurs and sharks – my wife got me a Papasaurus T-shirt” • The Ireland prop on cool gifts, collapsing benches and being Canberra’s worst gardener

OLD ELIZABETHANS RFC • Giving grass-roots rugby the love that it deserves…

KEN OWENS • The Wales great who also represented the Lions and Scarlets with distinction

RISING STARS

Will Australia be competitive against the Lions next year?

INSIDE THE MIND OF… ANDY POWELL • The Whitchurch RFC coach on Wales, playing league and going off the rails

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… BE THE PARE NT OF A RUGBY PLAYER • RW talks to England legend Trevor Woodman about his daughter Charlotte

ALL BLACKS 1995 • Thanks to one man, this is the most famous rugby jersey of all time…

MY RUGBY WORLD • The DIY SOS and Strictly Come Dancing star on his love of the oval ball…

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For club & country • Saints captain GEORGE FURBANK tells RW about his wondrous journey from grass-roots rugby to the England team

“To hell with brave defeats. It’s time for England to crack the whip” • What does success look like for the four home nations this autumn? Stephen Jones spells out his demands

JOSH HATHAWAY • The young Gloucester wing is ready to add to his single Wales cap

MEET Joe EL-ABD • After the untimely and shock resignation of blitz pioneer Felix Jones, Joe El-Abd is Steve Borthwick’s new defensive chief for the Autumn Nations Series

RE DEMPTION • Scotland No 8 JACK DEMPSEY is a man on a mission this autumn after furnishing his trophy cabinet with a URC title

MY LIFE IN PICTURES… ADAM ASHLEY-COOPER • The Wallabies legend is bringing his KOKO rugby show to the UK. We take a trip with him down memory lane

Va Va Vannes! • Rugby World heads to the first-ever Top 14 match played in Brittany – a must-visit destination for any fan

Rising Force • As the All Blacks adjust to life without two legendary locks, Blues second-row SAM DARRY could be the next cab off the rank…

TOP OF THE BOOKS • THE ENFORCER FUELLING THE SPRINGBOK ENGINE FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, RECORD-BREAKING LOCK EBEN ETZEBETH SHOWS NO SIGN OF DIMINISHING POWERS…

ROUTE TO THE TOP • Eben Etzebeth’s journey to become the most-capped Springbok

The Dress Rehearsal? • The RED ROSES played the BLACK FERNS in the first game at the rebranded Allianz Stadium. Will these teams meet there again in next year’s World Cup final?

MAKING A MARK: HOW ONE GIRL’S LOVE OF RUGBY IS CHANGING LIVES • After MADDY LAWRENCE died aged 20, her family were determined to encourage others to play rugby in her memory

The Chilean dream • Newly retired José Ignacio Larenas, the first Chilean to win 50 Test caps, reflects on his journey as a Condor

THE UICK QUIZ • Do you know your rugby onions? Ten teasers for your coffee break

Rugby firsts WITH MAIA ROOS • The Black Ferns second-row goes back to her...