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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LOAD OF POLLOCKS • Yoram Moefana leads the Bordeaux-Bègles celebrations after the club’s first European Champions Cup title. They beat Northampton Saints 28-20 in Cardiff

DIRECTORY • A feast of international rugby awaits – here are all the fixture and TV details you need

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES

LAST STOPS

ENGLAND FIRST AWARDED CAPS AGAINST THE PUMAS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

IPSWICH YM RUFC • Giving grass-roots rugby the love that it deserves…

KEN OWENS

RISING STARS

SHOULD WALLABY STARS FACE THE LIONS BEFORE THE TEST SERIES?

THE THINK PIECE • Considering the bigger picture with Counteruck, the new culture of rugbyW

FEED A PACK OF HUNGRY LIONS • DAN LAMPARD of SiS on the challenges of keeping the Lions players properly fuelled

LIONS 2001 • Despite losing the series, the 2001 Lions tour created legends we remember to this day

MY RUGBY WORLD • THE FORMER LIONS FULL-BACK IS ENJOYING THE TRANSITION FROM PLAYER TO PUNDIT

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10 THINGS THE 2025 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS TOUR

YOUR 2025 BRITISH & IRISH LIONS • Meet the 38-man squad looking to triumph in Australia…

LEADERS OF THE PRIDE • Meet the team of coaches charged with creating Lions history in Australia

STEPHEN JONES • Rugby’s most outspoken and influential journalist

Preparing for BATTLE • Here’s what Andy Farrell can expect from the Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises and the Lions’ midweek opposition before the Tests

THE POWER OF • An Englishman, Irishman, Welshman and Scotsman go on a tour… How the unique institution that is the Lions creates the most unlikely of bonds OF

A DIFFERENT PATH • Several players born and bred overseas are now Lions. What does it mean to them to wear red?

TADHG TWO-TIME • The Munster star returns to the British & Irish Lions for a second tour that will be very different to his first experience four years ago…

THE BIG INTERVIEW • NEW LABOUR’S SPIN DOCTOR, ALASTAIR CAMPBELL, REMEMBERS HIS BRIEF STINT IN RUGBY ON THE 2005 LIONS TOUR FROM HELL…

CHAMPIONES, CHAMPIONES, OLE OLE OLE! • A round-up from around the grounds on who tasted success through the English rugby pyramid

TIZZANO READY TO RUMBLE • It’s been a tortuous route to the top for the Wallaby flanker, who now has the British & Irish Lions in his sights…

THE QUICK QUIZ • Let’s get quizzical! Ten teasing rugby questions for your tea break

SUPER MARO – REDEFINING OUR GAME • ALEX GOODE salutes Lions captain Maro Itoje on the brink of his 100th Test cap

GOODE ADVICE • ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS WITH ALEX GOODE’S COACHING TIPS

UGO MONYE • The former England wing on his buddies from the 2009 Lions tour

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The numbers don’t lie • With the help of our friends at Oval, we look at the standout Lions stats from 1997 to the present day

Maro Itoje • THE NEW LIONS CAPTAIN SETS OUT HIS STALL FOR A...