Image Credit: [Evening Standard] If Ireland vs England comprised the main course of this weekend’s action, France vs Wales on Friday evening promised to be a tantalising appetiser. Fielding the heaviest pack in test history […]
The Six Nations: What to Expect
Image Credit [Adrian Dennis] The Gryphon looks ahead at what to expect in the Northern Hemisphere’s premier tournament. February is upon us, which means only one thing; it’s Six Nations time. With this year also […]
Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas Victim of Homophobia
Image Credit: [@GarethThomas4/ Twitter] The rugby community showed support for ex-Welsh player Gareth Thomas following a homophobic attack Even in 2018, sport still has a lot to do when it comes to tackling homophobia, and, […]
Haka to the Drawing Board for New Zealand
Image Credit: Irish Independent New Zealand’s recent form in the Autumn Internationals has led to questions about their prospects for the 2019 World Cup in Japan New Zealand, the number one ranked side in the […]
Varsity Finale: Leeds Beckett 51-5 University of Leeds
Image Credit: [Robbie Cairns] Despite many knowing before kick-off that the University of Leeds had secured their first ever Varsity win, the atmosphere was no less electric than in years past. With the rugby union […]
Tension mounts for Varsity 2018
Image Credit [Leeds Varsity] Despite the university year just starting, the University of Leeds sports teams’ preparation are well under way, training hard for their biggest sports extravaganza of the year: Varsity 2018. Occurring on […]
Leeds: Home of Sporting Greats
Image Credit [University of Leeds] Leeds, aside from the outstanding sporting teams that it possesses, also lays claim to having produced many a world-class sportsman and woman. The triathlon is but one example of this, […]
Six Nations Opening Weekend
The first round of the Six Nations saw some surprising score lines as well as some of the usual suspects Italy vs England (15-46) England looked very comfortable against Italy, which most people expected. Anthony […]
Debate: Should the Six Nations have relegation?
YES The Super Bowl shows the interest and spectacle that can be generated by play-off matches, and the Six Nations would be fools to miss out on this. In their first ever Six Nations, Italy […]
Tense win keeps England on track in Six Nations
England vs Wales. The rose vs the daffodil. Episode 130 of a rugby boxset offering all the tension, twists and trauma of a Netflix creation. Coming into the game, the two sides were arguably further […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A rocky start for England – Six Nations Round-Up and Week 2 Preview
Six Nations Week 1 Roundup The 2017 Six Nations tournament started off with a bang this past weekend. Scotland started proceedings with a surprising upset against one of the tournament favourites, Ireland. The Scots started […]
Six Nations Preview – Dylan needs discipline for England
Scotland vs Ireland Scotland are coming off of a good Autumn series and their club sides have also been performing well, with Glasgow and Edinburgh both through to the knock out stages of the European […]