Barbarians – Sports Gazette

Experienced Fijian’s expect young talent to excel against a strong Barbarian side at Twickenham.

Rugby Union

by Jake Jones - 15 November 201915 November 2019 0237

By Jake Jones and Callum Room The Flying Fijians are training in London ahead of this weekend's fixture with Eddie Jones’ Barbarians. In their first outing since exiting the 2019 Rugby World Cup at the group stage, Head Coach John McKee has selected a mixture of heavily experienced players, alongside a number

RugbyX Men’s Group stages

Rugby Union

by Hamish Percy - 29 October 201929 October 2019 0167

Group A The opening game in the group was between the home nation, England and the much-fancied Barbarians. It was an electric start for the Baa-Baas with Samisoni Viriviri bundling over the line in the opening ten seconds. The fast-paced action continued, with both teams getting on the scoresheet as the

Inside RugbyX: Sports Gazette lifts the lid on Monday’s training day

Rugby Union

by Callum Room - 29 October 20191 November 2019 0163

RugbyX kicks off this afternoon, with a number of nations from around the world challenging for the first trophy at the O2 arena. The crowds will be treated to full contact 5-aside rugby on a half-sized pitch, where there will be no lineouts, no conversions and a one on one decider

RugbyX Group A Preview

Rugby Union

by Callum Room - 26 October 201925 October 2019 0331

Group A Preview RugbyX is coming to London on Tuesday 29th October and some of the 7's circuit's biggest names will be coming to the O2 in a bid to win the very first trophy. Unsure what RugbyX is? Check out Sports Gazettes preview here: Group A includes England, Barbarians and Ireland.