Claire Thomas has lived and breathed sport all her life, covering it as a student whilst competing at international level. Now a full time broadcaster, she's never happier than when commentating on the Allianz Premier 15s, tearfully belting out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, or painstakingly pausing Squidge Rugby videos so she can cackle at all the tiny in-jokes.
Ahead of Sunday, when Gloucester-Hartpury get their title defence underway against Leicester Tigers - live on TNT Sports - I aquap…
Where to begin? Let’s start domestically - and with the best league in the world. Premiership Women’s Rugby is just weeks away…
Canada stars Charity Williams and Olivia Apps lay down the markers for what they hope will be a medal-winning Olympic Games
As France 7s prepare for a home Olympics challenge, Aaron Grandidier Nkanang discusses life, basketball, golf, DJing, dance classe…
There, separated by just a crease and pair of staples, are the best two teams in all the land. Soon, the curtain will rise as the …
As we emerge from the Six Nations, having hit ‘pause’ on the Premiership, Bears sit atop the entertainment metrics. 2,904 pass…
That’s when covering the world number ones gets less fun, because people ask you how work was, and there are gasps, winces, and …
The question is: will the afternoon’s real murder have already taken place? Will there be any life left in this fixture by the f…
53 points scored - seven tries, six conversions, and a pair of penalty kicks - which is a tally only the Red Roses have surpassed.…
So - in a bid to put a slight (read: dubious) twist on that tried-and-tested classic of a listicle, here’s a player from each na…
Put simply, spending a few hours at Pennyhill Park on a cold and blustery Wednesday - in between rounds one and two of the Six Nat…
If the senior men’s and u20s championships were anything to go by, we’re in for a scintillating ride - so clear your weekends,…
Just as is the case with the PWR - test match women’s rugby has never been in ruder health, but it’s certainly not perfect yet…
In their fledging PWR existence, they had played five and won two. 11 table points from 400 minutes of competition - 397 of which …
In 2024, the PWR needs to ‘do lots the same, but fight to make things even better - whilst also changing other bits.’ It’s c…
At the end of the year, with reflection in mind, six rounds (almost) complete, and a whole chocolate reindeer as column-writing fu…
Bristol Bears, who have taken every other scalp in the league, have never got the job done against Sarries - regardless of locatio…
The Australian women's sevens team are currently flying the flag for Australian rugby - easily the best team Down Under - but ther…
We’ve scarcely got going with this new Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign - if the season were a sprinter, it’d only just ha…
The jubilant scenes at the Premier 15s final on June 24th are the ones which make the early season montages now, but this was a si…
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