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..

SPIRIT OF 2016

It was a tournament that we’ll never forget

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS MONTH…

YOUR RUGBY CALENDAR • A look at the oval-ball events taking place in November

“I can’t have four squares of chocolate, I’m having four bars!” • The Gloucester centre on his sweet tooth, a Savage prank and embarrassing stitches

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES • We collate top tales from around the rugby planet

Let’s police offside line better • Our former elite official is fed up with defences taking liberties with the laws

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

RISING STARS

Is it right to expand the Rugby World Cup to 24 teams?

WHAT GOES ON TOUR… • [ Goes in Rugby World ]

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO JOIN A PREMIERSHIP ACADEMY • We travel to the RPA’s Academy Induction Day to meet the stars of tomorrow

RUGBY RANT • Fans at the World Cup in Nice were left frightened, says John Moore from Newport

INSIDE THE MIND OF… ADAM RADWAN • The Falcons wing on maul tries, Mauritius and making England

Gavin Coombes • Quiet off the park, demonstrative on it. This is Munster’s latest monster

RECORD-BUSTING CONEHEADS! • Two English fans set an attendance world record at France 2023. Alan Pearey reports

DAN WARD-SMITH • Age 45 Position Back-row Teams Plymouth Albion, Bristol, Wasps & England Saxons

HERBERT MENSAH • The president of Rugby Africa believes the region deserves more support

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT SUBSCRIBE TODAY & GET A FREE • RAM RUGBY VINTAGE RUGBY WASH BAG†

HOW THE RUGBY WORLD CUP WAS WON • The bloody-minded Springboks pulled off three one-point wins in a row to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. RW assesses a feat that bordered on the miraculous

The Ultimate Review

Grand Final

Bronze Final

Semi-Finals

Quarter-Finals

POOL A

POOL B

POOL C

POOL D

The Team of the Tournament • Power and speed, physicality and flair – there’s a real mix of skill-sets in our combined XV from the 2023 Rugby World Cup. It features six nationalities

MAGIC NUMBERS

TYSON BEUKEBOOM • The hard-hitting Canada lock has a new challenge with Ealing Trailfinders

“The Australian World Cup should start with a bang, not a whimper” • With France 2023 done and dusted, we cast our eyes four years hence to the next men’s Rugby World Cup – and Stephen Jones is demanding changes

BUNDEE AKI • The Ireland centre was a total menace with ball in hand in every game he featured in

MANUEL ARDAO • The Uruguay flanker was a turnover terror for los Teros

WILL JORDAN • The New Zealand wing’s lethal finishing made him top try-scorer at this World Cup

BEN EARL • The explosive flanker-turned-No 8 was a revelation for England in France

DAN McKELLAR • The Australian coach wants to create a new history for Leicester Tigers

DUTCH FANS • Well done to the rugby diehards coming from the Netherlands

NICOLAS MARTINS • From his first try to his last tackle, the Portugal breakaway wowed fans throughout the tournament

EBEN ETZEBETH...