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..

WHAT YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THIS MONTH…

It’s time to talk about the changes we want

GOOD CLEAN FUN • Auckland Blues players take part in a ‘mud run’ at the North Island’s Devonport Naval Base during pre-season training

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

DOWNTIME WITH… DUNCAN PAIA’AUA “I used to have a noodle phobia” • The Toulon and Samoa centre talks basketball, baby noises and Dan Biggar

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES • From New York to new coaches, we’ve got you covered

Hands tied on refs blocking • Our former elite referee agrees the optics are awful – but beware of changing the law

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

RISING STARS

Could Web3 and digital fan tokens power rugby?

WHAT GOES ON TOUR…

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… COACH ENGLAND AGE-GRADE SIDES • The England men’s U18 and U20 coaches tell us how they make teenagers tick

RUGBY RANT • Writer Ben Nurse wants us to embrace stats and data in rugby

INSIDE THE MIND OF… ARCHIE McPARLAND • The Saints and England U20 nine has made a fast start to life as a pro

Sophie de Goede • The Canada captain has made a huge impression at Saracens

COACH TRIP • With Eddie Jones’s return to Japan, the international coach merry-go-round continues

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SIMON HALLIDAY • The former Bath and England centre who now chairs Championship Rugby

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GAME Changer • As the world’s most celebrated player, Antoine Dupont has shifted the marketing, reach and style of rugby. We look at how he’s done it

DUPONT TO SEVENS • Sam Larner looks at the key aspects of Dupont’s transition ahead of the Olympics

RUGBY’S NEXT FRONTIERS… • The innovations are coming – in tech, research and analysis – so we take a look at where rugby could go in the not-so-distant future

PIETER-STEPH DU TOIT • The Bok back-row talks us through his defining World Cup final performance

“Rugby needs commissioners – not a committee but one commissioner per event” • If we are going to properly shake up the game, we must dispense with stuffy boards quibbling over minutiae, writes a fired-up Stephen Jones

Hitting new heights • OLLIE LAWRENCE has gone from strength to strength since his move to Bath. And we’re seeing no signs of him dipping any time soon

DANIELLE WATERMAN • From World Cup winner to trade union activist, the former England full-back is leading the charge for women’s rugby

LIONS REIMAGINED • They are the most famous touring side in history, but is it time to switch up where the British & Irish Lions visit?

CATHAL FORDE • The young Connacht and Emerging Ireland centre is making waves out west

A NEW VISION • Where now for Scottish rugby? We look at the predicaments facing their game and the ten-year strategy being devised as a remedy

BUDDING HOLLY • Bristol and England fly-half HOLLY AITCHISON has put chronic anxiety issues behind her and is embellishing her game

ZARN SULLIVAN • Meet the fly-half who could be filling Beauden Barrett’s shoes for the...