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..

JONAH WAS A SUPER HUMAN

HEAVY HITTER • Northampton’s Rory Hutchinson smashes Gloucester wing Ben Loader with a try-saving tackle. Saints won a thriller at Kingsholm, 37-35. Turn to P14-15 for Downtime with Loader.

AROUND THE WORLD IN TEN STORIES

REMEMBER WHEN… RUGBY WORLD TOOK JONAH LOMU TO LEGOLAND!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

“A BOOK THAT I READ ALMOST GAVE ME AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS” • The Gloucester wing talks heavy reading, retail therapy and having a Rolling Stone round for dinner

OLD MILTONIANS RUGBY CLUB

KEN OWENS

RISING STARS

FACE-OFF HAS ANY PLAYER COME CLOSE TO MATCHING JONAH LOMU’S IMPACT?

THE THINK PIECE • Considering the bigger picture with Counteruck, the new culture of rugby

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO… INTERVIEW JONAH LOMU • Former Rugby World editor ALISON KERVIN on her special relationship with rugby’s great superstar

HURRICANES 1998-99 • An iconic Hurricanes kit from Super Rugby’s glory days

MY RUGBY WORLD WITH EMMANUEL SONUBI • The stand-up comic on Andrew Sheridan, clubhouse rules and smuggling beer into Twickenham…

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LAST OF HIS KIND • JONAH LOMU would have been 50 this year. Ten years since his untimely passing, we ask those who knew him about our sport’s global phenomenon

THE BIG INTERVIEW • IN A CAREER OF EXTREME HIGHS AND CRUSHING LOWS, COULD THE CONNACHT JOB PUT STUART LANCASTER BACK IN THE BIG TIME?

STEPHEN JONES • Rugby’s most outspoken and influential journalist

NEW ZEALAND’S NEXT JONAH LOMU • The All Blacks have been on a three-decade search for the next Jonah Lomu. But is it a quest doomed to failure?

SAM THE MAN • Boy wonder SAM PRENDERGAST has had plenty of highs and lows for a young fly-half with Leinster and Ireland

THE AMERICAN DREAM • World Rugby is hedging its bets on the USA revolutionising rugby with World Cups in 2031 and 2033. But breaking America has never been that easy…

LADS ON TOR • We join Wales and British & Irish Lions legend Jonathan ‘Foxy’ Davies for one of the most iconic treks on the planet

TOP 12 RUGBY GAME CHANGERS • Give these superstars the ball and they will do something special to win you a game…

WATCHING A WELSH DERBY AT RODNEY PARADE • We travelled to Newport to see the Dragons take on Cardiff while there are still four Welsh rugby regions…

THE GALLOPING GREENS • RW stopped in at one of Australia’s most famous clubs, RANDWICK, during our trip down under

AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE • Harlequins’ senior academy stars took a trip to Malawi to help spread the game in South-East Africa

THE QUICK QUIZ • Ten rugby questions to get you thinking during your tea break!

HOW BATH CAN CONQUER THE BEST IN EUROPE • Champions Cup glory is a realistic goal for the English champions, says ALEX GOODE

MY TEAM MATES WITH… BEVAN RODD • Peek behind the scenes with the Sale and England loosehead

IN THE BASKET

Rugby firsts • England fly-half FIN SMITH on his rugby beginnings

IN TOUCH • Email your letters to rugbyworldletters@futurenet.com or write to our editorial address

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