Rugby Journal Magazine Issue 30 Back Issue

Issue 30



We meet John Bentley, one of the most notorious Lions tourists whose experiences are immortalised in Living with Lions, who reflects on ‘kicking heads in’ and a life well lived. We also travel to Haringey Rhinos, the UK’s most diverse rugby club, and London Welsh, who have scored five promotions to get back to the National Leagues. Meanwhile, as England captain Zoe Aldcroft looks forward to the biggest year of her life, Jonathan ‘Fox’ Davies looks back at a glittering career for Scarlets and Wales, and we tell the Origins Story of Gwennan Hopkins, the hard-as-nails Wales 8 and teen taekwondo champion. There’s also a tournament preview of the IDRC; the pinnacle of military rugby, a look at what goes into planning a successful 7s competition with India 7s, and we ask why there aren’t more Female Coaches in the PWR. Finally, we find out what goes into broadcasting a match as big as the Champions Cup Final with Premier Sports, there’s Kent Bray on coming back from the brink of cocaine addiction, and Spain Women, who are looking to make up for lost time in a World Cup year.