Month: March 2016

How would a European Rugby Super League work?

Is a European Rugby Super League feasible? Would it positively impact Rugby Union in the Northern Hemisphere?

Earlier today Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal announced he wants to scrap the European Champions Cup and start a European Super League. Using this idea and the NFL as an influence here’s my idea of what a European Super League cold look like taking into account the following aims. Continue reading “How would a European Rugby Super League work?”

Let’s talk about Mike Brown

England’s Mike Brown is aggressive, passionate and hot-headed. But is he a dirty player?

After last weekend’s incident social media is once again in uproar about the England rugby player everyone loves to hate. No, not Owen Farrell, who also gets his fair share of flack, but England full-back Mike Brown.

The events of last weekend were not the first, nor will it be the last time Mike Brown will cause controversy on social media, a fire that is often stoked by some Celtic News outlets (looking at you Wales Online). The last time it happened was in his post-match interview after England’s word cup defeat to Wales. Branded a ‘cry-baby’ and ‘petulant’ for his emotional and blunt responses to the press after what was a humiliating defeat to an injured Welsh side at home, Brown is once again confronted with a trial by social media by angry opposition fans. Continue reading “Let’s talk about Mike Brown”