Issue 02

The More Than Matchday Edition

The friendships, rituals and moments that make rugby impossible to leave behind

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Issue 02 is about the moments that don't make the match report. Welcome back.

77,120 people. Round One.
The first Saturday in April.
The 2026 Women's Six Nations was full of those moments.

The whistle, the pressure and seeing the game differently.
A profile of Hollie Davidson — referee, and trailblazer.

The friendships, rituals and moments that make rugby impossible to leave behind.

The group chats, the characters, the 247 unread messages. A love letter to the WhatsApp groups that run women's rugby.

The line-out is one of rugby's most complex set pieces. Here's how it works — and why it matters.

Rugby problems. Honest answers. Mostly.

Every changing room has stories that never leave it. Anonymous 15 is where they do.

Gilbert's Rugby Truths. Gilbert's Player Types. And your stories — we want to hear them.

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