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Inside Issue 04
What Happens Next?

All you wanted to know about T1 Rugby.

Does rugby culture matter?

Has changing the tackle height made any difference?

It looks like grass. But a modern rugby pitch is anything but simple.

And what's really happening in the grassroots game?

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Issue 03

Illustration of a woman themed around managing a sports club. She holds a rugby ball, a first aid kit, and a clipboard with a to-do list. She wears a jacket with pins, a whistle, and sunglasses on her head. The image includes labels for roles such as coach, treasurer, social media, welfare officer, sponsorship hunter, kit manager, first aider, tour organiser, minibus driver, and key keeper, with descriptions of their responsibilities.

The Club Hero Edition

Every rugby club has people whose names never appear on the team sheet.

They organise fixtures, unlock the clubhouse, coach on cold Tuesday nights and quietly keep everything moving.

Issue 03 celebrates the club heroes without whom there would be no rugby every weekend.

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Issue 02

Sketch of a female rugby referee with various sports scenes around her, including rugby plays, a referee blow, and notes about communication, advantage, play on, time off, and strategy, with 'Hollie Davidson' written at the bottom.

The More Than Matchday Edition

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

Featuring referee Hollie Davidson and the people who make rugby about more than what happens on the pitch.

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