From the vault

The Matt Hampson Interview

March 20th, 2009
To mark his first year of big-name interviews for IRN, we put Matt in the spotlight to find out how he’s take to the ...

The Brian Ashton Interview

December 22nd, 2008
Brian Ashton maintained a low profile while the mud was slung in all directions over his departure from the England head coach’s job. In December's ...

When Munster beat the All Blacks

November 10th, 2008
When New Zealand arrive in Limerick this November, their midweek clash with the champions of Europe will revive memories of the day, 30 years ago, ...

The £300k question

September 26th, 2008
It’s the stuff of dreams for any rugby club committee: a cheque for hundreds of thousands of pounds popping through the clubhouse letterbox. For one ...

The Lewsey interview

July 29th, 2008
Josh Lewsey’s last act in an England shirt was to propel them towards the ...

Fan in a van

May 9th, 2008
This week we look back at our Camperfan's tale of the 2005 Lions tour as he chugged the length and breadth of New Zealand in ...

Meet Mr England

April 2nd, 2008
In March 2007 IRN met up with the man you always see on the TV at Twickenham. During the week he is known simply as ...

Random rugby rituals

April 2nd, 2008
Our survey says… don’t wash your socks! From International Rugby News, March 2007 Former All Black wing Jonah Lomu used to shave his head on the ...

The Invincibles

February 29th, 2008
During last year’s World Cup, a unique gathering took place in Paris of the great names to have graced the British and Irish lions jersey ...

The 100 Club

February 29th, 2008
In the June 2007 issue of International Rugby News we featured the only ...