• Do we wrap the players up in cotton wool and create a safe environment, or do we ‘actually play rugby’?

    Is rugby safe? It’s an endless argument. But debates aside for now, the fact is the amount of injuries we have seen in professional rugby alone in recent years has been staggering; and these are the elite, super-fit men and women who live breath and eat in order to...
  • Women’s Six nations 2017 Round-up

    Over the past few weeks Impact has brought you a wealth of reading on the men’s six nations. But what about the women’s?  The fact that female rugby is underrepresented is so painstakingly obvious that the article won’t serve any purpose by being dedicated to it. Instead, we’ll do the...
  • Six Nations: the verdict on weekend one

    The Six Nations series was back with a bang this weekend. Scotland have started turning heads already, England got themselves out of jail and Wales were ridiculously rampant (albeit against incompetent Italy). Here’s Impact‘s verdict on the opening weekend of matches. Scotland v Ireland Scotland were impeccable in defence,...
  • Six Nations 2017 : Preview

    It’s the moment all us rugby fans have been waiting for. January is out of the way and the start of the 2017 Six Nations Championship is just around the corner. Whilst we all brace ourselves and get behind our teams, here’s Impact Sport‘s lowdown on what to look...