Entries for the 2015 SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, sponsored by BT Sport, are now open, with two new categories for photographers…
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Tag: rugby union
World in union: rugby writers are having a party
The Rugby Union Writers’ Club invite all World Cup-accredited media to a party in Twickenham on the evening of Monday October 19, starting from 7pm…
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SJA members get to vote in 2015 Sports Awards
VOTING IS NOW OPEN for the 2015 SJA British Sports Awards, sponsored by The National Lottery. And the SJA's members are spoilt for choice when it come…
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England on the brink (again) after Wales blow
NORMAN GILLER is feeling suitably hyped-up ahead of this week's "most vital match in the history of English rugby"…
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Pit bull savages ratings as a pointless exercise
Player ratings are no longer the sole preserve of tabloids, and are an integral part of most newspapers' coverage. Certainly, the public wants them. B…
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French hero Rives transcends the true art of rugby
PETER BILLS, the biographer of Jean Pierre Rives, reviews a new book about the former international and his latest career, as a sculptor…
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ITV’s first XV looks like it needs help from the TMO
PETER BILLS was glued to his TV set over the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup. He just wishes there were fewer "experts" crammed into the ITV comm…
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Bath sportswriters take their game into XtraTime
The 84-page magazine is available at 500 outlets throughout the region, after an initial print run of 30,000 copies…
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Rugby writer’s life on the road is a must read
Spike Milligan, Keith Moon, Oliver Reed and Nelson Mandela all feature in the autobiography of SJA member Peter Bills. Reviewed by PETER WILSON…
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Dongles offer simple solution to issue of iffy wifi
SJA members have offered their advice on overcoming practical problems for filing from sports stadiums, reminding ANTON RIPPON of the cub scout motto:…
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