This Week on RGN

I am back at work full-time now so I may be blogging less but I will still be updating at least once a day so keep checking back. Don't forget we're on twitter (@ruckinggoodnews) and facebook (http://www.facebook.com/RuckingGoodNews) so get following to make sure you're always on the pulse!

So what do we have in store for you this week:

The BIG Interview

Last week's interview with Cyprus International Christo 'The Butcher' Kasabi was a massive hit with the RGN fans. In light of this, I have snared another big interview with Will Simpson, centre for RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights, former Leicester Academy and, until last season, a key cog in the Loughborough Students side that gained promotion to National One. We'll be discussing issues such as stepping up through the leagues, the future of union in the North-East and having played in New Zealand during his gap year, the real differences between the Northern and Southern hemisphere games.

Lions Watch

Gatland is apparently ruling no one out of making the tour. 

After the official appointment of Warren Gatland last week, every rugby pundit and their dog seems to be publishing their dream team. I'll be collating these under one post and seeing where RGN and its followers may disagree. The last 'Lions Watch' certainly caused some controversy so it only seems right to stoke the fires of debate once again.

Andy Powell looks to avoid being
pulled over by the fuzz again with his
'Flintstone' powered golf buggy

Mutant Rugby

I'll be looking at the size and power of the modern day professional and the impact this has had lower down the leagues. Is our sport still one for all shapes and sizes? I'll also be looking at how strength and conditioning coaches are taking a more pragmatic approach to match related fitness these days and how much of an impact on the physical resilience of the players this is having.

Me and My Knee - Week 2

Again this won't be every week, but with physiotherapy starting, post-surgical appointments happening and having the stitches out on Wednesday, this could prove to be another enthralling entry as we follow my 'not very intense at the moment' rehabilitation.