Fantasy Rugby

The headlines in The Daily Telegraph talked about the Aviva Premiership and whether they plan to scrap relegation. If you are currently in the Greene King IPA Championship then this is concerning news.

The BBC reported on the safety of rugby and one piece of advice from John Mallett, Director of Rugby at Millfield School resonated this morning.

What a great weekend of rugby! The TRU team had eyes on the Sale v Saracens game plus the Tarleton v Upper Eden game. Elsewhere our correspondent was at groundlevel for the Stockport versus Huddersfield game.

Week 2 or round 2 of the Six Nations has been and gone. Our expert analyst in the Southern Hemisphere, Scott Donaldson, looks back on what he saw.

We discussed the implications of the Six Nations taking place on a Valentine's weekend, the conclusion was it was a shame England weren't playing Italy in Rome.

In the build up to the Super Rugby season, there is always the back drop of the Six Nations; this year there is Rugby 7s in Las Vegas and the Cricket World Cup.

In sport, there is a growing industry of gambling, predictions and fantasy leagues. It is a whole new sector that rugby fans embrace through traditional print media and increasingly with mobile apps.

The world of sport is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yesterday the English Premier League signed a TV deal with Sky and BT valued at £5.1 billion for domestic football matches. This rates the EPL at no.2 in the world of TV rights behind the mighty NFL.