Fantasy Rugby

In his latest column for TRU, Charlie Beckett has done something a little different. Picking an rugby team from the stars of WWE, Charlie explains his love for the sport and his selections.

Here are 10 players to consider for fantasy rugby competitions in Super Rugby Round 14.

For those playing SuperBru Super Rugby 2015, picking the margins is proving to be a problem. For those not playing, you get extra points for getting within five points of the actual margin.

It would appear that betting is an increasing phenomena in pro sport. Expert pundits give their insight and analysis. In the world of rugby union, there are few better than Talking Rugby Union's Scott Donaldson.

Some exciting rugby this weekend ranging from Japan to France and from New Zealand to Ireland. With help from Alex Shaw and Scott Donaldson, we cast our eyes at the players of the week.

Super Rugby Round 7 featured some great individual performances, but who were the best players in the round?

It used to be early Saturday morning that I would switch on Sky Sports to get my rugby weekend started. It was Alex Payne leading the charge with Simon Lazenby covering the English Premiership.

The need for rugby, that's what it feels like as we approach the weekend in the northern hemisphere. The annual viewers come out to spectate on pub TVs, the critics gun for SL and PSA and the BBC bring out presenters with trendy new scarves and coats.

The weekend is fast approaching so get those footy tips in. The focus returns to Six Nations Rugby and Super Rugby. There is none better than Scott Donaldson to set the weekend up and provide that analysis.

The season is underway, new players are settling in to the game plans. Rugby in the Southern Hemisphere is in full swing unlike English cricketers!

More and more of the visitors to www.talkingrugbyunion.co.uk are looking for analysis and advice on upcoming fixtures. With help from our resident analyst, Scott Donaldson we put our skills on the line.

A very good weekend for Rugby Union Fans in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; great games, sublime skills and a few surprises.

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.

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.

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.