This coming weekend, the rugby population of the northern hemisphere goes nuts as the six nations begins when the French take on Italy in Paris, with changes in personnel, in management, and in players, it promises to be an exciting tournament. Lets look at each side and my predictions on places. 6th – Italy I would love for Italy to [...]

So the group stages are over and we are all sat twiddling our thumbs waiting for the knockout stages which start this weekend. Now our in-house expert was a touch controversial saying both Ireland and Wales would be on the plane home by now. We are pleased to report they aren’t and in-fact shall be battling it out on Saturday [...]

If you are like us, you are probably going to bed late or getting up early to follow the Rugby World Cup over in New Zealand. And so far it’s pretty good for the home sides as most are fairing pretty well, including of course, Ireland’s great victory over the Wallabies on Saturday (15 – 6, take note…). Well along [...]

Tomorrow sees the start of one of the greatest events on the sporting calendar. The rugby world cup kicks off when the Mighty New Zealand All Blacks take on Tonga in the opening game of the tournament. Don’t expect any diving, play acting or players swearing at the referee here, instead expect passion, heartache, pain and elation in equal measure [...]

The suspense is nearly over. The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, with all the teams currently on the way to New Zealand to get ready for the kick off on the 9th September! We shall of course be bringing our predictions and views, but in the meantime we have a little treat for you. Toby Flood has [...]

The rugby world cup is coming! It’s close enough for you to smell the combination of the middle classes, beer and good natured banter. For those that don’t have the physique of brick out-house that want to get in on the action, the official rugby world cup game seems like a good outlet for all that kicking, malling, and take [...]

If you didn’t already know it, rugby is a man’s game and here’s why. Six Nations England Rugby Star Chris Ashton got just deserves over the weekend when Leicester Tigers Manu Tuilagi decided he didn’t want to be pushed in his back. He responded by catching Ashton with 2 glancing blows followed by a third solid hit to the temple [...]

Now we like a bit of rugby here over at AJB and next weekend we are in store for a St George’s Day treat as London Wasps take on Bath at Twickenham. To celebrate the game, Wasps have been doing some ‘practice with a difference’ by playing a 50 feet 3D interactive video game. The aim was to ‘slay’ ten [...]

This year the 6 Nations is pretty much a build up to the World Cup in New Zealand in August.  The tournament kicks off at the Millenium Stadium on a Friday night for the first time in its 128 year history - where Wales take on England.  Ireland and France make up the four favourites to finish with the trophy with [...]

Happy New Year! At AJB we are all massive sports fans with Youngsy being the Rugby man, Joe covering pretty much anything and me keeping a close eye on the Football. A new year means we have so many sporting events coming up that I thought it warranted a post to cover the best events of 2011. This also made [...]