The rugby codes unite at Headingley later this afternoon for the first time in 22 years for the first-ever 13-a-side ‘745 Game’, which has been named after the shirt numbers worn by Rob Burrow, Ed Slater and Doddie Weir.
For the first time in 21 years, rugby union and rugby league go head to head to raise money for motor neurone disease charities.
Inexperienced and heavily criticised, Wales silenced their doubters in emphatic fashion in 2011.
How donated chickens, a team talk in a castle and a broken fax machine powered Samoa to a stunning Rugby World Cup debut
How donated chickens, a team talk in a castle and a broken fax machine powered Samoa to a stunning Rugby World Cup debut
In the space of 24 hours, rugby lost two smiling giants of the game.
It was 30 ago this month when Samoa exploded into life at the 1991 World Cup, upsetting Wales and giving Pat Lam his rugby career highlight.
It was 30 ago this month when Samoa exploded into life at the 1991 World Cup, upsetting Wales and giving Pat Lam his rugby career highlight.