Wednesday, December 28

Here's Jonny - Sky Sports - Jonny Wilkinson speaks exclusively to skysports.com on retirement, his career and the future.

Highs, lows and everything in between: the rugby year just kept on giving - The Telegraph - Memories of 2011 with of New Zealand and Wales in the World Cup, Leinster in Europe and old man Radike Samo flying down the wing

Save Our Scrum - Scrum.com - "If there is a collective New Year's Resolution for rugby fans, followers and players it should be 'Save our Scrum.'" John Taylor calls for action from the International Rugby Board

Sporting feats show drought has broken - New Zealand Herald - Piri Weepu spoke for New Zealand when, immediately after the All Blacks' nail-biting World Cup victory, he exclaimed: "I think everyone can sleep easy now and not worry so much."

Aviva Premiership half-term report: Hail Harlequins, fear for Falcons - The Guardian - Saracens and Quins look as well set as anyone, but Exeter are here to stay and things can only get better for Bath

Who's to blame for scrum woe? - Scrum.com - "As elite referee manager at the RFU Ed Morrison points out, 'Referees don't collapse scrums, players do'." Rowly Williams writes

Wood stakes claim - Sky Sports - Saints flanker Tom Wood admits his biggest challenge is to keep a cool head on the pitch.

Referees should be invisible, not tweeting the players - Daily Mail - Judging by the outpouring of indignant social-media opinion, this is going to upset a few people but what the hell - Scott Johnson was right to criticise tweeting referee Nigel Owens.

Guts and glory - Sky Sports - Stuart Barnes says it has never been a better time to be a Harlequins fan after their victory in Toulouse.

Why there will be no respite for Jonny Wilkinson - The Telegraph - Don’t worry, this is not purely another Jonny Wilkinson eulogy. They’ve been done to death, and he’s deserved every last scrap of the veneration.