In the Scottish Highlands, community is all, especially at Highland RFC: therugbyjournal.com/rugby-bl… Brought to you in partnership with Vodafone clubs.connected. Get your club connected now, for more information visit scottishrugby.org/vodafone-c….

The Scottish club with its own choir, Linlithgow RFC has everything you could want in a community club. Read now: therugbyjournal.com/rugby-bl… Brought to you in partnership with Vodafone clubs.connected. Get your club connected now, for more information visit scottishrugby.org/vodafone-c…

The Women's Championship is a division full of potential and ambition. But should it merge into one league? Read the full feature in Issue 34 of Rugby Journal: therugbyjournal.com/subscrib… ✍ James Price 📸 Sarah Juliet, Tim Anger, Chris Bateman, Karen Yeomans.

Alfie Barbeary's now back on England's radar. He's already sought 'work-ons' from Steve Borthwick, but he's cautious of expectation. Read the full story in Issue 34 of Rugby Journal, available now via this link: therugbyjournal.com/subscrib… 📸 Russ Williams ✍ Alex Mead

🏉🍽️ And Rugby Kitchen of the Year 2026 is... read the full story here: sportingeric.com/newsfeed/wi…

It took one match, in a sport women just didn't play, for Deborah Griffin to fall for the game. Soon, she was pivotal in setting up games, then a union, then a World Cup. That she'd end up as the first female president of the RFU was inevitable. ✍️ Alex Mead 📸 Karen Yeomans

The second tier of English women’s rugby is one of the country’s most underrated leagues, packed with talent and strong clubs. But like the men’s game, it’s also a division shaped by competing views. 🖋 James Price 📸 Tim Anger, Karen Yeomans, Chris Bateman, Sarah Juliet

Dmytro Tukalo was forced into the Nazi war effort before ending up in a Scottish POW camp. He never returned to Ukraine as promised, leaving that to his rugby-playing son, Iwan. Issue 34 of Rugby Journal is available now at therugbyjournal.com. ✍️Ryan Herman 📷 Andre Silva

Scott and Gavin Hastings were part of Scotland's last golden generation, helping usher in a new era for the Lions, while never forgetting their roots. Read the feature in Issue 34 of Rugby Journal, available at therugbyjournal.com. 🖋 Alex Mead 📸 Andre Silva + Getty

How did Alfie Barbeary have the confidence to walk down the streets of Bath in budgy smugglers? That's the other side of him, which he's keeping in check. Read the full feature in Issue 34 of Rugby Journal, available at therugbyjournal.com. 🖊 Alex Mead 📸 Russ Williams

When Jamie George introduced his daughter to Allianz Stadium… Read the full Jamie George story, in partnership with @Nyetimber, sparkling wine partner of England Rugby, at therugbyjournal.com

In his youth, Ryan Crowley was always on the fringes of academies. His skills were undeniable, but he was consistently told he was too small. The RAF gave him a rugby lifeline. Read the full feature on the 2026 ISC in issue 34 of Rugby Journal, at therugbyjournal.com.

Rugby photographers from around the world descended on the World Rugby Museum at Allianz Stadium for the 2026 Rugby Photographer of the Year Awards. To find out who won visit therugbyjournal.com/rugby-bl…

🏉 🌹Meet Haineala Lutui, one of the Red Roses newest stars and already one of the best carriers in the game, powered by her Tongan and Samoan heritage. 📖 Read the exclusive story in issue 34 of Rugby Journal, out now at therugbyjournal.com

🎉 Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlist for Rugby Kitchen of the Year, in partnership with @koffmanns and @rhinoglobalsport Winner announced: w/c 7th September, 2026 Find out more here - sportingeric.com/newsfeed/sh…

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📸 The full Rugby Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist has now been announced. Head to the link below for the full list of shortlisted photographers. therugbyjournal.com/rugby-bl…

🏉🇦🇺 Tom Hooper wasn’t everyone’s choice for the 2023 World Cup, but a Lions Test and a storming Prem Rugby season later, and the farm boy has proven to be the right choice for club and country. Issue 34: therugbyjournal.com/subscrib… ✍️ Ryan Herman 📸 David Wren and Getty Images

Love rugby? Then the new issue of Rugby Journal is for you. Issue 34 of Rugby Journal features 50,000 words of world-class storytelling - from Scotland great Gavin Hastings, to a look at the Red Roses’ future with Haineala Lutui. Order yours: therugbyjournal.com/subscrib…