A graduate from the University of Essex in 2024, Jude spent time as a writer and NBA editor for VAVEL USA, before publishing work for GRV Media, GPFans, and startup site The Deck. Jude had a brief stint back with VAVEL in the summer of 2025, before joining Grand Prix on SI in September of that year. He has been covering rugby for Read Rugby Union since March 2026, and is often seen disappointed while looking at the Scotland score or researching a talented young fly-half from Zimbabwe you've probably never heard of.
It has been a solid enough season for the Bristol Bears, who sit fourth in the league, having played 14 games so far in the 2025/26 campaign. A 52-19 win against bottom-of-the-league Newcastle Red Bulls seemed like, on paper, a fairly routine victory against weaker opposition. Two tries from Benhard Janse van Rensburg as well […]
Some rugby records in the PREM are seemingly impossible to beat. Charlie Hodgson’s 2,625 points scored for both Sale and Saracens is over 400 points ahead of second-placed Andy Goode—but there is also another record that appears unlikely to be broken. Chris Ashton’s record of 101 tries scored in the PREM means that he is […]
Exeter Chiefs are in somewhat of a complicated position right now, with the team in fourth place in the league but still doubts over whether they will make the playoffs at the end of the season. The Chiefs sit on 47 points, within four points of Leicester Tigers in front but with the same gap […]
Rugby in Wales is currently going through somewhat of a tumultuous period, as they seem to be losing a representative in the URC, while the national team has gone through a serious decline since the turn of the decade. There has been a recent trend of players outside of the United Kingdom showing interest in […]
The past few days has seen the announcement that Courtney Lawes will leave France and return to England, transferring from Brive in the Pro D2 to Sale Sharks in the PREM—with the transfer taking place this summer. Now 37 years of age, Lawes has been out of the England national team plans after his transfer […]
It is not the easiest time to be a fan of Welsh rugby, with the national team currently in a complicated relationship with the international game—a third wooden spoon in a row in the Six Nations was only somewhat remedied by an impressive win over Italy at home. One of the most prominent issues affecting […]
The South African teams of 2019 and 2023 produced some of the highest-quality rugby seen on the international stage ever, with a dominant win seven years ago against England and a scrappy, but ultimately victorious, battle with New Zealand seeing the Springboks claim two World Cups in a row. Many players were present in the […]
Despite finding theirselves up by three tries only 22 minutes into the game, Northampton Saints eventually allowed Bath to claw the score back to 35-26 by half time, with the home side able to get the better of Northampton by the time of the final whistle—the scoreboard reading 43-41. This meant that Bath were the […]
It is never a surprise when a young star, especially one with somewhat of a feisty temper, gets under the skin of opposition players. An aggressive Castres side were unable to get the better of Northampton on Friday night, 49-41 the final scoreline in a close game in favour of the Saints as tempers flared […]
Leinster’s form in the United Rugby Championship implies that they are still a force to be reckoned with, as the team are primed for a playoff berth—and will be hoping to follow up last season’s title win with another one. Their form in the Champions Cup is also impressive, having won all four games they […]
It is now official that England legend Mako Vunipola will be moving back to the PREM as he departs Vannes to sign for the Leicester Tigers as the team look to improve their depth. Now a veteran at 35, Vunipola left Saracens in 2024 to join Top 14 new boys Vannes for their first season […]
2026’s display was far from the best Six Nations that England have had, with a shock loss to Italy and a tight battle against France not going their way being the final blows in a tournament that saw them romp against Wales in the opening week. After being named as one of the pre-6N favourites, […]
