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Campbell Burnes

Campbell Burnes has written on rugby since 2000 for a wide variety of publications, both in print and online, whilst also contributing to television and radio shows. His major gigs have seen him at Rugby News magazine (2005-12), in which he covered 50 Test matches, and the New Zealand Herald (2014-17). Burnes is one of the few in rugby media to have played international rugby, having appeared for Manu Samoa in 1995 and 2000 (seven games) as a No 10.

Gritty northern nations fight back

Most of the players from the Northern Hemisphere nations will welcome a break from the game for a few weeks after another packed June programme of internationals drew to a close.

WRAP: Plenty of surprises in June internationals

Wales is the big mover in the world rankings after a bumper weekend of international rugby.
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The south takes the early honours

The Wallabies have engineered the most head-turning result of the weekend’s international matches outside of New Zealand.

Ireland’s ‘Green Slam’

Rory Best has followed in the footsteps of Karl Mullen (1948) and Brian O’Driscoll (2009) in captaining Ireland to a Grand Slam.
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Book review: 2018 Rugby Almanack

The 82nd edition of a rugby writer’s best friend has hit the shelves again.
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Six Nations Wrap: Round 4

We shall adopt the glass half-full approach and look at how well Ireland did to shut out Scotland and clinch the Six Nations with a game to spare rather than focus from the outset on Eddie Jones’ England falling short again.