Welcome to the Oval Office

Welcome to the Internet’s newest Rugby Union blog (at the moment).

The Oval Office will be – we hope – an indispensable companion to you, the rugby union fan lookig for news, views, rumours and anything else that wets your whistle rugby-wise. Hoping to strike a balance between genuinely informative and cruelly humorous, we will cover stories that strike us as being important, and offer analysis, updates, opinions and whatever else fills space invaluable information to add to your enjoyment of the sport.

Launching at the tail-end of a seemingly already-decided Six Nations, we are already showing an ability to strike while the iron isn’t even lukewarm, but in all honesty we couldn’t hold it in any longer.  With the small matter of a Lions tour to the home of the World Champions literally not all that far in the future, the Oval Office will bring you updates on potential squad members, fixtures, announcements and over the coming weeks will start to piece together our own Lions squad and preferred XV.  When a coach is named for the tour, and when he names his squad, we will offer immediate reaction and analysis.

Also in the coming weeks, there is the return of the Heineken Cup to look forward to.  With sides from four nations involved, the identity of this season’s winners has the potential to be hugely surprising, or Toulouse again.

With this and the usual day-to-day news to be covered, we will aim to provide information, laughs and worthwhile analysis on a daily basis.  Keep coming back here for the latest!