Rugby

‘Our physicality fluctuates’

All eyes turned to Stags for the weekend’s rugby action

They’ll face bottom club Andover at Monks Lane this weekend

‘I think it’ll energise us going through to the end of the season’

‘This was the kind of physical showing that we needed’

‘It’s inspiring and rewarding to see their efforts recognised in such a high profile way’

‘When the opponent scores, do you have the self belief to move on?’

‘There were some high shots…it puts our players in a difficult position”

‘When I got the call up they were really proud of me’

‘We were easily good enough to win that game’

‘It’s about action and not words now’

‘We're thrilled to see such a fantastic turnout’

The South African discusses his sporting journey

‘We’ll dictate the pace of the game’

‘We were wasteful with the ball’

‘In test match rugby everything feels bigger’

Blues face Wimborne at home this Saturday

The side enjoyed success across both 7s and 10s formats, facing opponents from all over the world

Newbury Blues are in great shape ahead of the new season.

NEWBURY Blues kicked off their pre-season in style with a crushing win in a friendly at Gosport and Fareham on Saturday.