Matt Williams: Walk in the park brings back the joy of being part of a rugby teamThe wonderful life-affirming feeling of being part of a team, whatever size, never leaves youSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Attacking teams bringing rugby out of the dark agesToo many laws reward negative sides who focus on penalties rather than ball in handSat Dec 04 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Ryan Baird’s infectious belief can inspire Ireland to RWC successAs 2023 nears ‘if the truth be told, deep down in our hearts, we all want you to be right’Sat Nov 27 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Ireland must learn from successful teams that beat the All BlacksLeinster philosophy ringing true as players developed in the province show skillsetSun Nov 21 2021 - 06:52
Matt Williams: Ireland must be perfect in every department to conquer All BlacksGreatest test in world rugby awaits and Ireland have a chance to prove themselvesSat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Japan’s rise owes a lot to Weary Dunlop’s rejection of cruelty and hateFormer Wallaby endured torture as a POW but then brought the countries togetherSat Nov 06 2021 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Confidence, momentum and belief are vital this NovemberIreland do not have enough quality playmakers on the pitch to match the All BlacksSat Oct 30 2021 - 07:00
Matt Williams: I'm ashamed I missed warning signs that Bressie needed my helpLikes of my former Leinster backrower and Keith Earls can be an inspiration to manySat Oct 23 2021 - 08:43
Matt Williams: Johann van Graan’s reign bearing sweet fruit at MunsterHis side are displaying a level of team skill that I haven’t witnessed in 25 years watching themSat Oct 16 2021 - 09:00
Matt Williams: World Rugby asleep at the wheel as game continues to driftOthers will fill the void if the governing body won’t deliver the reform rugby players and supporters alike demandSun Oct 10 2021 - 07:00
Matt Williams: Ireland must build on positive rugby of the provincesUlster, Munster and Connacht are all following Leinster’s lead in the way they playSat Oct 02 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Time for players to rediscover the lost art of the torpedo puntThe 50-22 law empowers attacking teams to exploit some of that crucial empty space to telling effectSun Sept 26 2021 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Wallabies win was one for the good guys in the battle for rugby’s soulSpringboks are butchering our beautiful game but running rugby is fighting backSat Sept 18 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Lions and Springboks have done rugby a grave disserviceThe rugby on offer has been ugly and the off the field behaviour uglier still in South AfricaSat Aug 07 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Rugby in desperate need of a major overhaul to its antiquated lawsFirst Lions Test the perfect example of the negative blight now ruining the gameSat Jul 31 2021 - 01:00
Matt Williams: Powerful managers alone will not save football from rampant thuggeryViolent ‘fans’ must be treated as the criminals they areSat Jul 17 2021 - 08:00
Matt Williams: We did not achieve our mission in boycotting apartheid South AfricaLions squad waiting in a biosecure bubble to play hosts raises some serious questionsSat Jul 03 2021 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Lions spin can’t simply gloss over Covid reality in South AfricaQuestions must be asked over the validity and morality of this tourSat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Johnny O’Hagan is a Leinster institution and a legendHago has faithfully prepared Leinster teams on every day the club has ever lifted a trophySat Jun 05 2021 - 09:30
Matt Williams: Ronan O’Gara’s intellect can unlock Toulouse’s few weaknessesBrilliantly-coached La Rochelle could cause another upset and win first Champions CupSat May 22 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Learning to flex your resilience muscle is a vital life lessonIf the other team win on the scoreboard that does not equate to failure for your teamSun May 09 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Rugby is getting in the way of its own successArcane laws and increasingly complex officiating need to be urgently addressedSat Apr 24 2021 - 01:00
Matt Williams: In the Champions Cup it’s use it or lose it, attack or perishFailure to develop skills means some sides are declining rapidly – proof is on the scoreboardsSat Apr 10 2021 - 08:30
Matt Williams: One win over England doesn’t mean Ireland’s problems are solvedThis was Ireland’s best performance since March 2018 - it needs to become habitualSat Mar 27 2021 - 07:00
Matt Williams: England beast is driven by a hunger for rugby’s ultimate prizeEddie Jones’s obsession with winning the World Cup puts his team into a different classSat Mar 20 2021 - 08:21
Matt Williams: Inadequate attacking plan costing Ireland dearlyCoaches must change tactics against Scots or a banquet of consequences is inevitableSat Mar 13 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Offloading skill has been obliterated from this Ireland attackStrategies must be changed as Ireland aren’t getting the most out of talented backlineSat Feb 27 2021 - 07:00
Matt Williams: France leaving nothing to chance in quest for World Cup gloryFrench team that will run out in Dublin the product of a decade of planning primed to peak in 2023Sat Feb 13 2021 - 06:30
Matt Williams: An empty stadium will affect the Welsh and aid the IrishThe absence of vocal locals at pandemic games has made away teams the big winnersSat Feb 06 2021 - 07:30
Matt Williams: The Irish backs’ alignment is too wide and too flatIreland are repeatedly ignoring the essential lessons inside the gain line theorySat Jan 30 2021 - 08:00
Matt Williams: A Lions tour in a raging pandemic would be follyProposed Rainbow Competition also a non-starter given current Covid ratesSat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Alexander the Great offers an important lesson for rugby coachesPlayers must be given the space to push their decision-making to the point of failureSat Jan 02 2021 - 05:00
Matt Williams: Players must be educated to take responsibility for their own brain healthThe will to keep getting selected or prolonging careers can lead players to hiding symptomsSat Dec 19 2020 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Scrum stoppages turning rugby into a boring spectacleComplex laws are stripping away sport’s core belief of running with ball in handSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:30
Matt Williams: Ireland can learn to win from recent New Zealand defeatsIf Ireland do what they have been doing, then they will get what they have been gettingSat Nov 21 2020 - 08:30
Matt Williams: Let’s see if Andy Farrell has what it takes as head coachIreland don’t have to silence the crowd, but they need to be wary of Antoine DupontSat Oct 31 2020 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Ireland’s strategy of ‘heads up attack’ will not work without strategic thinkingIrish attack needs new innovative plan to create space then attack that spaceSat Oct 24 2020 - 05:00
Matt Williams: Springboks to inevitably join Six, or will it be Seven Nations?Rugby across the globe is experiencing some mysterious and desperate decision-makingSat Oct 10 2020 - 07:00
Matt Williams: The sky is not falling in on Irish rugby - but Ireland do need a new planLeinster’s Saracens defeat does not mean Ireland are destined to lose to EnglandSat Sept 26 2020 - 06:00
Matt Williams: To beat Leinster, Ulster need attacking mindsetAn Ulster win in the Pro14 final would be one of Irish rugby’s greatest upsetsSat Sept 12 2020 - 06:00
Matt Williams: So-called red and blue armies don’t drive rivalry, hatred doesWe’d a ringside seat into the raw and loud realities of the grunts, bangs and sledgingSat Aug 29 2020 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Players’ sacrifice must outweigh the rest of societyThe reward for this monastic existence? An economic boost and they get to play rugbySat Aug 15 2020 - 07:00
Matt Williams: Time wasting and stoppages are making rugby unwatchableScoring system needs to be re-thought to encourage fast play and less breaksSat Aug 01 2020 - 07:00
Matt Williams: Two weeks in a hotel room with a broom handle shoved up your noseAustralia’s experience shows how difficult rugby’s return in Europe will beSat Jul 18 2020 - 08:00
Matt Williams: Six Nations must recognise the desire for revolution outside EuropePlaying in the summer the tip of the iceberg as game drifts further from its core valuesSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
Matt Williams: Kiwi rugby is back and celebrating series win over Covid-19I forgot how much I missed the sight of grown men acting like children, just for funSat Jun 20 2020 - 07:00
Matt Williams: World needs team sport more than ever in these tough timesRugby continues to be a great educational outlet, just as it was intendedSat Jun 06 2020 - 07:00
Matt Williams: Daunting task facing coaches to teach what once came naturallyCoronavirus will further limit kids’ opportunities to work on rugby’s key skillsSat May 23 2020 - 12:05
Matt Williams: To stop rugby going south, teams could simply go southAustralia and New Zealand are perfectly placed to help the rugby phoenix rise againSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Matt Williams: I’ll say a few rugby prayers that Gus Pichot pulls off a miracleBill Beaumont’s success would show rugby’s old order and northern hemisphere dominanceSat Apr 25 2020 - 07:00
