Finally hunted out my previous rugby blogs for other sites. most are match previews from years gone by but (hopefully) they still make sense
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/397-rwc-qf-ireland-vs-wales
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/390-rwc-match-preview-namibia-vs-wales
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/388-rwc-match-preview-ireland-vs-russia
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/373-rwc-match-preview-ireland-vs-usa
http://www.therugbyforum.com/southern-hemisphere-rugby-union/362-rwc-ones-to-watch-part-3
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/358-rwc-ones-to-watch-part-2
http://www.therugbyforum.com/southern-hemisphere-rugby-union/353-rwc-ones-to-watch
http://www.therugbyforum.com/southern-hemisphere-rugby-union/349-tri-nations-talent-new-zealand
http://www.therugbyforum.com/southern-hemisphere-rugby-union/346-tri-nations-talent–south-africa
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/334-rugbys-rising-stars
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/329-world-cup-outsiders-pt-2
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/326-world-cup-outsiders-pt-1
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/323-home-advantage
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/305-englands-options-at-8
http://www.therugbyforum.com/northern-hemisphere-rugby-union/295-englands-centre-conundrum
http://backpagerugby.com/author/rhysknott/
and here’s the NFL ones
& that’s just the ones that didn’t disappear when Sports News Nightly changed hands (there was a combination of over 100 rugby, NFL & football blogs on there) and when redzone.co.uk (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Redzone-Magazine/114496351897673) vanished (ho hum)