''Rugby World'' is a monthly

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running since October 1960. It is published monthly by

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and edited by Joe Robinson. Long-standing editor Paul Morgan left in January 2012. Morgan was long considered a leader in the industry, the magazine is the world's top-selling rugby magazine and has benefited from a worldwide rise in interest in rugby following the

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. The magazine was initially published on ''"the third Wednesday of every month"'' by Longacre Press Limited (part of

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) which, in 1961, merged with

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and again in 1963 Fleetway merged with a number of other publishers to form

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, though Odhams remained a distinct sub-company until 1968). The magazine was available through INI Sales and Distribution, 161-166 Fleet Street, London E.C.4. The original cost of the magazine was 2

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(equivalent to £ today). By the end of 1962 it was retailing at 2 Shillings 6

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(written "2/ 6d", £ today) and currently retails for £4.30 per issue, though various other deals are available by buying subscriptions and / or the electronic version of the magazine. Today, ''Rugby World'' is published by

with Joe Robinson as current editor.

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External links

''Rugby World'' website

''Samoan Rugby World'' website
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