Planet Rugby: An Interactive Information Service for Rugby Union Football

This is a site where useful statistical information cohabits with a blaze of advertising. The reference enquirer may, at first glance, find the flashing text to be greatly off‐putting. However, beneath the spin and cutting through the chaff there is a unique and well‐structured information base on the game of Rugby Union.

As one should expect, the advertising, which uses the technique of pop‐up windows to sell everything from a rugby shirt to a mobile ‘phone, can become tiresome. Yet, thanks to the clear design there are some conventions that, once understood, allow the user to ignore parts of the...