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The instinct is to buy a size up so they last. Here is why that backfires, what a thumb's width really means, and how to measure a child's foot properly.

Most boil-and-bite mouthguards are ruined in the first thirty seconds. A step-by-step rugby mouthguard fitting method that actually holds.

Bat size is a height measurement, not an age one. The full cricket bat size chart from Size 1 to long handle, plus the two fit checks we do in the shop.

A term-by-term plan for leavers hoodies, from the autumn decisions to the summer wearing window, plus what to do if you have left it until May.

What a school PE kit list really means, item by item: what has to be branded, what can be plain, and which bits get bought twice.

FG, AG, SG, TF and IC on the box, and what each soleplate is actually for. A plain-English guide to matching studs to the pitch your player is on.

SG, FG and AG on the boot box tell you which surface the sole was built for. What each code means, and how to choose for a muddy UK winter.

Boots rarely wear out, they get killed. How to clean rugby boots properly, the ten-minute post-match routine, and how to rescue a neglected pair.