All articles by Mark Rigby
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OnlineTime the government focussed on resourcing the VOA
The government is battling a broken business rates system as latest statistics reveals a disheartening backlog of appeals and questionable success rates.
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ProfessionalMark Rigby’s rugby sevens heaven
The 1995 National Surveyors Rugby Sevens winning captain, and now chief executive of business rates specialist CVS, casts his eye over the tournament and, opposite, offers some hints and tips to this year’s aspiring entrants.
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Skewer tackle? Skewered final!
Big games, big tackles, big calls. It’s why you give the top refs the top games. Except in this instance, Alain Rolland made the wrong decision.
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Fire it up for the red dragon!
It’s not a roulette player’s style but this weekend I’m betting on both black and red. It’s hard to see beyond the impressive momentum that Wales have built up and, despite the host’s injury problems and almost paralysing introspection, they are still a better side for me than Australia. ...
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Shape up or ship out
Eight teams left. Two hemispheres divided by the draw. Every team aware that it’s knockout rugby now and there can only be one winner. For everyone but poor old Dan Carter, this World Cup has truly come alive!
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: The end of the world as we know it?
ITV may well sing about ‘the world in union’ but we’re looking at devolution and separation if Scotland pull off the biggest shock of the tournament so far!
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Forwards fire up Ireland and set the tournament alight
Luck of the Irish? Not a bit of it! What an outstanding performance and a well-earned victory. Did you call that? I didn’t and no-one I spoke to saw it coming. Hats off to a superb Irish showing which leaves the tournament wide open now. ...
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OnlineRugby World Cup Blog: Bouncebackability’s the key question now
Mark Rigby is Chief Executive of CVS and Executive Chairman of London Wasps
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: It's all about momentum now
One round of matches played and this World Cup is certainly up and running – as is the Property Week pundits contest and hats off to Claudia who is sitting at the top of the rankings as things stand!
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: Every great journey begins with one small step
When England walked off the pitch in the Stade de France with runners up medals around their necks, New Zealand would have seemed more than half a world away, writes CVS chief executive and Wasps chairman Mark Rigby.
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OnlineRUGBY WORLD CUP BLOG: The challenge is set
Read the first blog from “Mystic” Mark Rigby, chief executive of CVS and executive chairman of Wasps, ahead of the start of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on the 9th September.
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Blogs
Rigby’s Rugby Ratings: Championship Review
Like any property professional, I’m looking for a return on investment. OK, with England it’s emotional rather than financial but I’m certainly interested in whether Johnno reckons he’s getting a decent yield from his assets or whether he has plans to reshape his portfolio heading into the World Cup. ...
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: big game, big prize
Big game this one. Bigger than last week – and that was a big game. But, big though it is, the next competitive one will be bigger. That will be for the World Cup. Now that is big!
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: looking forwards, looking backwards
Martin Johnson and Andy Robinson must feel like they are two men in parallel universes. The problem for Scotland is that, while Johnno is firmly looking forward, Robbo is desperately looking back.
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: step up, step on
Bish, bash, bosh! From that first snap and drive in the scrum to Foden’s surge for the line, it was power play at its best and I loved it!
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: talk is cheap, it’s actions that count
Big game build ups tell you a lot about a side don’t they? With Saturday’s England v France game not only billed as the Grand Slam and Six Nations decider – but also all about who goes to New Zealand as Northern Hemisphere ‘Top Dogs’ – the pressure is ...
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: tasty now and tastier yet to come!
You have to love rugby don’t you? Three cracking games, three really interesting results, and now it’s two weeks until this already lip-smacking fayre will be spiced up even more!
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BlogsRigby’s Rugby Ratings: it’s momentum that matters now
Success breeds success. Ask any player what makes them feel confident and comfortable heading into the big match occasion and they’ll all tell you it’s playing well and winning games.
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BlogsMark Rigby's Six Nations Blog: England to win it - do you agree?
Six Nations in a World Cup year always has added spice. Everyone’s desperate to build momentum towards the biggest prize in the game – and no-one wants to pick up an injury when the big stage beckons. So, this year, I’m delighted to be teaming up ...
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Blogs
Property Week Six Nations Blog 2010 - Tournament Review
Mark Rigby is Chairman of London Wasps and a 25-year veteran of the commercial property industry. So, is that supposed to be good enough? No, I’m not talking about my predictions for this year’s Championship (less said about that the better) but the more substantial question of whether England have, ...
