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Chiefs flier ‘Fury’ puts Gladiators career first

21 April 2024 0 comments

News EXETER Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley – who is Fury on the Gladiators television show – is to stop playing professional rugby union. The 23-yearold […]

Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales February 2015 Caps: 4 […]

Yet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes

25 February 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend has blown most of […]

Sleightholme out to follow his pals

11 February 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Ollie Sleightholme takes huge encouragement from seeing his Saints mates get England recognition as he looks to further his own international ambitions. […]

Wills double earns Bears memorable derby win

4 February 2024 0 comments

■ By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ..22pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 35, Wills 48, 52, Varley 67 Conversions: Aitchison 67 Exeter Chiefs.. 12pts Tries: Johnson 5, Doidge […]

Red Roses: Holly Aitchison

17 December 2023 0 comments

ENGLAND FLY-HALF Birthplace: Formby, Merseyside, Date of Birth: 13/09/1997 Community club: Waterloo Rugby Club, Club: Bristol Bears, Red Roses Debut: 2021 v New Zealand, Caps: […]

Winger Walker revelling in the freedom of his new Park life

26 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER With 16 tries from ten games, Rosslyn Park winger Charlie Walker is thriving in National One this season. Walker retired from a […]

Richmond still focused on quick return, says Bright

5 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Richmond are looking to bounce straight back into the Championship following last season’s relegation, but they face stiff competition in National One. […]

Bath fly high as Saracens sink again

22 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens ………………………16pts Tries: Christie 2 Conversions: Lozowski 3 Penalties: Lozowski 19, 37, 52 Bath ……………………………… 25pts Tries: de Glanville 4, Reid 8, […]

Ludlam: It’s all coming together

23 July 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Lewis Ludlam insists England are not behind the eight-ball heading into the World Cup despite facing a race to get up to […]

Ounsley: We want to bring home gold next time

16 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Having been forced to watch her Exeter side come up just short in the Premier 15s final, Jodie Ounsley is hoping to […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard De Carpentier: ‘It felt a bit surreal when I ran out at Murrayfield’

9 July 2023 0 comments

The former England sevens international and Leicester, Worcester, Harlequins and Bath back rower talks about his life in the game When Ben Ryan rang me […]

Bright eager to team up with eldest son Bailey

27 November 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Bright is still playing Championship rugby at the age of 44 and has no plans to retire any time soon with […]

England men and women name squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

6 September 2022 1 comment

England’s men’s and women’s teams have named their squads for the Rugby World Cup sevens getting underway this Friday in Cape Town. In what will […]

Dream Team with Christian Lewis-Pratt

4 September 2022 0 comments

Christian Lewis-Pratt, the former England Sevens, Northampton, Leeds & London Irish fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Mako Vunipola […]

My Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton

28 August 2022 0 comments

The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was very fortunate to have […]

Rich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they embark on a quest […]

Gatecrashers ready to spoil the party again

28 August 2022 0 comments

CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628)Club honours: North East 1 champions: 1988–89; North Division 2 champions: […]

Sanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy

21 August 2022 0 comments

On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship campaign and new signing […]

Phillips out to guide China to Olympics

7 August 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER England Sevens star Ollie Phillips has taken over as coach of the China Sevens […]

Scott’s new deal

31 July 2022 1 comment

England international Emily Scott has agreed a new deal to remain at Harlequins for next season. The 30-year-old back, who has won 38 caps for […]

A-list West were pride of the north

24 July 2022 0 comments

CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham Northumberland 1 Club Playing […]

‘I wish Conor had been in charge when I was at Quins’

26 June 2022 1 comment

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – LUKE SHERRIFF THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND ENGLAND 7S INTERNATIONAL So, maybe the first time I thought I […]

Red Bull gives Sevens boost

29 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women and Sevens performance manager Charlie Hayter hopes the newly-launched Red Bull Rugby Combine can unlock hidden talent into the sport. […]

Hong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali

8 May 2022 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS ANDY VILK Crowd pleaser: […]

Ace Norton fears for future of England 7s

24 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract extension due to a […]

Sevens star Mitchell joins American revolution

23 January 2022 2 comments

ENGLAND sevens captain Tom Mitchell will join the LA Giltinis on a two-year deal after he recovers from injury.Mitchell, who will play full-back, has been […]

Supermen aplenty sculpted at Stowe

9 January 2022 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GIVEN that the ethos of Stowe and its founding father JF Roxborough was to encourage […]

‘Bath players have to be accountable’

2 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Eager for a long run: Ruaridh McConnochie has missed most of the season with injury PICTURE: Getty Images RUARIDH McConnochie says Bath’s […]

Flyer Muir banned for four weeks

19 December 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA BATH wing Will Muir has been handed a four-week suspension for making contact with the eye area of Leinster’s Josh van der Flier. […]

England Sevens prepare for 2022 relaunch

19 December 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Sevens will return to the World Series in both the men’s and women’s competition in Malaga (January 21-23) after Great Britain Sevens […]

Maddocks faces big French test

19 December 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one of the biggest challenges […]

De Carpentier signs on for season at The Rec

26 September 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier on a deal until the end of the season.The 31-year-old spent pre-season on […]

Sevens U-turn as O’Shea seeks alignment

26 September 2021 2 comments

THE RFU has performed a U-turn and will reinstate its full-time Sevens programme for the start of the 2022 World Series.According to the Daily Telegraph, […]

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

19 September 2021 1 comment

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW…Newcastle v HarlequinsSunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston ParkA CHANGE of life style and environ ment is suiting New- castle recruit Nathan […]

Sevens ace Richard in Bath switch

5 September 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Trial: De CarpentierBATH have had former England Sevens star Richard de Carpentier training with them in pre-season at Farleigh […]

Eddie’s rolling the dice with Gleeson

8 August 2021 1 comment

YES, Wasps’ attack has been pretty good over the last couple of years but I do not understand how former Rugby League player Martin Gleeson […]

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

Phillips: 7s World Series needs a reboot

11 July 2021 0 comments

Former England Sevens captain Ollie Phillips urges a rethink of the World Sevens Series post-Covid

Pirates pilfer two more

4 July 2021 0 comments

CORNISH Pirates have signed Ampthill’s former Wales U20s hooker Syd Blackmore and Wasps winger Callum Sirker on one-year deals.Sirker, 23, has been part of the […]

DREAM TEAM

13 June 2021 0 comments

JACK PREECE, THE CINDERFORD AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL, COVENTRY, ROTHERHAM, MOSELEY, AND ENGLAND SEVENS AND COUNTIES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […]

Sevens convert Muir earns extended Bath

9 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020 and has scored five […]

Ex-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023

5 May 2021 0 comments

The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec

London Irish 36-33 Bath: It’s a hooley for Irish on St Patrick’s party day

28 March 2021 0 comments

Three minutes of madness cost Bath victory in west London, as Exiles hold onto the sixth sport in the Premiership table

Guildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup

28 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GUILDFORD’S finest hour, and major claim to rugby fame, was winning the inaugural Daily Mail […]

Tom Mitchell eager to pit wits against Premiership’s finest

7 February 2021 0 comments

Tokyo Olympics is first and foremost in Mitchell’s plans, but the axing of the England Sevens programme has gave him to to ponder his future

‘Sports car’ Wade bulks up in pursuit of NFL dream

10 January 2021 0 comments

By JOSHUA PECK Focused: Christian Wade trains with Buffalo Bills CHRISTIAN Wade insists he is “locked in” on his decision to wave goodbye to rugby […]

Q&A – Susie Appleby: So refreshing to be treated as equals at Exeter Chiefs

26 December 2020 1 comment

The new three-year cycle of the Premier 15s welcomed Exeter Chiefs to the league’s structure as a new club. Neale Harvey discusses the ongoing campaign with head coach, Susie Appleby

St Joseph’s victory is Hampton reward

22 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EVERY School faces their own challenges and at Hampton, for the First XV, it is […]

Harlequins lifeline for Sevens expert

15 November 2020 0 comments

Offer: De Carpenter FORMER England Sevens international Richard de Carpenter looks set to be offered a career lifeline with a short term contract at Quins. […]

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