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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSize no problem for elusive Kyle Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond is confident size will not count against him as he targets a place in England’s increasingly congested midfield.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Luther Burrell would be a true force of nature
The impact that Manu Tuilagi has had to date in 23 England matches – including scoring 11 tries – gives him...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Wembley bonanaza shows the way ahead
If anyone had had the temerity to suggest 20 years ago that a game between Saracens and Harlequins would set a...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBen Morgan: We can storm All Blacks stronghold
Bullish No.8 Ben Morgan has backed England to send out a pre-World Cup statement of intent by beating mighty New Zealand...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing
One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Fail swan dive from Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is known for its entertainment in the stands but Japan‘s Kosuke Hashino thought he would give the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion
France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: It was the Scotland game that cost England the title
Sometimes in life everything conspires to bring about the right outcome and make dreams come true, even if it takes a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoApprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master
Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoNot a question of if Bristol are promoted, it’s when, says Sean Holley
Head coach Sean Holley says he feels “no pressure” to get Bristol promoted to the Premiership this campaign.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest
That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoNick Cain picks his new Lions team from the evidence of the Six Nations championship
Selecting a 2014 Lions side confirms more than anything just how long a year in rugby can be. If the Lions...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTop ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3
Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreig Laidlaw rested for five weeks ahead of World Cup
Edinburgh Rugby have agreed to rest captain Greig Laidlaw for five weeks following a request from the Scotland national team. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations
There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The sevens wonder of the world still going at 75!
Over the years camp followers have suffered from severe sunburn, hypothermia and trench foot watching the HSBC Rosslyn Park School Sevens...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoExeter aim to be Euro champs in five years
Matt Jess insists there are “no limits” to what Exeter Chiefs can achieve.
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNew Euro Cup ‘will be worth £100m’
The new shape of European rugby will finally be confirmed this week with the potential to generate £100m-a-year and revolutionise the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens finish third in Tokyo
England finish third in Tokyo after coming from behind to beat World Champions New Zealand 21-12 in the play-off. Tries from...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMike Brown named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship
Mike Brown has been named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship to cap a superb tournament. The England full-back secured...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: 150 years on and rugby’s oldest rivalry just as fierce
They have been knocking lumps out of each other for 150 years now so it was probably fitting that Richmond and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?
Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoCourtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’
Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Alex Rae – Jersey forward
1. Travelling by plane Unfortunately flying cannot be avoided when you play for an island team like Jersey. I’ve lost count...
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Sevens World Series
/ 12 years agoTom Mitchell: Konichiwa from Japan’s capital
Konichiwa! That is pretty much the extent of our grasp of the lingo out here. Of all our stops on the...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoStuttering Bedford to look at full-time option
Long-serving Bedford director of rugby Mike Rayer concedes he may have to review the club’s part-time status after enduring his worst...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, they’re good – but England are a way off being great
If England can make the same progress over the next 18 months that they have made in the last year then...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts
If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoFight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoStuart Hogg banned for three weeks
Stuart Hogg has been handed a three-week ban for the red card he received against Wales last Saturday in Cardiff. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Brian O’Driscoll was never a victim again after this act of brutality
The thud and thunder of battles won and lost will never recede entirely, nor will those lightning forks of brilliance that lit...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Even Manu Tuilagi can’t step straight into this ace side
The final weekend may not have gone entirely to script for Stuart Lancaster‘s side but the England head coach should be...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoTitan Juan Pablo Socino signs for Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons have signed Argentine centre Juan Pablo Socino on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old, who currently plays for the Rotherham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoBath want Gavin Henson to fight for his place
Bath head coach Mike Ford has revealed his desire to keep Gavin Henson as he looks to build one of Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWin a Brilliant Monster Marriott London Sevens weekend
Marriott Hotels is calling for rugby fans across the land to design their ultimate London Sevens rugby experience using #Brilliant7s. The...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSam Warburton to miss Wales summer tour
Sam Warburton will miss Wales‘ summer tour to South Africa after dislocating his shoulder in the 51-3 win over Scotland on Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoToulouse confirm signing of Toby Flood
Toulouse have confirmed the signing of Leicester fly-half Toby Flood ahead of next season. The move had been rumoured since December and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSix Nation previews
The 2014 Six Nations title will be decided tomorrow between Rome and Paris with Ireland, England and France still in the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVunipola replaces Marler in England XV
Mako Vunipola will start at loose-head for England in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The Saracene...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny out for four months
Leigh Halfpenny will be out of action for up to four months as he requires a shoulder surgery. The Wales full-back...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoItaly v England preview
Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJim Mallinder staying to finish his Leicester hunt
Jim Mallinder has revealed how the desire to break Leicester Tigers’ hegemony and establish Northampton as domestic rugby’s leading force persuaded...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Barbados against mighty All Blacks will be no rum do
It’s a bleary-eyed Sunday morning on Aldershot Garrison Common where the icy wind knifes you in two and the freezing rain...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoJacques Burger: Rugby’s brutal so don’t play if you can’t take the pain
Jacques Burger, arguably Premiership Rugby’s toughest tackler, admits to being concerned over the long-term effects of professional rugby’s relentless brutality.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoCastro out but Parisse is back for Italy
Martin Castrogiovanni has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash with England but influential captain Sergio Parisse returns at No.8. The former Leicester...
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