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Blindside – rugby transfers

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson

Craig White calls time on Sale Sharks job

1 August 2021 2 comments

FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ Bell Stadium, has left […]

Richard Cockerill ponders England job after talks with Eddie Jones

1 August 2021 0 comments

England’s new forwards coach?

Northampton Saints full-back Harry Mallinder is off to Japan

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

Richard Cockerill keeps his England options open

25 July 2021 1 comment

Clermont Auvergne and England are interested in the coach who left Edinburgh this week

Ex-Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick has chance in France

25 July 2021 0 comments

Hardwick had considered joining Leeds Tykes

Twinkle-toes Ugo Monye can dazzle again

25 July 2021 1 comment

UGO Monye increased his workload last week after it was revealed he would appear on the forthcoming series of Strictly. The former England and Lions […]

Eddie Jones gets some more tips from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

25 July 2021 2 comments

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones was an interested spectator when Manchester United spent a week training at Pennyhill Park. Jones, a keen student of the beautiful […]

Players all paid at Harlequins

25 July 2021 0 comments

FURTHER to my story last week about discussions at Harlequins about the ending of the players’ agreed paycuts, I am happy to confirm that the […]

Richard Hill stays in France with CAPD

18 July 2021 1 comment

FORMER England scrum-half Richard Hill will be staying in France despite leaving Rouen in May because he wanted to be nearer to his family. Hill, […]

Jordaan off to Vannes, not Falcons

18 July 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER VANNES have agreed a deal with experienced South African lock Jeremy Jordaan who was a target for Newcastle Falcons.Jordaan, […]

Something’s brewing for Jamie George and Elliot Daly

18 July 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND stars Jamie George and Elliot Daly have become the go-to guys for their barista service in the Lions camp. The pair have kept the […]

Harlequins and Falcons in pay-cut concern

18 July 2021 0 comments

Are Premiership clubs all back to paying their players their pre-pandemic salaries?

Mrs gets a fine for Owens

18 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER KEN Owens has revealed that the Lions players’ committee has already fined him for bringing his wife on tour […]

I’m not leaving Harlequins, Esterhuizen tells Sharks

11 July 2021 0 comments

The South African centre has ended his first season with Harlequins as Premiership champion, and has told the Sharks he won’t be leaving London

Wing Rowe joins Irish

11 July 2021 2 comments

LONDON Irish have signed winger Kyle Rowe from Edinburgh. The 23-year-old has represented Scotland at U20 level and on the Sevens circuit. Rowe, who can […]

Montpellier join chase for Thomas

11 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER ENGLAND international tighthead Henry Thomas, who is heading to France next season, could […]

Blindside first again… and again!

11 July 2021 0 comments

UGO Monye was last week named as one of the new captains on a Question of Sport, as Blindside reported back in April. The former […]

Where Martin Landajo is off to after leaving Harlequins

11 July 2021 1 comment

The Argentinian left the Stoop earlier this month after his contract expired

RFU silence on Lynagh gets dad tweeting

4 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Future: Louis LynaghEDDIE Jones has refused to be drawn into a war of words […]

Help us watch the Lions plead clubs

4 July 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER TEWKESBURY Rugby Club have called on the RFU to help clubs who fear they will be priced out of […]

Saints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop

4 July 2021 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future of Dan Biggar at […]

Botha adds to Bishop’s coaching positions

4 July 2021 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Nous: Mouritz BothaFORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has been named the new forwards’ coach of National League One outfit […]

Exeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley

4 July 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to the south west London […]

Harlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week

27 June 2021 3 comments

BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai Matson expected to be […]

Sale Sharks keep their eye on Callum Chick

20 June 2021 0 comments

A player contracted to Newcastle Falcons for the next two years

George Ford ponders future as Mike leaves Leicester

20 June 2021 3 comments

GEORGE Ford’s long-term future at Leicester Tigers was last week thrown into debut when his father Mike parted company with the Welford Road club. The […]

Jonathan Joseph carries £150k Toulon price tag

20 June 2021 0 comments

TOULON could be forced to pay Bath £150,000 if they want Jonathan Joseph released from the final year of his contract, leaving the deal hanging […]

Alex Cuthbert signing to be confirmed by Ospreys

20 June 2021 3 comments

THE Ospreys will confirm tomorrow that they have signed Wales and British Lion Alex Cuthbert from Exeter Chiefs. Blindside revealed in May that Cuthbert would […]

Newcastle Falcons swoop for Harlequins winger Nathan Earle

13 June 2021 22 comments

NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. Quins last week announced that Earle […]

Leicester’s Zack Henry is off to Pau

13 June 2021 0 comments

ZACK Henry is set to make a quick return to France next season after being released from the final year of his Leicester contract. The […]

One more signing expected by Rob Baxter

13 June 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is after one more player for next season. He has recently signed Highlanders prop Josh Iosefa-Scott and Connacht centre Sean […]

Tabai Matson emerges as the man for The Stoop

13 June 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS are looking to complete a deal for Kiwi Tabai Matson to move to the Twickenham Stoop this summer amid late interest from Bath. Former […]

Simon McIntyre’s on his way back to the Sharks

13 June 2021 1 comment

SALE Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he left a decade ago. […]

Steve Diamond in range of Gloucester and Bath

6 June 2021 0 comments

The former Sale director of rugby is planning a move down south

Wasps search for Paolo Odogwu replacement

6 June 2021 0 comments

The Premiership club confirmed earlier this week their breakthrough wing/centre had ruptured his ACL

Ospreys keen to help Elvis Taione rock on in Wales

6 June 2021 1 comment

The Exeter Chiefs hooker could be on his way to the Liberty Stadium this summer

Salsa-boy Manu Tuilagi won’t do Strictly

6 June 2021 0 comments

MANU Tuilagi has ruled out joining the rugby players who have taken part in the BBC’s smash hit TV show Strictly Come Dancing. The England […]

Sale prop Valery Morozov off home to Russia

6 June 2021 1 comment

RUSSIAN prop Valery Morozov is set to leave Premiership semi-finalists Sale Sharks to return home for personal reasons. Morozov, 26, joined the Sharks in January 2019 […]

TV pundits say no to Lions

6 June 2021 0 comments

SKY Sports are struggling to find big-name pundits willing to travel to South Africa for the Lions tour. Blindside understands many former internationals aren’t keen […]

Harlequins offer deal to NFL tight end Christian Scotland-Williamson

Harlequins hand Christian Scotland-Williamson a way back from NFL

30 May 2021 1 comment

Christian Scotland-Williamson is set to join Alex Gray in moving back to the Premiership after time in the NFL

Cian Kelleher has signed for Ealing Trailfinders

Leinster back Cian Kelleher wings his way into Ealing Trailfinders

30 May 2021 1 comment

Ealing Trailfinders add ex-Connacht wing to their squad for 2021-22

Henry Trinder is keen to stay in France with RC Vannes

30 May 2021 0 comments

HENRY Trinder is open to extending his stay with ProD2 Vannes beyond the current season. Vannes narrowly missed out on facing Perpignan in this […]

Biarritz put Maddocks on wanted list

30 May 2021 0 comments

DRAGONS skills coach Barry Maddocks has emerged as a target for ProD2 outfit Biarritz who made the headlines last week after announcing a sponsorship with a […]

Shaun Adendorff ready to leave Northampton Saints

30 May 2021 0 comments

The Saints No.8, a summer arrival in 2020, is set to move to a Pro D2 club in France

Exeter Chiefs sign highly-rated centre from Connacht

30 May 2021 1 comment

EXETER Chiefs have completed the signing of Ireland U20 outside centre Sean O’Brien who has agreed to a two-year deal. O’Brien, in his third season […]

Alex Cuthbert to leave Chiefs and join Ospreys

23 May 2021 0 comments

ALEX CUTHBERT is set to leave Premiership champions Exeter Chiefs when his contract ends in the summer, with the Ospreys set to secure his services […]

No rules broken this time by Wray, says legal expert

23 May 2021 0 comments

NIGEL Wray broke no rules when he bought a substantial stake in Owen A Farrell Limited, a leading sports lawyer has told Blindside. Wray’s Cyprus-registered Euroblue […]

Richard Hill coming back to England after Rouen stint

23 May 2021 0 comments

FORMER England scrumhalf Richard Hill is leaving French club Rouen because he wants to be nearer to his family in England. Hill, 60, who […]

Wasps continue shopping spree with 20 stone prop from Scarlets

23 May 2021 0 comments

WASPS have agreed to sign Scarlets prop Pieter Scholtz who moved to South Wales from the Southern Kings last December. Wasps boss Lee Blackett moved […]