Blindside – rugby transfers

French to keep eye on hooker

ON THE BLINDSIDE | Neil Fissler French Top 14 sides will monitor Luke Cowan-Dickie’s progress with Sale Sharks with interest after Blindside can reveal that […]

Les Kiss - London Irish head coach

Kiss favourite for Reds

ON THE BLINDSIDE NEIL FISSLER Former London Irish boss Les Kiss has emerged as the clear favourite to replace former All Blacks star Brad Thorn […]

Jonathan Joseph

Biarritz to keep on spending

Biarritz Olympique are poised to step in and continue the spending splurge that their president Jean-Baptiste Aldigé had planned for Agen before calling off his […]

Akker’s on way to Bulls

Former Sale Sharks hooker Akker van der Merwe is set to return to South Africa, where he has been offered a deal to join the […]

London Irish head coach Les Kiss

Kiss weighing up his options

Former London Irish boss Les Kiss appears to be in demand after speaking to clubs in Super Rugby and United Rugby Championship about making a […]

Former Gloucester skills coach Rory Teague

Teague keen to be heading home

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former England attack guru Rory Teague, below, is ready to explore options nearer to […]

Fighting talk suits Cameron

Northampton Saints have contacted undisputed women’s super-lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron about defending her titles at Franklins Gardens. The Northampton-born boxing queen is one of the […]

Sanderson visits Warrior world

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson and head coach Paul Deacon were busy last week picking the brains of another North-West coach after spending the day […]

Neild back on market

Former Sale Sharks back-row Cameron Neild is looking for his third club in a year after his short-term deal with Glasgow Warriors ran out at […]

Cardiff in fight for Thomas

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been linked with a move for highly-rated Cardiff coach T Rhys Thomas. The former Wales hooker, 41, […]

Evans tops wanted list

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Cardiff have made Ospreys full-back Cai Evans their number one summer target. The son of Wales and Lions legend […]

Steve Diamond - Sale Sharks - Premiership

Diamond staying on

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rugby’s Red Adair Steve Diamond is staying at Edinburgh until the end of the World Cup in November. The […]

Free agent Odogwu ready for URC

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps flyer Paolo Odogwu could finally ply his trade in the United Rugby Championship next season after last […]

Racing trying to tempt Marcus

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Racing 92 have made England and Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith an offer of around €500,000 (£425,000) gross to move […]

Josh Caulfield

Ealing look to pick up Caulfield

ON THE BLINDSIDE – NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are still looking to strengthen their squad for next season despite finding their path to the Premiership […]

Warriors laugh off Farrell switch

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wigan Warriors have moved to put distance between themselves and a reported big-money cross-code move to take England skipper […]

Western Force move for Potter

Western Force are poised to announce that they have signed former Leicester Tigers winger Harry Potter who was released early from his contract by the […]

Wallaby lock heads for Rebels

Wallaby lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has signed a deal with Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels after only spending a season playing in the Premiership for Northampton […]

Gray the new Apollo in Gladiators

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER While Owen Farrell and George Ford were preparing to go head-to-head in the Premiership Final yesterday, their former England […]

Luke Cowan-Dickie

Now Stade eye Cowan-Dickie

England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could still play in France next season despite the recent collapse of his move to Montpellier, with Stade Francais thought to […]

Leinster face fight for Boyle

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leinster are trying to keep highly-rated prop Jack Boyle from moving to the Premiership this summer when his contract […]

Zach Kibirige

Clubs queue up for Kibirige

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England sevens winger Zach Kibirige is in demand, with five clubs bidding for his services once his deal […]

Leicester swoop for Kata

NEIL FISSLER Leicester have snapped up Solomone Kata, who is leaving Exeter after only one season when his contract runs out next month. Kata, 28, […]

Reihana edges to the exit

NEIL FISSLER Northampton legend Bruce Reihana faces an uncertain future in Montpellier amid suggestions that he could part company with the Top 14 side. Reihana, […]