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Uncapped, yet so special this team of club heroes | Chris Hewett

16 January 2021 0 comments

Chris Hewett builds a team of leadership and impact players who have not received full credit for the value their give to Premiership teams

Rugby Matters: Lions must be touring underdogs to survive

14 January 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher on the essence of this year’s Lions tour being at risk of being lost

Dai Young ticks all the boxes | Peter Jackson

14 January 2021 1 comment

Peter Jackson looks at the abrupt exit of Cardiff Blues and the mishandling of a situation prior to making the apt appointment of Dai Young

Covid points loss is wrong | Nick Cain

13 January 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain argues why the new Premiership regulations on cancelled matches are jeopardising the integrity of the season

Let the Lions play Australia instead of Springboks | Jeremy Guscott

12 January 2021 0 comments

As cases rise in the UK, Ireland and South Africa, Jerry Guscott says the show must go on – even if it means not touring South Africa

Lacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington

12 January 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

Waterboys should keep out of the deep end | Nick Cain

10 January 2021 1 comment

Gloucester’s loss to Sale Sharks in the Premiership had its fair share of flash points

Little tough nut Ivor had the Gloucester giants quaking in their boots – Mike Burton

10 January 2021 0 comments

TRP columnist Peter Jackson remembers the great Gloucester trainer of 50 years ago, with former England and Lions prop Mike Burton

Eddie Jones is right, power is only part of the answer | Shane Williams

10 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams says physicality is an easy route to take in rugby and emphasis between the north and south hemisphere vary

Toby Booth has got my Ospreys playing with pride again | Shane Williams

8 January 2021 0 comments

Shane Williams sees a much more empassioned demeanour about the Ospreys since Booth’s arrival

If Lions can’t roam free on tour then call it off | Shane Williams

7 January 2021 1 comment

Player, management and fans safety has to remain at the forefront of the Lions concerns, as the UK and South Africa are gripped by rising coronavirus infection rates

The day Edward James stood firm against Super Brat | Peter Jackson

7 January 2021 1 comment

The Llanelli RFC president and former centre will be laid to rest this week. but his love for sport expanded far beyond rugby

Rugby Great Schools: ‘Professional’ Colston’s set the bar sky high

7 January 2021 0 comments

Colston’s conveyor belt of talent in modern rugby is quite something…

Sanderson: Saracens’ Super Six will be ready for England duty

7 January 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain taps into Saracens’ plans for their England stars while they play in the Championship by talking with forwards/defence coach Alex Sanderson

There are echoes of my great Bath side in Baxter’s Exeter | Jeremy Guscott

6 January 2021 1 comment

‘Good enough for England, but not for Bath’ used to be an old saying of Jack Rowell’s – can the same be said of Exeter in current times?

Jalibert in box seat to replace injured Ntamack | James Harrington

5 January 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reviews the week that was in French rugby, as Fabien Galthie faces up to being without star fly-half Romain Ntamack

Rugby Matters: Turbo Teddy Thomas takes try of the year

5 January 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher reflects on some of the finest tries we were blessed to witness in 2020

Last laugh for donkies in earning rates among pro players | Chris Hewett

3 January 2021 0 comments

IT COMES as no great surprise that on average across the three major leagues in Europe, outside-halves command the biggest salaries. They are the thoroughbreds, […]