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Featured
/ 13 years agoJonny Wilkinson ‘can have six more years at top – like Ryan Giggs’
Jonny Wilkinson can emulate Ryan Giggs’ longevity and play top-level sport until he is 39, according to the fly-half’s long-term mentor...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoCardiff will get eight World Cup matches
England are planning to turn the Millennium Stadium into a World Cup gold mine worth more than £50m. Up to eight...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France
England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMoney man Kelvin Bryon pulls plug on London Welsh hopes
London Welsh are facing fresh turmoil after the club’s majority shareholder, Kelvin Bryon, revealed he is pulling out at the end...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoJust get rid of the hit-squad to solve this scrum farce
Scrum guru Phil Keith-Roach claims the chaos and controversy surrounding the set-piece would be gone within a month if the IRB...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland launch new Canterbury kit for London Sevens
Canterbury and the RFU have unveiled the new England Sevens home and alternate shirts at Twickenham Stadium with the two shirts...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWhen Halani ‘Aulika stopped being a waisted talent
London Irish prop sensation Halani Aulika would have been lost to the game had it not been for a chance meeting...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Wasps saved as £500k tax bill is paid
New Wasps owner Derek Richardson had to settle an outstanding tax bill of £500,000 before completing the long-awaited takeover of the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge North joins Northampton
The Scarlets announced today they have agreed to release the 20-year-old winger on his request so he could sign a three-year...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNigel Wray backs move for Welsh to join Aviva Premiership
England’s Premiership clubs plan to strike a deal with the four Welsh regions which could change the landscape of European competition.
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoAndrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole
Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoSevens ace Cory Allen set to be Wales’ next big thing
It hardly seems fair for Wales to unearth another back with the size of Goliath and accuracy of David’s slingshot but...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge North is urged to get Test clearance
Wales have asked George North to ensure he protects his international future before completing his proposed £250,000 transfer to Northampton. WRU...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoTop English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up
A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Irish and Sale almost safe after entertaining draw
London Irish and Sale have almost secured their place in the Premiership as they drew 33-33 in a very entertaining game...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetrees has vision to perform Ma’a Nonu role for England
Brian Ashton believes that centre Billy Twelvetrees holds the key to the next stage of England‘s evolution as an attacking force....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoThe inside story on fearsome Maurie Fa’asavalu
When flanker Maurie Fa’asavalu signed for Harlequins in 2010, director of rugby Conor O’Shea knew what he was getting: a hard...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints will pay £250k to sign big George North
Northampton Saints have offered the Scarlets £250,000 for George North and the deal could be completed within the next seven days....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh fail appeal
London Welsh have failed their appeal against the five-point deduction and £15,000 fine they received for fielding an eligible player. They...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoRevealed: Major gulf in funding of top clubs
Premier Rugby Ltd is facing serious questions over the huge differences between the funding provided to its ‘founder’ clubs compared to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoTrigger-finger refs stamp out cynicism
Greater vigilance by referees at the breakdown and less tolerance of cynical play has led to a sharp rise in yellow...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWasps must use Tommy Bell to ring in changes for future, says Kenny Logan
Wasps’ challenge for a top four spot has defied expectations but club legend Kenny Logan insists the focus has to be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoMatt Stevens is back to his best now he’s 20 stones!
Matt Stevens says piling on the pounds and a change of positions has contributed to him enjoying one of his best...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie hooked on new role
Even by England‘s precocious standards loosehead prop Luke Cowan-Dickie stood out as an early developer – now the Chiefs teenager has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDan Braid has the appetite to satisfy Sale hunger
Sale flanker Dan Braid was so confident that 2013 would turn out to be a good year he saw it in...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWales v England: teams
Owen Farrell will lead the attack in England‘s Grand Slam decider against Wales at the Millennium on Saturday. The Saracens playmaker...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoMichael Owen backs Tom Wood for Lions No.8 spot
This time last year Tom Wood feared he would never properly recover from his toe injury – 12 months on and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLittle and large are big-time with Bath
Matt Banahan has hailed his ‘little and large’ midfield partnership with Kyle Eastmond, likening their relationship to the 1988 comedy classic...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRob Howley: England showdown is so huge
Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales‘ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales,...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoUnder-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam
England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLondon Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine
London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoShane Geraghty’s enjoying tough love with London Irish
Playmaker Shane Geraghty puts London Irish‘s recent upturn in form down to a tough new approach. The Exiles may have taken...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoI’d answer England’s wing call says Manu Tuilagi
Manu Tuilagi is England‘s most dangerous midfield weapon but the 21-year-old juggernaut insists he will have no problem moving out to...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 4
Catch the latest episode of O2 Inside line ahead of England‘s game against Italy. This week Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoI’d make Justin Tipuric my Lions No.7 says Jim Telfer
Justin Tipuric will form part of an Anglo-Welsh back row in the Lions‘ Test team this summer, according to one of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoTyson Keats was eligible to play, London Welsh will tell RFU
London Welsh are preparing to launch a powerful defence against the charge that scrum-half Tyson Keats was ineligible to play in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoSaracens go top with bonus-point win over London Welsh
Saracens went top of the Premiership table for the first time in three years following their 35-11 bonus-point win over London...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLive: Saracens v London Welsh
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Saracens take on London Welsh in the 17th round of the Aviva...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWelcome to hard work, Anthony Allen tells his old pal Ryan Lamb
Leicester centre Anthony Allen believes that Ryan Lamb, a former fellow young pup at Gloucester, will flourish in the Tigers’ dog-eat-dog...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I Kahn fight for my place”, says Northampton Lee Dickson
Lee Dickson’s starting spot at Franklin’s Gardens will come under considerable threat when Europe’s most sought-after scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’i joins Northampton...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”
Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland tell Christian Wade to prove he’s ready
Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoHuge boost for London Irish with vital win against London Wasps
London Irish have received a huge boost in their relegation battle with a vital 30-19 win against London Wasps at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLive: London Irish v London Wasps
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Irish take on London Wasps in the 16th round of the...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir
France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoImanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 3
Ahead of their clash with France, the England camp gives you a glimpse of life behind the scenes. Check out the...
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