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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER BEDFORD, PLYMOUTH AND DONCASTER FLANKER ADAM KETTLE My parents are fullfledged Scousers and my uncle Brian played a handful...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Junior Fatialofa – Former Cornish Pirates, Exeter and Bristol centre
One of my earliest rugby memories was watching Western Samoa, captained by my Uncle Peter, beat Wales at the 1991 World...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoBarnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte
David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStephen Myler relishing new challenge at London Irish
After the release of the GK IPA Championship fixtures last week, Exiles fly-half Stephen Myler talked to Neale Harvey
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester CEO Stephen Vaughan defends stance over foreign signings
The Cherry and White's chief executive cools scrutiny over the signing of banned steroid user Gerbrandt Grobler
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones has a plan for life without Billy Vunipola
Any coincidence that England's 2018 losing streak came when Big Billy was out injured?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDan Lydiate is aiming for fresh Test glories
Wales aren't short of depth in the back row
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpringboks star quashes Bath link with Japan move
He starred against England in the June Tests
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Dylan Hartley will be back as captain for the autumn
Jeremy Guscott gives his verdict on England's tour of South Africa
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath fans can breathe easy as club announce Dave Attwood won’t be signing for Toulon
Attwood returns to The Rec after Toulon's attempts to buy him out of his Bath contract fall flat
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDavid Strettle has no doubt he can still star for England
Saracens-bound Strettle hasn't lost hope of adding to his 14 England caps
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby comes together to support local and national charities in fight against cancer
Bristol Bears forward Joe Batley joins efforts after receiving the news he is in remission for Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTypical injuries sustained whilst playing rugby
More than 3 million players all over the world take part in rugby at various levels, from professionals to those who...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAcid test awaits against All Blacks
NICK CAIN sits down with former Springboks captain Gary Teichmann – a hero in South Africa and Newport… Cornerstone: Tenda Mtawarira...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJunior props look the part but lack basic technique
Monstered: France U20s pack dominated England in the Junior World Cup final Anyone watching the U20 final last Sunday might have...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGardner got it right, it’s Law makers in a muddle
Hung out to dry: Referee Angus Gardner COLIN BOAG Having been sent off in the second Test against New Zealand, at...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJobless Germans in World Cup mix despite season of turmoil
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to Germany coach Mauritz Botha ahead of the RQC qualifier with Samoa Germany coach: Mauritz Botha Tough qualifying:...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCook Islands aim to make most of ‘lucky’ reprieve
Excited: Stan Wright The Pacific region plays host to the first leg of another World Cup play-off game next Saturday when...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRugby can learn from the World Cup VAR
Getting it right: Neymar’s penalty decision against Costa Rica was overturned by VAR Like everyone else I’ve been glued to the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThe golden generation give hope to Laporte
Prodigy: Jordan Joseph was best player of the Junior World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images French rugby boss Bernard Laporte has glimpsed...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMulvihill will help Warburton beat off rivals for the Wales No7 shirt
NEWCardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill is a lucky man. Just look at the talent he has available to him in the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
JUNIOR FATIALOFA THE FORMER CORNISH PIRATES, EXETER AND BRISTOL CENTRE One of my earliest rugby memories was watching Western Samoa, captained...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCape Town gives Eddie space, but he needs to find more answers
Galvanising force in Cape Town: Joe Launchbury on the ball, supported by Chris Robshaw PICTURES: Getty Images IF you want a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMaverick Erasmus glad to see Cips spice up the game
RASSIE Erasmus and Eddie Jones have been coaches at opposite ends of the spectrum over the last few weeks. Where the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPRO14 gives South Africa the best of both worlds
Battlers: Cheetahs have exceeded expectations in the PRO14 but they have lost Clayton Blommetjies, above, to the Scarlets In many ways...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFantastic Mr Brits can play on for one more year
HAVINGretired from club rugby, only to be called up by the Springboks two weeks later, Schalk Brits is facing a dilemma....
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Features
/ 8 years agoShackles are off for Gold’s Scots slayers
JON NEWCOMBE talks to Gary Gold about the challenge of building on last week’s historic win US EAGLES head coach Gary...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll eyes on America now but ‘shock’ Bath axe still grates
UNCEREMONIOUSLY dumped by Bath in December 2013, Gary Gold has successfully rebuilt his career and is now in a position to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSouth Wales stands as Britain’s best star maker
New international: Owen Watkin PICTURE: Getty Images In their swift climb to the giddy heights of third in the world rankings,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAussies rely on the Islanders
AUSTRALIA’S dependence on players from the Pacific Islands has never been more pronounced. During the series against Ireland the Wallabies picked...
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Features
/ 8 years agoVisionary Francis gets recognition at long last
OF all the players ostracised by the WRU for ‘going north,’ a powerful case can be made to show that nobody...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LONDON IRISH FLANKER JACK COOKE When sifting through the debris of last season’s relegation, Declan Kidney, London Irish’s new director of...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoBrendan Gallagher picks out the young guns who have starred at this year’s Junior World Cup
Except for a brief break last August we seem locked into a never ending season which has been trundling along for...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDrowning Eddie needs a life raft
By Nick Cain England are in danger of drowning and their one time saviour, Eddie Jones, is starting to look like...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoShane Williams Column: Edwards is a must for whoever takes over
While Wales narrow down their search for a successor to Warren Gatland, I think they’re missing a trick when it comes...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGatland’s right, we will be contenders
By Alex Bywater Martyn Williams is certain that Wales‘ summer tour has rubber stamped Warren Gatland‘s claim his team are genuine...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGatland’s right, we will be contenders
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales centurian Martyn Williams about World Cup chances ALEX BYWATER In depth talent: James Davies and Ellis...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYet more poor reffing from the game’s elite
COLIN BOAG First mistake: Luke Pearce should not have carded Paul Gabrillagues It just keeps happening, and as fans we’re being...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
PETER ANGLESEA, THE SALE COACH AND FORMER SALE AND ENGLAND ‘A’ BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Features
/ 8 years agoInspirational rise of the ‘Beast’ from Zimbabwe
NICK CAIN looks at the rise of Springbok powerhouse Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira Centurian: Tendai Mtawarira is gunning to make the World...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE BAY OF PLENTY, CHIEFS, NEWCASTLE, NORTHAMPTON AND BRISTOL LOCK MARK SORENSON Iwas different to the norm in New Zealand because...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCurrent crop will yield best ever harvest
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks out the young guns who have starred at this year’s Junior World Cup Still only 17: France No.8...
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Features
/ 8 years ago2011 JUNIOR WORLD CUP FINAL New Zealand 33 England 22 (Padua June 26)
ENGLAND 1 MAKO VUNIPOLA: A force of nature and nothing much has changed since, except his scrummaging is better. Two Lions...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
EXETER CHIEFS LOOSEHEAD PROP JAMES KENNY It’s been a stellar year for James Kenny. From getting his first taste of men’s...
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Features
/ 8 years agoKing Louis takes a fall from grace
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Feud: Louis Picamoles is at war with French coach Brunel PICTURE: Getty Images Long gone are the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteve Boden banking on that Yorkshire grit
“There are a lot of teams out there spending a lot of money and, for one of the first times in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGraham Rowntree leaves Harlequins after two seasons
The British & Irish Lions coach is stepping down due to personal reasons, Harlequins confirm
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