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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jason White – former Scotland flanker
Kicking off with a Calcutta Cup win against England in 2009 was a fantastic way to start my international career and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: This will be England’s best team ever – Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson has declared that the current all-conquering England side can eclipse the achievements of the World Cup-winning class of 2003....
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing
1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs’ changing room and he’s a great player. He did...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoI’m a victim of social media, says Tomas Francis
Tomas Francis insists he is no bad boy and reckons he was the victim of a trial by social media. The...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLeigh Halfpenny poised to quit France
Leigh Halfpenny will put Wales before Toulon by quitting the former European champions. Halfpenny has given the biggest hint yet that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoIrish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie
Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland‘s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday....
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYougn Gun: Jake Polledri – Hartpury College flanker
Jake Polledri admits he is a late developer but linking up with talent-spotting guru Alan Martinovic at Hartpury College has rekindled...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Matt Cox – Worcester flanker
1. Donncha O’Callaghan’s cooking I share a flat with ‘Irish’ during the week and we alternate between cooking and tidying up....
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Richard Palframan – London Irish prop
How has the season gone so far? It’s gone really well and I’m really happy to be playing. Last season was...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nic Rouse – former London Irish, Sale and Nottingham lock
I was 27 by the time I made my Premiership debut, in a one-off game on loan for injury-hit London Irish...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Richard Baxter – Exeter Chiefs legend
1. Andrew Sheridan – I played with him with England U21s and he was very strong in the scrum but also...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Mitchell – Northampton scrum-half
A knee injury prevented him from playing in a home World Cup, but Alex Mitchell is back and desperate to put...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoJackson Wray: Burger recipe can earn me Test call
Underrated Saracens back row Jackson Wray insists the disappointment of being overlooked by England has not diminished his desire to wear...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Matt Challinor – Doncaster lock
1. Cold callers Just lately loads of people have knocked at our door trying to sell stuff or get you to...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Kyle Sinckler – Harlequins prop
Enjoying the season so far? Very much so even if it was frustrating to miss the Stade Francais game last week...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoWallabies will reign supreme – Bob Dwyer
Bob Dwyer is backing Australia to prolong Welsh misery on Saturday in angry reaction to their ‘disrespectful’ portrayal in New Zealand...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoOld Trafford in battle to host Champions Cup final
Old Trafford and the Nou Camp are among venues being considered to stage the 2018 European Champions Cup Final. Manchester United...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lee Byrne – former Lions and Wales full-back
It would have been nice to reach 50 caps for Wales, especially as I felt I was playing some good rugby...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing
1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoOfficial Aviva Premiership Rugby Guide 2016/17
The Official Aviva Premiership rugby magazine captures all the excitement of the current Premiership Rugby season and profiles all of the...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ewan McQuillin – London Scottish prop
Ewan McQuillin knew he would need his passport to get to his next game but little did he know that it...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Hamish Barton – Old Elthamians flanker
1. Luggage louts A group of about five or six of us commute on the train straight from the City to...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie captain
How about that for a start to the Championship season? We’re very happy about going six from six. We spoke about...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Kenny Milne – former Scotland & Heriot’s hooker
It is all very well playing international rugby, and representing the Lions in 1993 was a great personal honour, but when...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Phil Dollman – Exeter full-back
1. Brett Sturgess – Plenty can be said about ‘Sturg’. He once said he was the first name on the team...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ross Graham – Yorkshire Carnegie hooker
Yorkshire Carnegie have a proven record in nurturing young hookers so it is no surprise Scot Ross Graham jumped at the...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Tom Wheatcroft – Covnetry centre
1. Non-social team-mates It annoys me when lads don’t turn up for social get-togethers especially when they’ve been arranged a good...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Will Warden – Richmond captain
How are you finding the Championship so far? Let’s just say it’s been a learning curve. We’re losing but we’re still...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Barry Everitt – former London Irish & Northampton fly-half
It was the norm to have a hurling stick in your hand, not a rugby ball, where I grew up in...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker
1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Talbot-Davies – Dragons full-back
Will Talbot-Davies might have grown up in England and gone to Solihull school but he is as Welsh as they come...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Stefan Liebenberg – Cambridge scrum-half
1. The dive pass As a scrum-half myself I cannot understand why some nines still perform the dive pass. For one,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSpace man Henry Slade backed to provide England lift-off
Henry Slade is primed and ready to resolve England‘s deepening midfield crisis, according to Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher. With summer...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing
What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDan Robson: My battle with Joe Simpson can help Test bid
Rapidly-maturing Wasps scrum-half Dan Robson reckons his decision to quit Gloucester re-ignited his faltering career as he targets England‘s coveted No.9...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Scully – former England Sevens scrum-half
Winning the Sevens World Cup in 1993 was the highlight of my career and my try-saving tackle on Fiji‘s Mesake Rasari...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoStuart Lancaster: I’d like to end up coaching in the Premiership
Stuart Lancaster admits his ultimate aim is to coach in England again one day but for now his focus is on...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ross Chisholm – Harlequins full-back
1. Joe Marler – I grew up playing with Joe at Haywards Heath where I was a year below him. He’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoHenry Thomas gunning to knock Dan Cole of his perch
Bath prop Henry Thomas believes he offers more than incumbent England tighthead Dan Cole, below – and will prove why he...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Eastgate – Wasps fly-half
Between Danny Cipriani and Jimmy Gopperth, Conor Eastgate could not ask for better mentors, but as a young fly-half playing is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSelf-belief gave Mako Vunipola strength to beat critics
Mako Vunipola is playing with the power and confidence of a man who has silenced his critics and believes there is...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Gareth Rawlings – Sale player/coach
1. Towel thieves Finding someone has used your towel prior to you using it after a game is something that gets...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEPCR boss Simon Halliday demands changes to game laws
European rugby boss Simon Halliday has called for high tackles and the clearing out of stationary players to be “immediately” banned...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: James Cordy-Redden – Ealing centre
How important was that win against Jersey? The Championship is pretty open this year with a lot of opportunities for team...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoRichard Cockerill adamant that Manu Tuilagi will be back
Richard Cockerill has no doubt Manu Tuilagi will recover from his latest injury setback and will stick by him until he...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Roy Winters – former Bedford, Harlequins & Bristol back rower
It was thanks to my two left feet that I packed in football and tried my hand at rugby instead. Being...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNathan Earle’s busy adding sting to his tail in Canterbury
Fresh from helping Canterbury capture New Zealand‘s historic Ranfurly Shield for the first time in six years, on-loan Saracens wing Nathan...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jamie Gibson – Northampton flanker
1. Marcos Ayerza – There can’t have been many better looseheads than him over the last four or five years at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPhilanthropy at heart of Nigel Wray’s vision for Saracens
Nigel Wray’s business empire covers everything from the country’s favourite pizza company to high profile real estate, and he has been...















