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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing
Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCharlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top
How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Brett Beukeboom – Cornish Pirates and Canada lock
1. Donald Trump I went back home for three to four months in May and had to put up with the...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoJamie George reveals secrets of England revival
Victorious hooker Jamie George has identified the belief installed by Eddie Jones, Steve Borthwick’s coaching and the leadership qualities of Dylan...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
Back in pre-season yet? We had some physical and medical tests last week but the fitness and weights started this week...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoNeil Back backing youngsters to rival star man James Haskell
James Haskell‘s heroics in Australia may have put the long-running back-row argument on the back burner but England legend Neil Back...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing
It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBath boss Bruce Craig NOT selling up at the Rec
Bruce Craig has categorically denied he is selling Bath after rumours emerged he was on the verge of offloading his controlling...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoDylan Hartley can challenge captain Sam Warburton says Fran Cotton
Dylan Hartley’s conversion from serial offender into a challenger to Sam Warburton as Lions captain is given a ringing endorsement today...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoHow Yorkshire Carnegie find those JWC gems
Made in Yorkshire, won in Lancashire. It may be stretching the point, but, with five players involved, there’s no disputing Yorkshire...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Thomas – Wales U20s centre
Joe Thomas only has two games left to play this season but he intends to make the best off them as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoRob Cook’s backing Jonny May to break into Eddie Jones’ elite
Jonny May is set to roar back fit, firing and ready to reclaim his England wing spot, according to former Gloucester...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Declan Cusack – Doncaster Knights fly-half
1. Poorly kept golf greens I’m a keen golfer who’s pretty decent from tee to green but after that things can...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSuper heroes who can be marvels with Lions
Saracens coach Alex Sanderson expects his real life ‘Fantastic Five’ of George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and brothers Mako and...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Hewitt – Worcester lock
Have you started pre-season yet? Most of us have been back for two weeks now but the players who played a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayers heading for another post-Lions burnout say RPA
Damian Hopley believes England’s top stars are facing inevitable burnout unless steps are taken to limit the number of appearances they...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hal Luscombe – Wales, NG Dragons, Harlequins and harlequins centre/wing
Coming from South Africa I didn’t fully appreciated just how big a rivalry Wales versus England was, or the magnitude of...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones must look at Saxons stars Danny Cipriani and Dave Attwood
Fresh from leading England Saxons to a 2-0 series win in South Africa, head coach Ali Hepher reckons at least half...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Charlie Walker – Harlequins wing
1. Luke Cowan Dickie – I know he plays hooker now but we came through the England system together and he...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: George Nott – England flanker
George Nott might look like a lock but is desperate to prove he has the athleticism to play in the back-row...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI was a fat-arse at Bath admits Stephen Donald
Stephen Donald outdid Warren Gatland in the home hero stakes in Hamilton, leaving the field to a standing ovation after guiding...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Jack Preece – Moseley flanker and hooker
1. Needless chat I find it very frustrating whenever someone starts up another conversation following a meeting/team huddle. I just want...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoTop agent calls for RFU to address Tier Two welfare
The supply line of Championship players to the Premiership will dry up unless England’s second tier undergoes a major overhaul.
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Simon Amor – Team GB 7s coach
Happy with how Moscow went last week? It was a fantastic opportunity for us to take 24 players spread in two...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoShane Monahan gets cagey in search for new career
Former Gloucester and Rotherham winger Shane Monahan is to swap the rugby field for the octagon after embarking on a career...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Atkinson – London Scottish and ex-Cornish Pirates
1. Alan Paver – I’ve known Paves as a player and coach and he’s got a lot of time for the...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Evans – England U20s openside
Will Evans thought his season was a write off when he failed to make the U20s Six Nations squad but a...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Tom Brady – Leicester Tigers and former Sale wing
1. Grumpy neighbours Shortly I’ll be moving to Leicester and I can’t say I’ll miss the bloke who lives at the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life
Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward
Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoStuart Lancaster confirms job target
Stuart Lancaster wants to coach in the Southern Hemisphere to prove English coaches are “good enough to work there”. The former...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andrew Small – former RFU elite panel referee
Refereeing the Army-Navy game in front of a full house at Twickenham, with my wife and kids in the crowd, was...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMark Bennett plans rendezvous in Rio with Sonny Bill Williams
Mark Bennett is hoping to take on his boyhood hero Sonny Bill Williams at the Rio Olympics. But he has serious...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing
1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Willis – Wasps and England U20s flanker
An ankle surgery last summer was not in Jack Willis’ plans but a sensational second half to the season means he...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoThe incredible story of Connacht sensation Niyi Adeolokun
Tony Smeeth was watching the Pro12 Grand Final from his father’s hospital bedside in Dorchester when a familiar figure flashed across...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWide boys will worry Wallabies says Jonathan Joseph
Jonathan Joseph believes England‘s cut-and-thrust style is perfectly suited to the fast grounds of Australia as they aim for a first...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Matt Garvey – Bath loose forward
1. “You’re tall aren’t you?!” When people say that it really breaks me – as if I didn’t know I was...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWill Fraser: We can double up just like Leicester
Will Fraser says Saracens are determined to make their critics eat humble pie by becoming first side since Leicester in 2002...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ollie Thorley – England U20s wing
How’s the Junior World Cup preparation going? We’ve spent the week in camp in Newcastle and it’s been good. With Martin...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Guest – former Harlequins and London Irish back-rower
I don’t think any player is truly happy with what they have done when your days have been cut short through...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped
By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle Falcons full-back
1. Rob Vickers – Known as Mr Reliable in the Falcons squad. A very good player who just scores too many...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSpeed king Marcus Watson on track to claim prized Rio Olympics spot
Marcus Watson returned to the World Sevens circuit last week, and although it was a shock to the system, the Newcastle...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Randall – England U20s scrum-half
Harry Randall is used to punching above his weight but next month he will take it to a new level at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPlayoff pain will work in our favour long term says Dai Young
Dai Young believes Wasps‘ double dose of semi-final heartache will strengthen their bid to recapture the cub’s glory days. Defeat in...
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