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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJimmy Gopperth backs Alex Lozowski to be best 10 of the lot
Wasps fly-half is destined for stardom according to club colleague.
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Andy Boyde – Harrogate forward
1. Shopping off the peg Shopping for designer jeans and thinking you’ll be able to just walk into a shop and pick...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMarco Mama hoping to make good on his promise
Striking the balance between loyalty and ambition can be a tricky affair for today’s professional players.
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Question: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
How do you look back at last week’s win at Ealing? We were disappointed because we didn’t play well and that’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoHenry Thomas: I’ll state case for England
Overlooked England tighthead has his sights firmly set on a Six Nations recall following the national side’s troubles at the scrum.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Cracknell – former England Sevens star
I’ve always been a bit of a nomad so playing Sevens around the world for 10 years suited me. In so...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Freddie Burns – Leicester and former Gloucester fly-half
1. Nick Wood – A great friend and he’s become a Gloucester legend over the years. For a prop, he knows...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoGet Warren Gatland in and sort RFU mess says Mike Friday
RFU chiefs must pay whatever it takes to buy Warren Gatland out of his Wales contract, according to former England 7s...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre
It has been a busy summer for Johnny Williams but the centre is eager to kick start his senior career with...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Tom Cheeseman – Esher centre
1. Sky sports news/talksport Both media outlets are obsessed with football, 80 per cent of their output is focused entirely on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoElliot Daly’s looking to put hand up for England
Wasps centre believes another stellar club season can boost his international claims after overcoming the disappointment of England rejection.
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ed Slater – Leicester captain
How’s pre-season been? It has been really long but it’s a good thing because of the changes we’ve had in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Jean de Villiers close to signing for Leicester Tigers
Tigers set to announce arrival of former Springboks captain before the weekend.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Bell – former Plymouth, Harlequins, Sale & Wasps centre
As head of off-field player development at Wasps, I’m relishing the chance to help the next generation of professional players coming...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie and former Rotherham No.8
1. Ben Harris – He’s moved to Newcastle now but he had a couple of very good seasons for us at...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoBristol’s risen Phoenix Gavin Henson is enjoying his revival
The one good thing about hitting rock bottom is that the only way is up – but as Gavin Henson can...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Gareth Thompson – Hartpury College full-back
It was the Gareth Thomson show in Hartpury last week as the full-back scored all of his side’s points in their...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Oli Brennand – Fylde wing
1. Coffee Personally I don’t understand the appeal of coffee. I can’t stand the taste and it is way too over-priced....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBasic errors by Stuart Lancaster cost us says Mike Friday
Critical pre-tournament errors in selection by head coach Stuart Lancaster and a failure to deploy X-factor players during losses to Wales...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Laurie Fisher – Gloucester head coach
How’s pre-season been? It’s been long but very beneficial to us. As coaches, we missed most of it last summer so...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWales give moneybags England a £1.2m hand-off over Warren Gatland
Wales have issued a ‘hands-off’ warning to England over Warren Gatland. England have been urged to do everything they can to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Bainbridge – Former Blaydon, Fylde, Orrell, Gosforth, England & Lions Lock
I’m firmly of the belief that National Service or a couple of years of compulsory rugby would help today’s youth understand...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoPicking Sam Burgess upset England morale blasts Gareth Chilcott
England’s obsession with Sam Burgess should cost Stuart Lancaster his job.
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Seb Jewell – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Wasps full-back
1. Pete Edwards – Pete “the meat” or “Hobnob” as he was known. My former London Welsh teammate is a great...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMental battle is last hurdle for ambitious Saint Ben Foden
Northampton full- back is targeting silverware, an England recall and a place on the 2017 Lions tour to New Zealand as...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: George Cox – Nottingham flanker
George Cox had resigned himself to missing out on England schoolboy selection only to see his world change with one phone...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoScott Spedding aims to rule skies in epic battle with Rob Kearney
France full-back Scott Spedding is expecting an aerial dogfight with Ireland rival Rob Kearney. Les Bleus will battle it out with...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: James Gaskell – Wasps lock
1. Cyclists Cyclists clog up the roads and don’t seem to have any appreciation for the traffic behind them. You often...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoJames Horwill: Wales play into Wallaby hands
Wales‘ preference for open, attacking rugby could play into Australian hands on Saturday when the sides meet in Cardiff, according to...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Jackson Wray – Saracens flanker
How’s pre-season going? It’s been long but we’re eager to get cracking really. We had a game against the Ospreys a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ollie Campbell – former Ireland and Lions fly-half
Rugby is not just a sport, it’s a way of life. At nine, my Dad took me to Lansdowne Road for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Salary cap cheats will be hammered to protect league’s integrity
Two Premiership clubs set to be fined and deducted points for the 2015-16 campaign.
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Lee Byrne – former Lions, Wales, Dragons, Clermont and Ospreys full-back
1. Gethin Jenkins – The Welsh Lion has an almighty engine around the park and is simply impossible to move at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoRelegation fight? I don’t care what you media think says Tom Coventry
Kiwi did not fly half-way around the globe to read predictions putting London Irish at the bottom of the Premiership.
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Whiteley – Saracens scrum-half
Tom Whiteley’s season could not have started better with a hat-trick and a match-winning penalty in his first two games for...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoNehe Milner-Sukker can fire the All Blacks charge
Nehe Milner-Skudder has few peers at this World Cup when it comes to tripping the light fantastic down a rugby field....
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Matt Banahan – Bath wing
1. Inconsiderate drivers People who tail-gate learner drives – or whizz past them and then smack the brakes on to make...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSteve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum
Japan‘s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Phil Dowson – Worcester back-row
How’s pre-season going? The boys are working hard. We had a ten day break in Tignes which was brilliant and the...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoAll Blacks by far the best 31 says Sean Fitzpatrick
England have no world-class players according to All Black legend.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoFallen Northampton Saints will be seeking redemption
Lee Dickson has vowed to scrap his way back into England contention after revealing his deep disappointment at being omitted from...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Neil Kelly – Romania defence coach
As defence coach of Romania I’m really looking forward to the World Cup, it should be a great opportunity for Romania...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoLaurie Fisher: Can Wallabies win five on the trot?
Gloucester coach questions Wallabies’ ability to turn up for consecutive big games ahead of two gruelling weeks in the Pool of...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Court – London Irish and former Ireland and Ulster prop
1. Rodrigo Roncero – The former Argentina prop is exactly how a loosehead should be – horrible, aggressive and mobile. In...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Theo Brophy-Clews – London Irish fly-half
Theo Brophy-Clews has become a school sensation over the past two seasons and he is now looking to make his mark...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: London Welsh have ‘initiated discussions’ about switching to Pro12
The move that could happen next year.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJulian Salvi is happy to be let off leash
Flanker will relish playing with greater freedom at Exeter after his acrimonious departure from Leicester.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chas Cusani – former Orrell lock
My reputation as a ‘no-holds barred’ player may have gone before me during 20 years with Orrell, Lancashire and the North,...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoGavin Henson is even hungrier now after final heartache
Gavin Henson has been backed to be Bristol‘s promotion catalyst by head coach Sean Holley, following the fly-half’s return from serious...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker
How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games...












