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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Kieran Treadwell – Harlequins and England U18s second row
It is quite common to see young players with a cross-border heritage gain international caps with different countries, at different levels...
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Features
/ 11 years agoGreg Tesser: The unlikely love of rugby among US politicians
Politics and rugby make strange bedfellows. How a game of extreme physicality has managed to tickle the taste buds of such...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Ryan Lamb – The Worcester fly-half takes us through his prime annoyances
1. New housing estates – The family and I have recently moved into a property on a new housing estate in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“We’re up for a fight,” Dorian West tells Richard Cockerill
Saints forwards coach rubbishes suggestions by Leicester boss that his side may lack hunger to defend their Premiership title next season.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNow Moody joins in those criticising Cockerill
Richard Cockerill under pressure as Lewis Moody joins critics of Tigers’ performances last season.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Phillips – London Scottish No. 8
Sad to leave Exeter this summer? Very sad. Exeter’s been a massive part of my life over the last four years...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby- Former Waterloo, Saints, and Rotherham centre Andy Northey
People tend to view me as Rugby League man, but I actually only played for St Helens for two-and-a-half years, the...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Neil Back – World Cup winning England and Leicester flanker
1. Graham Rowntree – He didn’t make the England 2003 World Cup squad but his performances in Australia and New Zealand the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoThe Big Interview: A Q&A with Conor O’Shea
Neale Harvey sits down with the Harlequins boss and discusses preparation for the new season.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock
When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back
1. Smoking: I’ve never been a fan of smoking and I can honestly say I have never tried it! Smoking in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoI’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson
World Cup winner backs Wasps' flyer to rise to the top of wing options.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Tom Cruse – Titans hooker feels the wrath
How was your summer? Quiet at first, then I went to Calpe, on Spain’s Benidorm coast, for my brother’s wedding and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR
I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mat Gilbert – Bath and former Scarlets flanker shares his dream XV
1. Christian Califano – He was a good teammate when I played for Gloucester A, formed a formidable front row with...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Luke Baldwin – Bristol, former Saracens & Bedford scrum-half
1. Mako Vunipola – Solid in the set-piece and very mobile for such a big man. One of the best laughs...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop
Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDwayne Peel stays loyal to Bristol’s ambition
Former Wales scrum-half set to start next season with Bristol despite failing to win promotion.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Peter Swatkins – Sheffield player/coach
1. Anthem singers The recent events at the World Cup in Brazil have once again confirmed...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJames Hook is expecting David Humphreys to inspire Gloucester
Welsh star excited by appointment of David Humphreys.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Damian Welch – Exeter lock
Go anywhere on holiday? I managed a week away in Cyprus with the missus. But I had an operation at the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEngland ‘will benefit from Ford-Farrell fight at No.10’
Dad Mike predicts son George will challenge Farrell for No,10 shirt.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby
There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoGlint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio
TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mike Powell – Moseley and former London Welsh and Ospreys lock
1. Jason Leonard – A great prop who transfered from the amateur to pro era with ease. Also runs a pub...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoMike Friday: Top tier link-up is a must for Championship
Takeover by Premiership Rugby would transport the second tier on to a different level.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Cameron Cowell – London Irish full-back
Cameron Cowell says scoring his debut try for England U18s was the highlight of his career so far, but with the...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Kai Horstmann – Exeter back rown
1. Kids toys I’ve got nothing against kids toys, just the pain they cause when you tread on them inadvertently when...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoKyle Eastmond will show he’s the right fit for England
Bath head coach back rugby league convert and brands critics “uneducated”.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Jonny Arr – Worcester scrum-half
Manage a holiday in your short time off? A few days in Berlin for Jake Abbott’s stag-do, which involved more than...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tommy Hayes – former Shannon, Plymouth and Exeter lock
For a long time Exeter Chiefs had the tag of being chokers on the big stage, they’d come very close to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Andy Saull – Newcastle and former Saracens flanker
1. Census Johnston – For comedy value as much as anything. He once turned up to pre-season late claiming his wife...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Henry Taylor – Saracens & England U20s scrum-half
Of all the players out in New Zealand trying to defend England‘s Junior World Championship crown, none of them are quite...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoBath ambition makes up for end to Luke Arscott’s Test dream
Full-back's England dreams may remain unfulfilled but can replace those ambitions by bringing glory to The Rec
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Jamie Broadley – Rotherham wing
1. Poor English This has to be my greatest annoyance. Ironically it seems to be that those who are most fervent...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoJapan blossom into contenders
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDoncaster Knights packing down with a Transatlantic accent
Doncaster Knights boss Clive Griffiths is close to finalising his forward pack for next season’s Championship campaign with a second Canadian...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: James Buckland – London Scottish head coach
Back in pre-season training? Yes. We finished in late April so the boys had six weeks off. It’s important with the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather
London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Hodgson – former England, London Irish, Worcester and Bristol scrum-half
My childhood dream was to play for England and I was lucky enough to do it and I’m also proud to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mike Blair – Newcastle and former Brive, Edinburgh and Scotland scrum-half
1. Tom Smith – The fact that he played six Lions Tests on the trot tells you everything you need to...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Hayden Thompson-Stringer – Saracens back-row/lock
Hayden Thompson-Stringer, 19, a late addition to the JWC, admits he is one of England‘s lesser-known prospects. However, the rapid trajectory...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoSort out your attack, Neil Back tells Leicester Tigers, or win nothing
Tigers must improve “woeful” attacking game - or face more trophyless years.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Richard Vasey – Caldy fly-half
1. Paying for the use of public toilets What is that all about! Although I’m a Yorkshireman and by tradition very...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest
London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Carl Kirwan – London Welsh flanker
Good to be a Premiership player at last? It hasn’t sunk in yet, but we’ll enjoy this and then the hard...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoPiri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me
Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Kennedy – former London Irish, Toulon, Harlequins and England lock
Moving back to London Irish as academy director this summer feels like I’ve come full circle – I still remember sending...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEngland beat Crusaders
Second-string England score six tries to secure first win in New Zealand tour.
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