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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRichard Cockerill now in frame to replace Eddie Jones
Set to become England's forwards coach this week, where does Richard Cockerill's arrival leave England's plan for post-RWC2023
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAgents seek talks over cash
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEADING agents want to meet Premiership Rugby for peace talks in a bid to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLion king Tony learnt how to be a winner by losing at Belvo
IT’S a close-run thing but Belvo’s most famous rugby alumni is probably still Sir Anthony O’Reilly. O’Reilly was a staggering schoolboy...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoThe club hoping to make Scotland ace Finn Russell rugby’s richest man
Michael Cheika wants to bring the star of the third Lions Test to Japan
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLa Rochelle eye Matu’u
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish, who last week released veteran back rower Blair Cowan to Japan, could...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: England and Loughborough Lightning hooker Lark Davies
Last season's top tryscorer in the Allianz Premier 15s tells Sarah Rendell about her journey through rugby and the new Cup...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWalter’s old England shirt could fetch £40k
A SHIRT from one of England’s earliest international matches will go under the hammer this week and is expected to make...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLions must now engage with the Premiership
COLIN BOAG T he idea that the best players from the Home Unions get together every four years and travel to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLions tour 2025: These Lions would thrill in Australia with Lam’s magic
Brendan Gallagher picks his Lions coach and starting XV for the 2025 tour TRYING to anticipate a Lions starting fifteen is...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team: Former London Irish and Northampton fly-half Barry Everitt
Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSilence over Erasmus punishment is deafening | Shane Williams
Mixed messages from World Rugby have given the wrong impression of what rugby's core values are, writes Shane Williams
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoKick-fests will make us all turn off the TV | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott on rugby's beige kicking game
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Features
/ 4 years agoInnovation in grassroots: Bowdon breaking new ground to aid recovery
Paul Rees discovers how Altrincham-based Bowdon are using a new technology to boost member numbers
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Features
/ 4 years agoBig question for Eddie is, where will Owen Farrell play?
After he did not start a Lions Test, Paul Rees gauges whether Owen Farrell's England place could be under threat
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Features
/ 4 years agoDavies: Lions should get Prem clubs on board now for 2025
Appeal: Gareth Davies GARETH Davies believes the plans for the 2025 tour to Australia by the Lions should be sorted out...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoQ&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?
The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoUltimate warrior JPR enters the world stage
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoNo risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour
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Features
/ 4 years agoSaints are surprise winners of first merit table…and 20 gallons of beer
MOMENT IN TIME NORTHAMPTON DAILY MAIL PENNANT WINNERS 1976 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO BOB TAYLOR AND VINCE CANNON NORTHAMPTON’S prize for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMunster have eye on Newcastle Falcons ace George McGuigan
The Newcastle hooker is Irish-qualified and wanted by Johann van Graan, TRP understands
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter boss Rob Baxter keen on Aussie giant McCauley
Rob Baxter goes hunting for Aussie lock to join Chiefs
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSpringboks are best one-trick pony in world rugby | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott on just how difficult the Springboks are to beat
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoom 101: Cornish Pirates wing Alex O’Meara
The Cornish Pirates winger takes us through his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond 1. Open-mouthed eaters I happen...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMorne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams
Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers academy product Tandoh to head to France
The Tigers back row has the option to return to Oval Park after deciding to take a year to play for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBig honour for Jamie
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HERTFORD have honoured their most famous son, Jamie George, by naming a stand after...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoBattle-weary Springboks are one of great modern sides | Daniel Gallan
Daniel Gallan wraps up the meaning of the Springboks to South Africa after their triumph in the third Test
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLions series needed Buzz Aldrin at full-back | Chris Hewett
There are those revered for their kicking ability over the decades, but the sport has changed its dynamics and expectations since...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoA draw can signify honour, just ask the Olympians | Chris Hewett
CONTRARY to the spirit of an age obsessed with winners and losers, there is nothing wrong with a draw. Ask Mutaz...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBoycott South Africa until SARU put house in order | Colin Boag
For me the result of the Lions Test series was irrelevant, as the focus in the coming months has to be...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team: Former England scrum-half Dewi Morris
Former British & Irish Lions, England, Orrell and Sale scrum-half Dewi Morris chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher
If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams
The new recruit at the Mennaye tells Adam Ellis how his past as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion is still present in...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEven the All Blacks honoured the quality of full-back Terry Price | Peter Jackson
The Welsh full-back revered by the Kiwis during the late 1950s
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Features
/ 4 years agoI had to tell Cov players there was no cash left
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BIRMINGHAM- SOLIHULL PLAYER AND COACH WHO WAS ALSO ONCE IN CHARGE OF WORCESTER, STOURBRIDGE AND...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSpringboks get payback for ‘74
MOMENT IN TIME LIONS TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA 1980 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO ALAN TOMES AND PETER WHEELER WHERE ARE THEY...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWho’d want to see this lot waiting for them?
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoSevens wizards had a spell on Rosslyn Park
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S time to sing the praises of a remarkable school and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPrice was right for Terry to go north
THE mercurial Terry Price enjoyed a brief but varied senior career after leaving Llanelli GS following a schoolboy career straight from...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStormers lock pairing look for move to Britain
Is a move north for the David Meihuizen and JD Schickerling on the horizon?
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoBrookes in to power up Toulon set-piece | James Harrington
A Toulouse-like revival at Toulon doesn't look set to happen this season on paper
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIRFU put block on move for one of Andy Farrell’s assistants
Dwayne Peel had hoped to bring Ireland forwards coach Simon Easterby back to the Scarlets
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMorne still Boks’ record man
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER MORNE Steyn, still in the Boks long squad although unused in the series thus far, is usually...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCusworth: I owe that school everything
POSSIBLY Normanton’s most illustrious old boy is former England and Leicester Tigers fly-half Les Cusworth, a genius on the Sevens pitch...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHypocrisy of coaches sticks in my craw
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT to make of Rassie Erasmus, below, and his recent outbursts? He was a brilliant flanker in...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoForward pass should have wiped Le Roux try | Nick Cain
It's time to sort something out for definitive indication of whether a pass is forward or not
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTop 14 is favourite destination for Argentina’s Olympic star Marcos Moneta
Moneta was key to Argentina Sevens winning the bronze medal in Tokyo
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan
Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMiles back behind the mic for Lions
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER MILES Harrison will make a welcome return to the Sky Sports commentary box for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFar less chat and more rugby action please, Sky
COLIN BOAG The Lions tour of South Africa, despite the empty stadia, the Covid scares, and so on, is still all...
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