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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRichard Hill stays in France with CAPD
FORMER England scrum-half Richard Hill will be staying in France despite leaving Rouen in May because he wanted to be nearer...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJordaan off to Vannes, not Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VANNES have agreed a deal with experienced South African lock Jeremy Jordaan who was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSomething’s brewing for Jamie George and Elliot Daly
ENGLAND stars Jamie George and Elliot Daly have become the go-to guys for their barista service in the Lions camp. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarlequins and Falcons in pay-cut concern
Are Premiership clubs all back to paying their players their pre-pandemic salaries?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMrs gets a fine for Owens
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER KEN Owens has revealed that the Lions players’ committee has already fined him for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLudlow gets 4-match ban
LEWIS Ludlow has been banned for four matches for kneeing Canada prop Jake Ilnicki in the head during England’s win over...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPent-up demand could see fans back in droves
COLI BOAG The Premiership fixtures for next season have been released, and the expectation level for club rugby fans has just...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team: Biarritz and ex-Harlequins fly-half Brett Herron
Brett Herron, the new Biarritz signing and former Harlequins, Jersey, Ulster fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie Jones unholsters young guns with England
Paul Rees considers the newcomers who could force their way into international reckoning with England
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Cornish Pirates flanker Will Gibson
Will Gibson was involved with the academy at Exeter Chiefs before heading to Cardiff Met, signing a one-year deal at Pirates...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLaurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory
Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJersey prop Dan Richardson joins Tigers
LEICESTER have brought in loosehead prop Dan Richardson from Championship side Jersey Reds. The 25-year-old, who has spent time at Fylde...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScotsmen won’t fly
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE Scotland squad have been released from their summer camp with their visit to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoInjury count suggests England are too brutal | Colin Boag
Josh McNally and Ted Hill were forced to pull out of contention to face Canada this week after picking up injuries...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDaly’s lucky Lions number is looking like 13 against Boks
Nick Cain discusses the versatile roles Elliot Daly is able to play with his Saracens attack coach Kevin Sorrell, and whether...
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Features
/ 4 years agoVersatile Wyles and Goode show merit of ‘Swiss Knife’ ability
Multi-positions: Chris Wyles could fit so many roles THE question of what selection policy to take with multi-positional players like Elliot...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND FLY-HALF Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players HELEN NELSON THIS WEEK... Loughborough...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Gloucester flanker Harry Taylor
Young Gloucester openside Harry Taylor harbours hopes of gaining his first run out for the Cherry and Whites later this...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBears stay free of reds – but only ON the pitch
Peter Jackson charts the good guys – and not so good – by totting up last season’s red and yellow cards...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoClash of the gladiators thrills the World Cup
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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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Kieran Murphy: Insulted in French, but I couldn’t understand!
The former Scarlets, Brive, London Welsh and Ealing Trailfinders will head for a job in the City
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMontpellier join chase for Thomas
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER ENGLAND international tighthead Henry Thomas, who is heading...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLeague great Steadman takes reins at Ionians
Boss: Graham Steadman GRAHAM Steadman is relishing his return to rugby after taking up a key role at Hull Ionians. The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBlindside first again… and again!
UGO Monye was last week named as one of the new captains on a Question of Sport, as Blindside reported back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWhere Martin Landajo is off to after leaving Harlequins
The Argentinian left the Stoop earlier this month after his contract expired
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoRugby Matters: Captain Meite’s got Elephants charging
Brendan Gallagher asks whatever happened to the Ivory Coast after their appearance at the Rugby World Cup in 1995
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoI’m not leaving Harlequins, Esterhuizen tells Sharks
The South African centre has ended his first season with Harlequins as Premiership champion, and has told the Sharks he won't...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPeculiar how lowly Canada now meet the cap criteria
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ENGLAND caps should never be given away goes the mantra, but it’s a philosophical approach that often...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPremier 15s champions Harlequins in bid to sign Saracens ace
Heading to the Tokyo Olympics with GB Sevens this summer
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoSemi Radradra sprinkles his stardust on Tokyo Olympics
The stars of XVs who will switch to sevens this summer at the Tokyo Olympics
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWing Rowe joins Irish
LONDON Irish have signed winger Kyle Rowe from Edinburgh. The 23-year-old has represented Scotland at U20 level and on the Sevens...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints prepared if Toulon persist in Dan Biggar swoop
NORTHAMPTON Saints have set aside a ‘healthy budget’ as they search fora new fly-half that places question marks over the future...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBotha adds to Bishop’s coaching positions
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Nous: Mouritz Botha FORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has been named the new forwards’...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley
EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLions tour should not be going ahead now
COLI BOAG While not being as much of an enthusiast for the British & Irish Lions as some, I absolutely understand...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing/centre Jack Johnson
Premiership defences will have to watch out for much more than Ollie Lawrence in the Worcester backline with the towering force...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRecord man Sam Simmonds did it the hard way – how the stats measure up
During the last season before the RFU plucked up the courage to organise League rugby, Dean Richards scored 20 tries for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoErica decides to give her assets an outing
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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Features
/ 4 years agoWasps beef up the pack
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed All Blacks back five forward Vaea Fifita for next season and have re-signed Nizaam Carr from...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Ashley Johnson: World Cup snub led me to Wasps
LIKE any black player growing up in South Africa, you couldn’t be mediocre, you couldn’t just be another talent, you had...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Man strength’ helped make it best final ever
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Wilco Louw scores for Quins in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLos Lelos need a few more like Davit
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER HAVE Georgia finally unearthed their first superstar outside back? The lack of firepower behind the scrum has...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAnalysis: Marcus Smith must step up and shine the light ahead for Eddie
The last time England played the United States, in sultry Kobe, it was the start of a cycle that...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOLLIE LONGMORE
ROOM 101 THE SALE FC HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Clubhouse pundits...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRFU silence on Lynagh gets dad tweeting
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Future: Louis Lynagh EDDIE Jones has refused to be...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHelp us watch the Lions plead clubs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TEWKESBURY Rugby Club have called on the RFU to help clubs who fear they...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLIZA BURGESS
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS WORCESTER COACH Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Newly-appointed Worcester...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLittle Otley is a jewel in crown of the World Cup
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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoBrecon was a nursery for pioneering Welsh Lions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CHRIST College Brecon was one of the cradles of Welsh rugby,...











