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Features
/ 4 years agoARTHURRELTON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Two tries in two matches for Arthur Relton have given the fleet-footed winger the perfect start...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks keep their eye on Callum Chick
A player contracted to Newcastle Falcons for the next two years
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Features
/ 4 years agoURC will reshape the global game, says Rudolf Straeuli
Daniel Gallan talks to Rudolf Straeuli about his expectations of the league replacing PRO14
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGeorge Ford ponders future as Mike leaves Leicester
GEORGE Ford’s long-term future at Leicester Tigers was last week thrown into debut when his father Mike parted company with the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Wales captain and Bristol back row Siwan Lillicrap
Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap would love to see Welsh teams introduced into the Premier 15s when the league re-tenders in two years’...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLes Bleus announce themselves to the world
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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJonathan Joseph carries £150k Toulon price tag
TOULON could be forced to pay Bath £150,000 if they want Jonathan Joseph released from the final year of his contract,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Cornish Pirates fly-half Harry Bazalgette
Harry Bazalgette has championed BUCS Super Rugby for putting him on the path to the top level of the game after the conclusion...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoom 101: Sheffield Tigers centre Tom Hart
1. Fake exercise gurus With gyms being closed, lockdown spawned a rise in so-called online fitness experts; everyone on social media...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAlex Cuthbert signing to be confirmed by Ospreys
THE Ospreys will confirm tomorrow that they have signed Wales and British Lion Alex Cuthbert from Exeter Chiefs. Blindside revealed in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland’s attack stats: Eddie Jones must add sparkle
PAUL REES crunches the numbers to find out where it all went wrong for England Eddie Jones is taking charge of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLions pride runs deep in this Belfast powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ANY discussion on the best rugby schools in the UK and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAs a No.8 and wing I was called McLomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROLAND REID THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GOLDEN LIONS, GLASGOW, LONDON IRISH,LEEDS AND EDINBURGH BACK ROW/WING Versatile: Roland Reid in action for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMotu leads Irish exodus
RUGBY SHORTS SAMOA hooker Motu Matu’u and ex-All Black winger Waisake Naholo are two of ten players leaving London Irish. Harry Elrington,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFans frozen out of final
RUGBY SHORTS THOUSANDS of supporters have had their tickets cancelled for Saturday’s Premiership Rugby final at Twickenham after the government capped the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTyro White exits Tigers
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER have released scrum-half Ben White, 23, the youngest player to appear for the club in the Premiership. White was...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoRugby Matters: Chiefs duo deserve bans… and sympathy
THE question of tackle heights and what constitutes a legal tackle continues to vex the game, myself included. For example I...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSwansong for Rhodes
RUGBY SHORTS SARACENS back row Mike Rhodes will leave the club after today’s Championship final. The South Africa-born 33-year-old has made 106...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoLions aside, rugby has no place in sport’s silly season
THE rugby in recent weeks has been generally splendid and, until this weekend sun kissed, but perversely more than ever I...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPack change at Kingsholm
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER forwards Matt Garvey, Jamie Gibson and Ollie Atkins have left the club. Matt Banahan has retired, while scrum-half Willi...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTributes to Jack, a top player and great man
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE tragic death of Jack Adams at just 34 from cancer has been felt in many rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWRU to aid grassroots
RUGBY SHORTS THE WRU has pledged £1m to help the community game return safely in Wales after Covid-19. The money is designed...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIf Ealing are the best, what are the others like?
COLIN BOAG Let’s hope that themembers of the RFU Council were watching Saracens annihilate Ealing Trailfinders in the first leg of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoom 101: Leeds Tykes captain Jake Brady
ROOM 101 LEEDS TYKES CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wireless phone charging Millions...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTabai Matson emerges as the man for The Stoop
HARLEQUINS are looking to complete a deal for Kiwi Tabai Matson to move to the Twickenham Stoop this summer amid late...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSimon McIntyre’s on his way back to the Sharks
SALE Sharks have agreed a deal that will see Wasps prop Simon McIntyre, 30, return to the club he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons swoop for Harlequins winger Nathan Earle
NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons. Quins last...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoRugby Matters: Malakai Fekitoa sprinkles his stardust on Monaco
WHAT with Covid doing its worst for the last 15 months or so, Sevens has rather disappeared off the radar with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLeicester’s Zack Henry is off to Pau
ZACK Henry is set to make a quick return to France next season after being released from the final year of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBelgium win leads to Dutch enquiries
RUGBY MATTERS IT’S amazing what a breakthrough season and a famous win can do. Netherlands coach Zane Gardiner reports that his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoOne more signing expected by Rob Baxter
EXETER Chiefs boss Rob Baxter is after one more player for next season. He has recently signed Highlanders prop Josh Iosefa-Scott...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWarriors could have done a lot worse!
RUGBY MATTERS THOUGHT for the day. In the 19 Premiership matches Worcester played this season they accrued a disappointing 15 league...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie Jones interview: England captain’s role for ‘other’ Curry?
EVER since Eddie Jones became England head coach the question of leadership among the country’s elite players – or the lack...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Gun: Saracens tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton
Highly-rated England tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton is ready to wreak havoc at scrum-time in the Six Nations after leaning on the expertise...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoInspirational Bentos puts Lions on road to glory
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 agoMount are on the climb again under Campbell
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE influence of the big rugby playing Catholic schools in England...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks fly-half Jess Dadds
DMP Sharks fly-half Jess Dadds says her first season in the Premier 15s has been a huge step up from university rugby....
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Features
/ 4 years agoNo club has thrown in towel – even Worcester
COLIN BOAG When the moratorium on relegation from the Premiership for this season was announced in mid-February, a new word entered the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond in range of Gloucester and Bath
The former Sale director of rugby is planning a move down south
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing Harri Doel
Harri Doel is hell bent on becoming the latest Welsh sensation to shine for Worcester after pulling on the No.11 jersey not...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Hartpury centre Jimmy Williams
THE HARTPURY CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Duvet faff It doesn’t matter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Gloucester-Hartpury scrum-half Natasha Hunt
CHANGE has surrounded the league this season but not all in a bad way. Last Sunday’s Premier XVs final, in which...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps search for Paolo Odogwu replacement
The Premiership club confirmed earlier this week their breakthrough wing/centre had ruptured his ACL
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Features
/ 5 years agoAthletics put me on fast track to Wales
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC HURDLER NIGEL WALKER World class: Nigel Walker running for GB at...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort moratorium will make England stronger
COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoOspreys keen to help Elvis Taione rock on in Wales
The Exeter Chiefs hooker could be on his way to the Liberty Stadium this summer
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSalsa-boy Manu Tuilagi won’t do Strictly
MANU Tuilagi has ruled out joining the rugby players who have taken part in the BBC’s smash hit TV show Strictly...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDutch come out of the blocks looking good
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TALK about playing catch-up. The Netherlands claimed a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale prop Valery Morozov off home to Russia
RUSSIAN prop Valery Morozov is set to leave Premiership semi-finalists Sale Sharks to return home for personal reasons. Morozov, 26, joined the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFrench integrity preserves Holy Grail
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I AM very loath to criticise anybody who has been grappling with the logistics of a pandemic-fraught...












