-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoTime for refs to follow directives or face axe
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is nothing that undermines a professional sport more than being unclear about...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoChosen 30 to make the final hurdle
PETER JACKSON GIVEN the Six Nations’ capacity for wreaking havoc on a Grand National scale, it is all too easy to...
-
James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoThere will be more on Rogers’ naughty list
NICK CAIN ANOTHER week, another Premiership ‘rotten borough’ story. This time it is about Leicester, a club which behind the scenes...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoInga taught Edwards to box clever
PETER JACKSON VA’AIGA Tuigamala, the cross-code superstar, lay in state at Waitakere Stadium in suburban Auckland the day before his funeral...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDiamond keen to lure Curtis south
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond could return to Sale as he looks to strengthen his Worcester squad...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeones licked wounds and came back fighting
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF at first you don’t succeed... roll up...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoTop-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ
NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIreland’s Lion king Sean set to call time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER IRELAND and Lions flanker Sean O’Brien is likely to call time on his career...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoDJ Downhill on the up and chasing smash hits
By JON NEWCOMBE BUDDING DJ Sam Hill is fit again and ready to leave opposition defences in a spin after returning...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoFit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey
By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoProD2 come calling for Bears ace Leiua
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears could lose Samoan centre Alapati Leiua to ambitious ProD2 outfit RC Vannes...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed mist may not lift for a generation
STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoEvans set to pump in extra £2.5m
CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks tyro stars look set to stay for long term
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER France-bound: Nathan Hughes ■ CLERMONT Auvergne have agreed to a deal with former England...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher plus Scotland legend Gavin Hastings to...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCips may extend stay at The Rec
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have opened talks about a new deal with Danny Cipriani for another season...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland centre Sangwin passes
NEWS EXTRA England centre Roger Dennis Sangwin died last week aged 84. Sangwin played against the touring New Zealand squad for...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoCharlie Ewels given three game ban following Ireland red card
Charlie Ewels has been handed a three game ban after being sent off in the Six Nations defeat to Ireland at...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers are fined for salary cap breaches but avoid points deduction
Leicester Tigers have avoided a points deduction after Premiership Rugby found that they had failed to comply with salary cap regulations....
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoWasps flanker Jack Willis returns to England squad
Wasps flanker Jack Willis has joined the England squad for the final Six Nations fixture with France in Paris on Saturday...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoSpain qualify for Rugby World Cup for first time in 24 years
Spain have qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup for the first time in 24 years. A 33-28 win against Portugal...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoSwitching Steward to centre isn’t the answer
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COME in No.12, your time is now! That is the call that Eddie...
-
Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoBorthwick’s only duty is to his team, get over it!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Steve Borthwick had enough on his plate during Leicester’s defeat at Saracens in North London last weekend...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDenying promotion wasn’t RFU decision
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I was surprised last week that so many people whom I thought...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoTemporary stands at Bath reek of double standards
NICK CAIN AT the same time as two clubs, Ealing and Doncaster, have failed the RFU/Premiership ground criteria rules to be...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoRevert to old style or call time on the contest
THE Tomas Francis imbroglio, the alarming behaviour of the England U20s back-room staff in Italy, the endless medical bulletins over Tom...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAli knew Beech Bottom by heart
JEFF PROBYN LAST week I attended a memorial for a player, Ali Mills, from one of my very first clubs which...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoScotland crash to a fourth defeat
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy ................27 Scotland ..........13 ITALY secured their second win of the tournament with a dominant performance over Scotland...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoTiger Whitcombe proud to follow his Dad’s path
By PAUL REES JAMES Whitcombe was born and brought up in Yorkshire, but Leicester was the only club the prop wanted...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoDurham seal title in record breaking style
BUCS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL DURHAM thumped North-East rivals Northumbria 67-7 to claim the BUCS Super Rugby League title with a...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoFive-try Ireland one win from Grand Slam
By BEN JAYCOCK England ............27pts Tries: Hendy 4, Ilione 30, Cleaves 57, Bailey 74 Conversions: Benson 6, 31 Penalties: Benson 10...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoBath get three year extension
BATH’s temporary stands can remain in place for another three years while they draw up plans for a permanent stadium. The...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrighton boys gear up for big one with Surrey win
SCHOOLS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL BRIGHTON College produced an excellent performance throughout the day as they won a first ever Surrey...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoFrance keep championship hopes alive
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Wales ....................15 France ..................47 FRANCE produced a late flurry of tries as they eased past Wales to keep...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoLowry helps Ulster complete double
By TOM SHEEDY Ulster ......................18 Leinster ..................13 FIRST-HALF tries from Sam Carter and the brilliant Michael Lowry earned a ninth straight...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoSuntory go top as tries roll in across Japan
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK TOKYO Suntory Sungoliath moved to the summit of the Japan Rugby League One table after beating...
-
Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoJaminet’s boot has given France a new dimension
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MELVYN Jaminet is for me the key to France, winning Six Nations titles, Grand...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoExeter’s gain is a big loss for Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW With a surname like his, Tom O’Flaherty sounds as though he ought to...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoCrusaders stunned by resilient Chiefs
By BEN JAYCOCK TOURNAMENT favourites Crusaders were stunned at home by the Chiefs as Rameka Poihipi’s last gasp try delievered Scott...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears face a fight to keep hold of Frisch
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL are locked in a battle to keep hold of highly-rated inside centre Antoine...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoCups galore but there’s room for one more
PETER JACKSON FOR decade after decade, the old fogies responsible for running the world’s oldest annual international sporting event steadfastly refused...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoOwlett: We must keep donations rolling in
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES JACK Owlett has been organising donations for Ukrainians who are fleeing their homes in fear for...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRyan set to extend stay at Dragons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Ryan is in advanced talks with the Dragons about extending his contract, which...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoOwens: Put stop to tactical subs in Test rugby
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER international referee Nigel Owens thinks tactical substitutions should be dropped from international rugby and that...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoBenhard reaping reward for his versatility at Irish
VERSATILE London Irish back Benhard Janse van Rensburg is relishing playing in a variety of positions alongside experienced internationals as the...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHammersley yet to commit on Sale deal
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks could be in the market for a new full-back this summer with...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoProtecting No.9s has killed the dive pass
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Whatever happened to the dive pass? I was...
-
Latest News
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our...
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
