Harry Mallinder among youngsters to pen new Northampton deals

Harry Mallinder is on of 13 young players to have signed a new deal with the Northampton Saints. Son of director...

Nick Cain column: Cage this monster by downsizing the game  

The biggest monster facing the healthy future of Rugby Union is the ‘Nanny State’, and it is far more dangerous than...

Peter Jackson column: Come on Wales, try and give us a thrill

Wales will bring their Iron Curtain to Twickenham next week and defy England to find a way through. They will man...

England unchanged for Wales clash.

England Head Coach Eddie Jones has named an unchanged side for Saturday’s Six Nations decider against Wales at Twickenham. Maro Itoje...

Chris Robshaw:  I’ll blank out RWC pain to beat Wales

Chris Robshaw has more reason than any player on the planet to bear a grudge against Warren Gatland‘s Wales. The two...

George ruled out of Six Nations

Jamie George has been ruled out of England‘s Six Nations game against Wales with a ruptured tendon in his bicep. The...

Mark McCafferty: American dream starts here for the Premiership

Clearly an exciting development for the Premiership? Yes, we’ve been intent on trying to build the US market for a few...

Manu Tuilagi to make England return in Six Nations decider

Manu Tuilagi will be making his Test return on Saturday in the Six Nations decider between England and Wales at Twickenham....

Scotland centre ruled out of Six Nations

Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby centre Matt Scott has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations due to an...

Shane Williams column: Get smart, Wales, and you’ll win the big one

It doesn’t matter if you’re a new cap or a veteran international, facing England is the game that gets the blood...

20 Questions: Matt Garvey – Bath lock

How do you look back at the Wasps defeat? The result was disappointing and the video analysis showed us things to...

Jeremy Guscott column: England will need to crack the Shaun Edwards defence code

This game between England and Wales is winner-takes-all, because, whichever side win, they will almost certainly win the 2016 Six Nations...

I’m relishing clash with spiky Mike Brown says Liam Williams

Liam Williams wants to stick the boot into England after Tom Wood’s kick left him seeing stars. Williams was part of...

My Life in Rugby: Niall Woods – former Ireland, Leinster, London Irish and Harlequins winger

When the game turned professional I was playing for Blackrock College and Leinster and had a handful of Ireland caps. The...

George Smith cited for kneeing James Hook

George Smith will appear before an RFU Disciplinary panel tomorrow after being charged with striking James Hook to the head with...

Wales unchanged for Six Nations decider against England

Wales have named an unchanged starting XV to face England at Twickenham in the Six Nations decider on Saturday. There are...

Corbisiero and Perry join RFU coaching staff

Former England prop Alex Corbisiero and international scrum-half Shaun Perry have joined the RFU as part-time positional coaches. The pair will...

Dusty Hare calls for Eddie Jones to help kids get game time

Dusty Hare has urged England boss Eddie Jones to lend his support for a radical overhaul of the playing programme for...

Rhys Webb called up by Wales

Wales have called Rhys Webb into their Six Nations squad ahead of the last two rounds of the tournament. The Ospreys...

George Smith named Premiership player of the month

George Smith has been named Premiership player of the month after a  “sensational” month of February. The Wasps openside and Wallaby...

Dream Team: Luke Wallace – Harlequins flanker

1. Joe Marler – I’ve known him for a long time and he’s a great character to have around. He’s also...

Elliott Stooke determined to prove his worth at London Irish

Elliott Stooke says he had to leave Gloucester for bitter West Country rivals Bath in order to reignite his faltering career....

Young Gun: Rory Brand – London Irish scrum-half

Rory Brand only joined London Irish at the start of the season but he didn’t take him long to make an...

Premiership round 15 teams

Bath v London Irish Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; Rhys Priestland, Chris Cook; Max Lahiff,...

Championship round 18 teams

Bedford v Ealing Trailfinders Bedford: Piers O’Conor; Pat Tapley, Michael Le Bourgeois (Capt.), Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson;  Myles Dorrian, Henry Taylor;...

Brendan Gallagher feature: No matter what your nationality, you can’t beat a good singsong

We are slap bang in the middle of the rugby anthems season – official and unofficial – but where do they...

Nick Cain talks to Quins’ Aussie hard man James Horwill

James Horwill is part of an Aussie invasion that has taken English rugby by storm this season. However, the big former...

Jeff Probyn column: Revert to 15-man game to reduce walking wounded

Injuries, injuries and more injuries. What is it about today’s game that is causing more and more players to miss game...

Nev Edwards pens new Sale deal

Sale Sharks have announced that wing Nev Edwards has signed a new two-year deal at the club. The flyer, who is...

Ospreys lose Aaron Jarvis to Clermont

Aaron Jarvis has today confirmed he will leave the Ospreys and move to Clermont next season. The 29-year old tighthead signed...

Resurgent Dan Robson won’t be giving up his place without a fight

It has been 18 months in the making but Dan Robson is finally enjoying a good run of games and is...

Room 101: Steve Depledge – Otley scrum-half

1. Cling film I’m incapable of pulling a sheet of cling film off without getting it mangled and all creased up...

Watson backing struggling Bath mates to prove their quality   

Anthony Watson has been forced to watch Bath from the sidelines in recent weeks and the England wing reveals it made...

Martin Haag named new England U20s head coach

Martin Haag will leave Nottingham at the end of the season to take up a role with the RFU as England...

Peter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith

There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of...

Nick Cain column: No prizes for tact, but Eddie Jones was honest about Jonny Sexton

The attempt to bracket the Eddie Jones comments about Jonathan Sexton over the fitness of the Irish fly-half to play Test...

Kai Horstmann pens new Exeter deal

Kai Horseman will extend his stay with the Exeter Chiefs for another year at least after signing a new contract. Brought...

New deal for Sale centre Johnny Leota

Johnny Leota has signed a two-year extension to his existing contract at Sale Sharks. The powerful Samoan international has been a...

Star man Dan Bibby targets Twickenham comeback

Dan Bibby’s Olympic dream was nearly shattered last week with a dislocated shoulder but the England star is adamant he will...

Freddie Burns: I know what departing Danny Cipriani is going through

Leicester‘s Freddie Burns has backed fellow England fly-half Danny Cipriani to come through his contract sideshow unscathed. Burns knows how damaging...

20 Questions: Nick Fenton-Wells – Bedford captain

Enjoying the week off? It’s nice to have the weekend without a game to keep the mind fresh. But we’ve still...

STATEMENT: Dwayne Peel retires from rugby

Wales star Dwayne Peel will retire from rugby with immediate effect due to an ongoing shoulder injury. The Bristol skipper –...

England release 11 players to clubs

Eddie Jones has released 11 back to their clubs ahead of this weekend. Among them is Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi who...

Jeremy Guscott comment: Billy Vunipola must be at his best to halt charging cousin Taulupe  Faletau

It’s a shame we didn’t see more expression from the Welsh team but the win overrides that and momentum is all...

Brendan Gallagher comment: That tackle by Jack Nowell embodies new spirit

Eddie Jones threw plenty of verbal punches before yesterday’s game and, for the record, I thought bringing Jonny Sexton’s parents into...

Shane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory

Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man...

Francois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio

Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with...

My Life in rugby: Peter Clegg – Otley Director of Rugby

For me, defeats stick in the memory more than the wins, and few hurt quite as hard as Otley’s last-gasp loss...

CONFIRMED: Wasps sign Tom Cruse

As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on February 21, Wasps have secured the signing of hooker Tom Cruse....

VIDEO: What’s being done to stop doping in rugby?

Healthspan Elite, the UK’s leading supplier of high-quality vitamins and supplements for professional sport, recently hosted a roundtable discussion in London,...