Saracens claim bonus-point in Newcastle

Saracens continued their unbeaten start to the Premiership season with a convincing 38-3 bonus-point win at Newcastle yesterday. Charlie Hodgson converted...

Dream Team: Sami Fisilau – Jersey and Tonga scrum-half

1. Pauliasi Manu – He used to be my neighbour back in Auckland. He’s now with the Chiefs and also trained...

Tapping up is routine, admits RPA boos Damian Hopley

Players’ boss Damian Hopley insists the tapping-up of Premiership stars is rife and describes the current six-month rule relating to approaches...

Young Gun: Jack Singleton – Worcester hooker

Jack Singleton wished he had travelled to Italy to take on Zebre this weekend but the youngster has now set his...

Jamie George pens new Saracens deal

Saracens have today announced that England hooker Jamie George has signed a new long-term deal. The 25-year old has signed a...

Captain Danny Care signs on with Harlequins

Danny Care has committed his long-term future with Harlequins after putting pen to paper on a new deal. The 28 year-old...

Premiership round 6 teams

Bath v Northampton Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob...

Championship round 11 teams

Bedford v Doncaster Bedford: Steffan Jones; Pat Tapley, Tom Griffiths, Ollie Dodge, George Perkins; Jake Sharp, Pete White; Alex Lundberg, Sam...

Peter Jackson column: Is George North’s new deal really such a delight?

George North proclaims himself “massively delighted” to be extending his stay at Northampton beyond this season. Head coach Jim Mallinder, a...

Jeff Probyn column: Our home grow talent is blocked by foreign imports

After a brilliant display by all the Premiership teams in Europe last week, it would seem that there’s definitely not a...

Kevin Sinfield ‘so different’ from Sam Burgess switch

Dual code international John Bentley believes Rhinos legend will make a success of his switch to Rugby Union.

Why Ben Franks joined London Irish

Double World Cup-winning prop Ben Franks has revealed how former New Zealand teammate Brad Thorn persuaded him to ignore the riches...

Room 101: Dave Swanton – Sale media manager

1. Delivery drivers With our move to Saturday games and having to drive to away games, my opportunity to go shopping...

Jack Lam commits future to Bristol

Jack Lam has resisted the temptation to move to France and instead signed a new-two year contract with Championship heavyweights Bristol....

Nick Cain column: Which leader will march to England’s new drum beat?

Eddie Jones will appoint an England captain when the Red Rose squad meets in January to prepare for the Six Nations,...

Shane Williams column: So, could Dai Young and Rob Howley work together?

Rob Howley and Dai Young could be the dream ticket to succeed Warren Gatland. Wales will need a new head coach...

I’m out to stop the new cheats, vows Donncha O’Callaghan

Worcester lock Donncha O’Callaghan fears football-style cheating is infiltrating rugby and believes it is up to veteran stars like himself to...

20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker

Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves...

England announce 2016 November schedule

England will kick off their 2016 autumn international with a clash against South Africa on November 12 it was announced today....

Jonny Arr pledges future to Worcester

Jonny Arr has penned a new deal to extend his stay at the Worcester Warriors. The 27-year-old, who came through the...

Nick Cain talks to Aaron Mauger who is teaching the Leicester Tigers to be creative

Aaron Mauger may not have moved mountains yet, but Leicester’s new Kiwi head coach has already achieved something close to it...

Jeremy Guscott column: Eddie Jones should pick Wayne Smith, Shaun Edwards and Rob Baxter

What will Eddie Jones do with his assistant coaches? Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt have all had four years...

New-style Leicester Tigers make Mathew Tait glad he said ‘Non’

Mathew Tait refuses to rule out the possibility of adding to his 38 England caps – if new boss Eddie Jones...

London Irish sign lock Will Lloyd

London Irish have bolstered their second row options with the signing of Will Lloyd for the remainder of the season. The...

My Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half

If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...

New Bath deals for Auterac and Catt

Looseheads Nick Auterac and Nathan Catt have renewed their deals with Bath, it was announced today. Auterac, 23 joined from Saracens...

WATCH: Emotional haka from former teammates of Jonah Lomu

All Blacks greats, led by Buck Shelford, have united to pay tribute to Jonah Lomu with a powerful haka as thousands...

Jamie Roberts to start Varsity for Cambridge

Jamie Roberts has been named in Cambridge‘s starting XV for this year’s Varsity against Oxford. The Welsh centre, who has 77...

Leigh Halfpenny discusses move back to Wales

Full-back Leigh ready to open talks over a return to Wales even if it means taking an annual pay cut of...

David Strettle backs Sarries pair to bolster Eddie Jones’ staff

David Strettle believes the “inspirational” Saracens coaching duo of Alex Sanderson and Paul Gustard are just the men to turn England‘s...

Dream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back

1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work...

Ross Moriarty: I control myself better now

Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty says he has no intention of toning down the confrontational style that persuaded Wales boss Warren Gatland...

Young Gun: Joe Simmonds – Exeter fly-half

It took Joe Simmonds only two months to go from schoolboy to a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Exeter. That...

Premiership round 5 teams

Exeter v Harlequins Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, James Short; Gareth Steenson, Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Jack...

Championship round 10 teams

Bristol v London Scottish Bristol: Jack Wallace; Tom Varndell, Jack Tovey, Gavin Henson, David Lemi (Capt.); Matthew Morgan, Will Cliff; Jack...

January dates for postponed European matches

The postponed Champions Cup fixtures, including Bath‘s trip to Toulon, will be played on weekend of January 9 it was announced...

Jeff Probyn column: Clubs flex muscles over European postponements

The disruption of the European Champions Cup first round caused by the Paris atrocities last week has inadvertently shown what appears...

Brendan Gallagher feature: How the ale and hearty Varsity girls reached HQ

It all started in a pub, as most of the best rugby stories do, back in the summer of 1987 and...

Charlie Hodgson to hang up his boots

Charlie Hodgson will retire at the end of the season and join Saracens‘ backroom staff. The 35-year old fly-half, who is...

New Northampton deal for George North

Northampton Saints have announced that George North has put pen to paper on a new contract to stay at Franklin’s Gardens....

Joe Trayfoot out to beat his diabetes fright

London Irish flanker Joe Trayfoot says he is determined not to allow the onset of diabetes to ruin his chances of...

Room 101: Henry Thomas – Bath prop

1. Cutlery chewers It makes my skin crawl when I’m sat within ear shot of someone who chews on their metal...

Peter Jackson column: Dan Biggar is the man to lead Ospreys on glory run

Dan Biggar goes to work this afternoon in a place surrounded by volcanic mountains, a suitable location for an Osprey who...

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the life and career of Jonah Lomu

During a lifetime in sport journalism I can’t remember anything more exhilarating and life enhancing than reporting on the young Jonah...

Chris Robshaw’s ‘great strengths should not be jettisoned’

England‘s new head coach has been warned to think long and hard before ditching Chris Robshaw as either captain or openside...

20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half

How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked...

Rees suspended for seven weeks

Matthew Rees has been suspended for seven weeks following his stamping on the head of Nick Easter. The incident occurred in...

Brendan Gallagher column: Let Eddie Jones get England singing to his tune, and nobody else’s

Eddie Jones is not a politician – he’s a hands on coach and doer – and I like to think Friday’s...

Jeremy Guscott column: I thought I had tackled Jonah Lomu – but like so many I was wrong!

Jonah Lomu was the most exciting rugby player I have ever had the privilege to watch, play against or play with....

Eddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn

Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...