Brendan Gallagher column: Return to the Exeter Championship title in 2010

The last time Exeter finished second in a regular season and contested the play-offs we witnessed a master class from Rob...

Joe Marler leaves England camp

Joe Marler has made himself unavailable for selection ahead of England‘s game against Wales and three-Test tour to Australia. The 42-cap loosehead,...

We’re ready for Aussies thanks to guru Eddie Jones

Bullish Ben Youngs reckons England’s tourists are ready to shock Australia next month under the belligerent leadership of Eddie Jones. Having...

20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row

Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game...

Quins bring in World Cup winning full-back

Harlequins have confirmed that Junior World Cup winning full-back Aaron Morris will join the club from Saracens ahead of next season....

Belisario Agulla signs new Newcastle contract

Belisario Agulla will stay at Newcastle Falcons next season having penned a permanent deal with the club. The 27-year-old former Argentina...

Eddie Jones has NOT called Steffon Armitage

England head coach Eddie Jones has denied calling Steffong Armitage to ask him to come back to the Premiership as it...

Brendan Gallagher column: Raise a glass to the Bramley Road faithful

It’s a long way from Bramley Road Southgate to the Grande Stadium Lyon and that journey has taken the best part...

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the...

Jeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights

George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they...

Steffon Armitage? We’d take him, says Dallaglio

A move by Wasps to sign Steffon Armitage would make sense to everyone involved according to club legend.

My Life in Rugby: Redford Pennycook – former Bristol, Newcastle and Ealing flanker

My old mate at Bristol, James Merriman, said that life as a professional player was like being on an emotional roller-coaster:...

Steffon Armitage requests Toulon exit

Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has revealed that Steffon Armitage wants to leave the club at the end of the season to...

VIDEO: Meet South Africa’s first openly-gay rugby club

CNN’s David McKenzie reports from Johannesburg, to meet South Africa‘s first openly gay rugby club, the Jozi Cats. In a rugby-mad...

Championship final 1st leg teams

Doncaster v Bristol Doncaster: Paul Jarvis; Andy Bulumakau, Mat Clark, Will Hurrell, Tyson Lewis; Dec Cusack, Michael Heaney; Richard List, Ben...

Leicester sign back-rower Luke Hamilton

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of back-rower Luke Hamilton from French club Agen. Formerly with the Scarlets, Cardiff and Cardiff...

Six Nations heads for talks on relegation

The organisers of the Six Nations are to consider introducing promotion and relegation to the world’s oldest annual international championship. After...

Geoff Cross hangs up his boots

Former Scotland international Geoff Cross has today announced his retirement from professional rugby following 13 seasons in the game. Capped 40...

Shane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway

As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to...

Dream Team: Ben Moon – Exeter Chiefs loosehead prop

1. Marcos Ayerza – Regarded as the best loosehead in the world. He is very destructive at the scrum but he...

STATEMENT: Mike Ford leaves Bath

Bath Rugby can announce today that Head Coach Mike Ford will be leaving the club following the end of the current...

Bradley Davies to return to Wales

Wasps have confirmed that international lock Bradley Davies will return to Wales next season to take up a national dual contract...

Luke Narraway upbeat despite London Irish relegation

Luke Narraway is convinced relegated London Irish can follow the examples of Harlequins and Northampton by bouncing back to the top-flight...

Young Gun: Jacob Umaga – England U18s centre

It has already been a busy season for Jacob Umaga but he is not done yet with a tour to South...

Wasps confirm Kurtley Beale signing

Wasps have confirmed the signing of Wallaby Kurtley Beale ahead of next season. The Waratahs playmaker will be Wasps‘ overseas marquee...

Champions Cup final teams

Racing 92 v Saracens Racing 92: Brice Dulin; Joe Rokocoko, Johannes Goosen, Alexandre Dumoulin, Juan Imhoff; Dan Carter, Maxime Machenaud; Eddy...

Peter Jackson column: Even with TMOs, referees still miss foul play

At close of play on Friday night, 23 players had been sent off in European club competition this season compared to...

Jeff Probyn column: Play-offs should be used to assess tier two quality

The end of the season always spells triumph or disaster for one club or another and this year is no exception....

Shane Williams column: Final day meltdown was just not acceptable

There’s no escaping the harsh reality that this has been the worst season in the history of Welsh regional rugby. Wales...

Denton on his way to Gloucester

Leinster have confirmed that Tom Denton will join the Gloucester this summer. The lock spent the last four seasons in Dublin...

Danny Care boy destined to get ton up says Nick Evans

Livewire Danny Care will become England‘s most capped scrum-half and the first to win a century of caps, according to Harlequins...

Room 101: Nigel Mukarati – Stourbridge back-rower

1. Hotel check in/out times I don’t see why hotels don’t allow you to check in until 2/3pm and then ask...

Challenge Cup final teams

Harlequins v Montpellier Harlequins: Mike Brown; Marland Yarde, George Lowe, Jamie Roberts, Tim Visser; Nick Evans, Danny Care (c); Joe Marler, Joe...

England’s tour of Australia will be a big test

The turnaround in the fortunes of English rugby has been significant since their humiliating group stage exit at their own World...

Brendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup

The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier...

Nick Cain column: Saracens can batter down the gates of Europe

Two years ago Saracens hit the wall. Then, as now, there was a European and Premiership double for the taking, but...

Quins youngster Seb Adeniran-Olule dies in car crash

Harlequins have confirmed the untimely death of Seb Adeniran-Olule in a road traffic collision. The front-rower, 20, was part of the...

Brad Davis leaves Wasps and joins Ospreys

  Defence coach Brad Davis will leave Wasps at the end of the season to join Ospreys. The former Rugby League...

Gareth Anscombe is facing a ‘warm’ welcome home

Gareth Anscombe is braced for a rocky return to New Zealand after turning his back on the All Blacks. Anscombe is...

20 Questions: Greig Tonks – London Irish fly-half

What’s the mood before Harlequins? We had a little bit of a rest so hopefully we will go to the game...

New Worcester deal for Chris Pennell

Worcester Warriors have today announced that Chris Pennell has signed a new contract with the club. The full-back’s career has gone...

London Irish wing Andy Fenby retires

London Irish winger Andrew Fenby has retired from professional rugby. A qualified chartered accountant, the 30-year-old has now set his sights...

Nick Cain column: This jealous snub only undermines the awards

There is something badly amiss in the shortlist for the 2016 Players’ Player of the Year award. The absence of a...

Jeremy Guscott column: New-look backline can tear it up if Leicester’s pack perform

Leicester have plenty of rivalries that stretch back in time, such as those against Northampton and Bath. The rivalry between Bath...

Martin Corry: Sam Underhill must come home to prove himself

Sam Underhill must put aside his loyalty to the Ospreys and join a Premiership club if he is to fulfil his...

My Life in Rugby: Derek Wyatt – former England, Bedford, Bath and Oxford University winger

The England selectors in my day were out of touch, God bless them, and coaches were even worse. I played under...

CONFIRMED: Jack Walker joins Bath

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 29, Jack Waler will be leaving Yorkshire Carnegie this summer...

Wales name squad for New Zealand tour

Wales have named an experienced 35-man squad to face England at Twickenham and the All Blacks in New Zealand this summer....

Brexit may threaten overseas signings

Britain’s potential exit from the European Union could have “big implications” for overseas rugby players plying their trade here, according to...

Bristol confirm Jordan Crane signing

As revealed in Blindside by Neil Fissler on April 24, Bristol have brought in Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane on a...