Peter Jackson: Imports are making a mockery of IRB rule

During his time in charge of Wales, Graham Henry took what could be politely described as a cavalier attitude to capping...

David Mele banned for a week

David Mele has been handed a one-week ban for the red card he received against Bath on the weekend. The Leicester...

Dream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8

1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager...

Cranky Karl Dickson on fast-track to follow in Glen Jackson’s footsteps

Harlequins scrum-half reveals how he aims to follow the lead of Kiwi Glen Jackson by becoming a top class Test referee.

My Life in Rugby: Graham Dawe – former Launceston, Bath and England hooker

I was fortunate to meet the great Nelson Mandela not once, but twice, having toured South Africa with England in 1994,...

Tom Youngs out of Autumn internationals

Tom Youngs will miss England‘s autumn international with a shoulder injury. The Leicester hooker suffered a dislocated A/C joint against Bath...

Exeter bring in Pat Phibbs

Pat Phibbs has today agreed a short-term deal to stay with the Exeter Chiefs. With Dave Lewis currently sidelined with an...

Aviva Premiership round 3 highlights

Gloucester 22 Exeter 24 London Irish 32 Saracens 36 Bath 45 Leicester 0 Sale 46 London Welsh 8 Newcastle 10 Northampton...

Northampton win at Newcastle

Northampton ran in four tries at Kingston Park to beat Newcastle 35-10 yesterday. Saints led 28-3 at the break thanks to...

Bristol and Jersey win in Championship

Bristol secured their first bonus-point of the season with a 45-17 success over the Cornish Pirates. They scored seven tries in...

“Step down won’t stop me getting to the top,” insists Worcester Warrior Sam Smith

Winger believes his England ambitions will be helped rather than hindered by playing in the Championship.

Young Gun: George Wacokecoke – Bath wing

As the biggest player on the field, it was hard to understand why rugby was not just about running through people...

RFU and Premiership Rugby reach agreement over World Cup row

THE Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have agreed a range of measures to address the demands of the Rugby World...

Brendan Gallagher: When rugby passed its screen test

Gareth Thomas is launching his new updated biography Proud on Thursday – which is probably why that amiable old Hollywood slugger...

Aviva Premiership round 3 teams

Bath v Leicester Bath: Luke Arscott; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Paul James, Rob...

Greene King IPA Championship round 3 teams

Bristol v Cornish Pirates Bristol: Auguy Slowik; Ryan Edwards, Gareth Maule, Ben Mosses, Andy Short; Matthew Morgan, Craig Hampson; James Hall,...

Guinness Pro12 round 3 teams

Cardiff Blues v Ulster Cardiff Blues: Rhys Patchell; Alex Cuthbert, Adam Thomas, Gavin Evans, Richard Smith; Gareth Davies, Lewis Jones; Sam...

Will Skinner: Joe Marler’s the right man to captain Harlequins

Former Stoop skipper hails “an outstanding decision by Conor O’Shea”.

Room 101: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing

1. Crème brûlée I’m quite a fussy eater – I know what I like and I like to stick to it....

Nick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup

How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last...

Jeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles

It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and...

Forgotten man Brad Barritt sends out a reminder

Saracens centre determined to win back his England place and after Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell's shirts.

Premiership Rugby confirm salary cap rise

Premiership Rugby today confirmed changes to the Salary Cap in Aviva Premiership Rugby. From next season, clubs will be allowed to...

20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker

Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is...

Surgery required for Wasps’ Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh Jackson will be out for up to nine months after it was confirmed today that the Wasps fly-half ruptured his...

Peter Jackson: So sad that Sinbad’s voyage never sailed fair despite its wonderful beginning

On paper it looked like the worst mismatch of all, Jonah Lomu against James Simpson-Daniel. A global superstar of gigantic proportion...

Nick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England

James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby...

Chrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter

Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.

My Life in Rugby: Eddie Saunders – former Coventry and Rugby winger

I’m very proud to be a member of the ‘100 Club’ – players who have scored a century or more league...

Halfpenny to have his contract terminated by Toulon?

Leigh Halfpenny’s contract with Toulon could be terminated before the Welsh star even played a single game for the double European...

Worcester will fight Wasps plan to relocate

Warriors to lead a resistance against Wasps' plans to relocate to the West Midlands.

Dream Team: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester and England wing

1. Soane Tonga’uhia – He was just awesome in 2011 when Northampton reached the Heineken Cup final. Huge in the scrum...

Rugby World Cup 2015 Tickets: Everything You Need to Know

Are you prepared for tickets to go on sale for the Rugby World Cup 2015? September 12 2014 is the date...

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...

Aviva Premiership round 2 highlights

Harlequins 0 Saracens 39 Bath 53 London Welsh 26 Exeter 20 Leicester 24 Gloucester 34 Sale 27 Wasps 20 Northampton 16...

Impressive Wasps stun Northampton

Tries quick from Ashley Johnson and Tom Varndell helped Wasps to a 20-16 win over Northampton Saints at Adams Park on...

London Scottish and Bristol win on the road.

Mark Bright scored his second hat-trick in as many weeks as table-toppers London Scottish claimed a 30-19 bonus-point win at the...

Championship clubs can cash in during World Cup 

Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.

Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has revealed Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport in a bid to represent France...

Young Gun: Conor Murphy – London Irish scrum-half

Sunbury is hardly a small village deep in the Munster province but Conor Murphy could not be more Irish if he...

Moment in Time: Oxford University beat South Africa in 1969

South Africa‘s 1969-1970 tour to Great Britain and Ireland remains to this day one of the most controversial in the history...

Exiles bolster back row options

London Scottish have reinforced their back-row options by signing former England U20s flanker Gregor Gillanders on a one-year contract. The 27-year-old,...

Aviva Premiership round 2 teams

Bath v London Welsh Bath: Luke Arscott; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Anthony Watson; George Ford, Chris Cook; Paul James,...

Greene King IPA Championship round 2 teams

Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Henry Staff; Steffan Jones, Darryl Veenendaal; Tom...

Guinness Pro12 round 2 teams

Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Cardiff Blues: Adam Thomas; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Dan Fish; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Sam...

It’s great to be a Northampton Saint after summer in solitary – Jon Fisher

Agonising summer training alone finished in joy with a “surreal” move to Premiership champions.

Room 101: Andy Saull – Newcastle flanker

1. Cutting your toe-nails After a day where you’ve been running around in training and lifting weights in the gym your...

Christian Wade ok after car accident

Christian Wade was involved in a car accident this morning. The collision happened at a roundabout near his home but Wasps...

Brendan Gallagher: We should never forget the ghosts at the feast

Relegation is a fact of life in any sport with leagues, or at least should if that league structure is to...

Peter Jackson: A friendly settlement? Don’t you believe it

Just about a fortnight ago, the warring Welsh factions were ‘miles away’ from ending their stand-off.    Now that the smoke of...