Steve Diamond leads Premiership’s Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist

Steve Diamond has been shortlisted to be named Director of Rugby of the Season on the back of a sensational season...

Toulon to take on Saracens in Heineken Cup final

Toulon will have a chance to defend their European crown as they beat Munster 24-16 in Marseille in the Heineken Cup...

Bath down London Wasps to reach Amlin Cup final

Bath will take on Northampton in the Amlin Challenge Cup final after beating London Wasps 24-18 at Adams Park today. Rob...

WIN a signed Lions jersey

Win your chance to meet some of your Lions heroes as they prepare for their epic summer cycle ride across the...

Young Gun: Lucas Slowik – Bristol and England U18s centre

Bristol‘s Lucas Slowik is no stranger to setbacks but having already taken his place in the record books, the 18-year-old is...

England U20s name squad for Junior World Cup

England U20s have named their squad to head to New Zealand for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland. Coaches...

Heineken Cup semi-finals preview

Saracens v Clermont Saracens have named an entire new team to take on Clermont at Twickenham tomorrow. The Premiership have made...

Jeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful

There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on...

Peter Jackson: Big Man’s dynasty is thriving at Tigers

When Frank Whitcombe signed for Broughton Rangers at Belle Vue in Manchester, they gave him £100 and a keeper’s job at...

Greene King IPA Championship round 23 teams

Bedford v Jersey Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Brendan Burke, Michael Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge; Jake Sharp, Harry Peck; Darren Fearn,...

Premiership Player of the Year shortlist

Premiership Rugby today confirmed the shortlist for Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. Leading the list is Worcester full-back Chris...

Old Warhorse Nathan Hines desperate to avenge Toulon ‘body blow’

Clermont second row Nathan Hines believes multi-tasking Saracens are a bigger threat to his side’s league and cup double-winning ambitions than...

Room 101: Phil Eggleshaw – Doncaster forward

1. One born every minute – TV show This programme is so bad for several reasons. At the end of the...

Amlin Cup semi-finals preview

London Wasps v Bath London Wasps have made only one change to their team to take on Bath at Adams Park...

Nick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England

Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or...

Brendan Gallagher: The day that Munster found vintage form in Bordeaux

Munster‘s love affair with the Heineken Cup has become the stuff of legend but in nearly two decades I recall no...

Mike Brown has his heart on sleeve, just like Roy Keane

It is Tuesday afternoon at the Surrey Sports Park and Harlequins‘ training finished 45 minutes ago. While the majority of players...

20 Questions: Ian Whitten – Exeter centre

Enjoy your open-top bus ride last week? It was a great crack and a good crowd turned out. Everybody enjoyed it...

London Wasps sign Ruaridh Jackson

London Wasps have signed Scotland international fly-half Ruaridh Jackson from Glasgow Warriors. The 26-year-old Jackson, who has 23 caps to his...

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential

You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home...

Nick Cain: Game’s flashpoints stem from inconsistent refereeing

Empathy. Consistency. Clarity. Accuracy. All those crucial factors were missing for large tracts of the officiating in the Wild West Premiership...

Courtney Lawes still dishes it out but is not so hit and miss

If anyone was in doubt that Courtney Lawes can still deliver big hits with the best of them, then look no...

My Life in Rugby: Declan Danaher – London Irish flanker

Playing international rugby there isn’t much place for modesty. I went to Argentina in 2002 as a 22-year-old and it was...

Tom Biggs signs for Worcester

As revealed in The Rugby Paper weeks ago, Bath winger Tom Biggs has signed for Worcester Warriors. Neil Fissler revealed on...

Barbarians match bid snubbed by Wales

The Barbarians have been snubbed by Wales after offering them a home match as preparation for their Test series in South...

Dream Team: Paul James – Bath, Wales and former Ospreys prop

1. Cian Healy –  A powerhouse of a prop who scores a lot of tries. Has developed a lot in recent...

Sam Warburton left out in the cold by regions

Sam Warburton has no regional team to play for next season after the Welsh regions reaffirmed their stand against central contracts....

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Noon calls for leniency on England’s selection policy

Former England centre Jamie Noon believes the RFU should take a more relaxed stance when it comes to picking France-based players.

Wins for Saracens and Northampton

Northampton are a step closer to a home semi-final following their 36-21 bonus-point win over London Irish at Franklin’s Gardens today....

England U18s win third consecutive FIRA crown

England U18s have won their third consecutive FIRA/AER European Championship beating Ireland 30-14 in Wronki, Poland. Two tries from Taylor Prell...

Young Gun: Stanley South – Harlequins

The Harlequins Academy is fast becoming a conveyor belt of talent within the Premiership – and teenage lock Stanley South cannot...

Sky Sports steal Top14 rights from BT Sports

Sky Sports have signed a broadcasting deal to show the French Top14 for the next five years. The French league is...

Brendan Gallagher: Fitzy’s, fiddlers and film stars..no, we’ll never forget the craic

It won’t just be London Irish fans and members bidding a fond farewell to Sunbury next month when the JCBs start...

Peter Jackson: It’s a worry when even Tredegar ‘hit rocks’

As the birthplace of Aneurin Bevan and cradle of the National Health Service, Tredegar has a history of global renown. The...

Aviva Premiership round 20 teams

Bath v Worcester Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Matt Banahan, Kyle Eastmond, Horacio Agulla; George Ford, Micky Young; Nathan Catt, Rob Webber,...

Greene King IPA Championship round 22 teams

Bristol v London Welsh (preview) Bristol: Jack Wallace; George Watkins, Jack Tovey, Ben Mosses, Andy Short; Nicky Robinson, Luke Baldwin; James...

RaboDirect Pro12 round 20 teams

Cardiff Blues v Scarlets Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Gareth Davies, Lewis Jones; Gethin Jenkins...

Don’t pick Steffon Armitage for England, says Nick Easter

Nick Easter is a fully paid-up member of the Steffon Armitage fan club but is not clamouring for the openside to...

EXCLUSIVE video from Waisele Serevi

In this EXCLUSIVE teaser to next week’s CNN Rugby Sevens Worldwide, Waisele Serevi remembers his best Hong Kong Sevens memories. The full...

Room 101: Lee Dickson – Northampton scrum-half

1. The ‘Choke’ Tackle The ‘catch tackle’, as we call it at Saints, is just so negative and takes all the...

Harlequins v Leicester preview

Harlequins have kept faith in the team that beat Stade Francais and Sale to take on Leicester tomorrow. Last week’s win...

Brendan Gallagher: Matt Giteau counts his blessings amid sun, sea and rugby stars

There was a fascinating cameo for people watchers at the end of Toulon‘s mighty win over Leinster at Stade Felix Mayol...

Jeff Probyn: Reduce top-flight payments and grow grassroots game

The debate by the RFU council this week about the restructuring of lower leagues has opened a can of worms that...

Bristol v London Welsh preview

Bristol have made four changes ahead of their top of the table clash with London Welsh at the Memorial Stadium tomorrow....

English kids can end Gavin Henson’s Wales dream

Gavin Henson hopes a fresh contract and new found stability at Bath can pave the way for a Wales recall before...

Bristol’s big guns ‘will fire them to promotion’

Bristol’s experience on and off the field will carry them across the Championship promotion line to the Aviva Premiership, according to...

Season and Gloucester career over for Tavis Knoyle

Tavis Knoyle’s season is over after the Gloucester scrum-half was banned for for four weeks for punching Bath No.8 Leroy Houston....

20 Questions: Dave Ward – Harlequins hooker

Is this your best season? Think so. I played some pretty good stuff at Cornish Pirates but playing regularly for Quins...

Newcastle bolster front row options

American international prop Eric Fry has signed for Newcastle Falcons ahead of next season. The 26-year-old, who has spent two seasons...

Mike Brown wins Gatorade Game Changer award

Harlequins and England full-back Mike Brown has added another award to his growing list of recent achievements winning the Gatorade Game Changer...