Dream Team: Pete Browne – London Welsh and former Harlequins & Newcastle lock

1. Joe Marler – A great player, Supreme at the scrum and can also make a big impact in the loose....

EXCLUSIVE: Clubs in threat to play during World Cup

Simmering tensions between Premiership Rugby and the RFU over World Cup compensation set to explode.

McCabe retires from rugby

Australia back Pat McCabe has announced his retirement from rugby after breaking his neck for the third time in less than...

My Life in Rugby: Scott Barrow – former Worcester, Orrell, Rotherham, Glasgow, Leeds & Fylde centre

If helping to keep Leeds in the Premiership in the 2010 was one of the highlights of my career getting relegated...

Team bases confirmed for 2015 Rugby World Cup

England Rugby 2015, the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has today announced the list of 41 Team Bases which...

England women turn professional 

England Women’s Sevens players will be professional athletes for the upcoming season after signing full-time contracts with the RFU. On the...

England U18s stay unbeaten

England U18S have beaten South Africa 30-22 in Stellenbosch to finish their season unbeaten. Tries from Rotimi Segun, Joe Batley and...

I can be the new Harlequins enforcer, says Charlie Matthews

Youngster looking to make the No.4 jersey his own in 2014-15.

Young Gun: Joe Marchant – Harlequins and England U18s centre

If Joe Marchant was not a rugby player he could have been in the latest Expendables movie as the action man....

Jeff Probyn: Glory will always be given to the coach

Coaches or captains? Who should get the glory, who should take the blame and, who should be the visible face of...

Moment in Time: the 1967 County Championship final

Surrey were the draw specialists of 1967 County Championship rugby so it is no surprise that they were forced to share...

Gloucester offer James Hook route back with Wales

Fly-half looking to win trophies with club before nailing down starting place with country.

Room 101: Neil Mason – Moseley back row

1. Caravans My dislike of caravans is two-fold. First, they cause chaos on the roads in the summer when they overturn...

Peter Jackson: It’s time for WRU to stop hiding from the public

Barack Obama gave a presidential news conference at the White House last week, answering some 15 questions on world affairs during...

Nick Cain: Revealed – Referees do turn blind eye to some laws

Refereeing at the elite end is reaching crisis point, and the IRB’s professional referees’ manager, Joel Jutge, needs to get a...

Q&A with Toby Booth

You’ve been at Bath two years now – have you enjoyed it so far? The novelty is still here, which is...

Tom Varndell dazzled by Alapati Leiua stardust

Winger reckons club is on cusp of new golden era.

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: That great aura of invincibility has left the All Blacks now

It’s harsh, but rugby, like life, is all about taking opportunities when they come – and Australia did not do that...

Nick Cain meets the fully-fit, revitalised and agreeably confident Christian Wade

Christian Wade knows it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. It is the golden rule of...

Dream Team: Callum Braley – Gloucester and former Bristol and England U20s scrum-half

1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – A great player in the loose as well as at the scrum. The Northampton Saint was one...

Dean Ryan: We need hard men to win World Cup

Personalities must emerge to win 2015 RWC.

England U18s beat France in South Africa

England U18s are two wins from two games in South Africa after beating France 23-6 in George. Under the imposing gaze...

My Life in Rugby: David Duckham – England and Lions winger

In one sense I was really grateful my career overlapped a great period for rugby in the British Isles. My game...

Brad Thorn to become a Tiger

As reported over the weekend, Leicester Tigers have signed All Black lock Brad Thorn. Thorn, who left the Highlanders last week,...

Cardiff Blues sign Adam Jones

Adam Jones will be wearing the Cardiff Blues jersey next season after agreeing to join the Welsh region. After his contract...

Rugby Championship round 2 teams

New Zealand v Australia New Zealand: Ben Smith; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea; Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith; Wyatt...

Haskell captains Wasps and signs new contract

Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season....

England Women crowned world champions 

Women beat Canada to lift first World Crown in 20 years.

Q&A with Tony Rowe

The Exeter chairman on why localism and a global vision works for the Chiefs.

Club comes first for exiled Tom Court  

Tom Court has revealed why joining London Irish means his Ireland career is over. But the 32-times capped loose-head prop believes...

Young Gun: Josh Skelcey – Northampton wing

Last season started how it was supposed to for Josh Skelcey: First team debut for Northampton against London Irish in the...

Brendan Gallagher: GB’s road to Rio at sixes and Sevens

The Commonwealth Games Sevens at Ibrox may have been a huge success on and off the field but it further confused...

Sale sign Georgian hooker

Sale Sharks have announced the signing of Shalva Mamukashvili. The 23-year-old Georgian hooker currently plays for Armia in his native land....

Twelvetrees named Gloucester captain

Gloucester today revealed that England centre Billy Twelvetrees will be the club captain for the upcoming season. The 24-year-old, in his...

Steve Mafi leaves Leicester Tigers

Steve Mafi has left the Leicester Tigers to join Western Force for the next two Super Rugby seasons. The 25-year-old forward,...

Tagicakibau leaves Irish and joins Wasps

Sailosi Tagicakibau has left London Irish and joined London Wasps ahead of next season. The 31-year-old Samoan winger, who spent the...

Nick Cain: Sorry Clive, coaches should stay off the pitch

The cult of the coach gathered momentum this week when Sir Clive Woodward stepped into the debate on Alastair Cook’s cricket...

Moment in Time: Leicester and their triumph at Thomond Park

It was deemed the impossible task. Nobody had ever beaten Munster in a Heineken Cup tie at their Thomond Park fortress...

Tyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn’t my fault

Scrum-half breaks silence over fake-passport affair that led to London Welsh’s relegation from Premiership.

Jordan Turner-Hall: George Lowe and I will be ready for England

Harlequins centre determined to hit the new season fit to stake his claim for a place in England’s midfield.

French lessons help Peter Lydon get set for London Scottish test

London Scottish fly-half Peter Lydon believes a year spent rubbing shoulders with the galacticos of Stade Francais will help him take...

Room 101: Alex Crockett – Hull Ionians coach

1. Big backs/slim props A real bug bear of mine is how the game has changed from being one for players...

Champions Cup fixtures announced

Harlequins will kick-off the inaugural Champions Cup at The Stoop with the reception of Castres on October 17. With the fixtures...

Challenge Cup fixtures announced

Round 1 October 16 Gloucester v Brive (19:45) October 17 Newcastle v Bucharest or Calvisano (20:00) Bordeaux-Begles v Edinburgh (20:00) October...

England U18s name side to take on Wales in SA

England U18s have named their side to take on Wales in the opening game of their summer tour to South Africa...

Sexton on trial at Exeter

Irishman Jerry Sexton has been taken on trial with Exeter Chiefs ahead of the new season. The 21-year-old forward, younger brother...

Jeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – All Blacks don’t look so untouchable

It is difficult to agree with the view taken by one or two New Zealand commentators that the Super 15 final...

Peter Jackson: Anscombe and the case of vanishing Kiwi stars…

Buying a Kiwi for the sole purpose of wrapping him up in your national jersey alongside the natives can be more...

Nick Cain meets Newcastle’s Kieran Brookes, making a world cup bid at tighthead 

Kieran Brookes is a bull of a man, with the same look and physique as a young Phil Vickery. The Newcastle...

Rugby Championship round 1 teams

Australia v New Zealand Australia: Israel Folau; Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Toomua, Rob Horne; Kurtley Beale, Nic White; James Slipper,...