Peter Jackson: Greatest Lions of all miss their lost mates 

At a push, they could pass for a platoon of D-Day veterans rather than the only rugby team to survive three...

England U20s crowned World Champions!

England's next generation beat South Africa 21-20 in the final.

Gloucester sign Edinburgh hooker

Gloucester confirmed the signing of experienced Tongan hooker Aleki Lutui from Edinburgh. The 35-year-old, who spent last season at Edinburgh after...

EXCLUSIVE: National League One Dream Team

Rosslyn Park pushed Doncaster Knights all the way to the final day in National One…and now they have equalled their efforts...

Sort out your attack, Neil Back tells Leicester Tigers, or win nothing

Tigers must improve “woeful” attacking game - or face more trophyless years.

Euan Murray returns to Glasgow

Euan Murray is returning to the Glasgow Warriors on a one-year deal. The 33-year-old Scotland and British & Irish Lions prop,...

Late change at lock for England

England have been forced to make a late change to their starting XV to face New Zealand on Saturday with Geoff Parling still...

Room 101: Richard Vasey – Caldy fly-half

1. Paying for the use of public toilets What is that all about! Although I’m a Yorkshireman and by tradition very...

Wales drop Adam Jones for Springboks second Test

Adam Jones has been dropped by Warren Gatland ahead of Wales‘ second Test against South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday. The British...

Nick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth

Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path

Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the...

Brendan Gallagher: It’ll be a fight to the death for Saracens and Toulon

The seeding process for the inaugural European Champions Cup is just as unfathomable as its Heineken Cup predecessor but one thing...

England U20s out to set the record straight in JWC final

England U20s are determined to set the record straight when they take on South Africa in the Junior World Championship final...

“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest

London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.

England ring the changes for last Test against New Zealand

Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes ahead of England’s third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday. Like in...

Joel Tomkins returns to rugby league

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, Joel Tomkins will return to rugby league next season. The...

Grant Gilchrist to captain Scotland against Argentina

Grant Gilchrist will captain an inexperienced Scotland side against Argentina on Friday. The Edinburgh lock, 23, is only one of four...

Kieran Read returns for All Blacks

Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third...

20 Questions: Carl Kirwan – London Welsh flanker

Good to be a Premiership player at last? It hasn’t sunk in yet, but we’ll enjoy this and then the hard...

Newcastle sign Tongan international

Newcastle have secured the services of Tongan international Uili Kolo’ofai ahead of next season. The versatile forward, who has one cap...

Victor Matfield to break Springboks record against Wales

Victor Matfield will become South Africa‘s most-capped Test player on Saturday when he leads the Springboks against Wales in Nelspruit. The veteran...

Scarlets sign Exile Chris Hala’ufia

The Scarlets today announced the signing of Chris Hala’ufia from London Irish. The Tongan No.8, 35, spent the last six seasons...

Concussed David Denton out of Scotland tour

David Denton has been ruled out of the remainder of Scotland‘s tour due to a concussion. The Edinburgh back-row suffered the...

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell

The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...

Brendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame

Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...

Nick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks 

The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...

Rugby legends return to Wimbledon

Legends Rugby is back this summer with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic entertainment. Taking place at...

Piri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me

Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.

My Life in Rugby: Nick Kennedy – former London Irish, Toulon, Harlequins and England lock

Moving back to London Irish as academy director this summer feels like I’ve come full circle – I still remember sending...

Bath add to front row options

Grant Shiells will join Bath next season adding to their options on the loosehead side of the scrum. The 24-year-old joins...

Nathan Earle nominated for IRB Junior Player of the Year

England U20s wing Nathan Earle has today been nominated by the IRB for the Junior Player of the Year Award. The...

England beat Crusaders

Second-string England score six tries to secure first win in New Zealand tour.

Gloucester sign England U20s duo

Gloucester today announced the arrival of England U20s duo Callum Braley and Henry Purdy. Currently in New Zealand at the Junior...

England’s Owen Farrell out of third Test

Owen Farrell will miss the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. The England fly-half suffered a strain to the medial...

Dream Team: Tom Guest – London Irish and former Harlequins No.8

1. Joe Marler – To be so young and doing so well as a loosehead is fantastic. He’s getting better and...

England U20s thump Ireland to reach JWC final

Stunning first-half see England through to final at Eden Park where they will take on South Africa.

Ed Slater to lead England against Crusaders

Ed Slater will captain England against the Crusaders at AMI Stadium tomorrow. The Leicester lock, who led his club in the...

Crusaders name side to take on England

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has named his team to face England tomorrow at AMI Stadium. Munster-bound Tyler Bleyendaal will wear the...

All Black Conrad Smith out of third Test

Conrad Smith will miss New Zealand‘s last Test against England after breaking his thumb on Saturday. The All Blacks centre still...

Young Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker

England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...

Scots pull out of B&I Cup

Scottish Rugby has today confirmed that its top four Premiership clubs will not take part in the 2014-15 British & Irish...

Northampton bring in Hodgson

Northampton Saints have bolstered their scrum-half options ahead of next season with the signing of Joel Hodgson. The 21-year-old has predominately...

Brendan Gallagher: Gory story of Welsh failure in South Africa

South Africa. The graveyard of Welsh rugby. Nowhere in the world, over the last 50 years, have Wales been put away...

Peter Jackson: Victor Matfield’s return can help Wales come good

Wales made their first stand in the Southern Hemisphere 50 years ago in the place they used to call the last...

Michael Paterson called up by England

Stuart Lancaster has called Michael Paterson to joined the England tour squad in Dunedin. The Sale lock, who was already in...

Henry Slade’s definitely in frame for World Cup says Jon Callard

Exeter starlet a viable candidate for an England fly-half berth at next year’s World Cup according Jon Callard.

London Welsh confirm four more signings

London Welsh today continued their shopping spree confirming the signings of James Sandford, Cameron Goodhue, Paul Rowley and Jesse Liston. The...

Four changes for Scotland against Canada

Head coach Vern Cotter has made four changes to the starting Scotland side for this Saturday’s summer tour Test match against...

Ireland change eight for 2nd Argentina Test

Joe Schmidt has rung the changes head of Ireland‘s second and final Test of the summer tour against Argentina. Ireland beat...

Room 101: Warren Spragg – Fylde & Lancashire utility back

1. Parent & Child space invaders I live in an area where there are loads of young families and the local...