20 Question: David Strettle – Saracens wing

Good season for Sarries so far? Yes. It feels like we’ve started with great momentum. Losing to Toulouse at Wembley was...

Martyn Thomas – “Mark McCafferty should go – he led us into wilderness”

Ever since the Anglo-French club pact was formed Martyn Thomas has predicted that the Top 14 clubs would fold like a...

Peter Jackson: The joke’s wearing thin for Warren Gatland

This is getting beyond a joke. The more Wales fail to answer needling jibes about their ‘mental barrier’, the more the...

Bath Rugby tackling concussion head-on

Bath have launched a new programme aimed at helping local schools and rugby clubs to be aware of the dangers of,...

Kieran Read named IRB Player of the Year

Kieran Read has been named World Player of the Year at the International Rugby Board awards. Elected by a former internationals,...

Brendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever

It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test...

Now Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term...

My Life in Rugby: Olly Morgan – former Gloucester & England full-back

Without having gone to Millfield School I probably wouldn’t have got to where I did in the professional game. It is...

Andrew Sheridan’s career in tatters

Andrew Sheridan could be forced to retire following a new neck injury he sustained during Toulon‘s Top 14 match against Perpignan last...

Richard De Carpentier faces eye-gouging hearing

Richard De Carpentier will appear in front of a RFU disciplinary hearing for eye-gouging next week. The Worcester Warriors flanker has been charged...

Mike Phillips signs for Racing Metro

As heavily rumoured for the past week, Mike Phillips has joined Racing Metro following his sacking from Top 14 rivals Bayonne in...

Christian Wade out for six months

Christian Wade faces up to six months on the sidelines following an injury to his foot. The London Wasps flyer sustained the...

England confirm Test dates against All Blacks

The Rugby Football Union and the New Zealand Rugby Union today announced the dates and venues for England‘s three-Test tour in...

Dream Team: Kevin Barrett – former England Sevens, London Irish, Saracens & Exeter scrum-half

1. Mike Worsley – A great ball carrier who would have won many England caps if it wasn’t for injury. Mike...

Check out Bigfootshoes for larger than large sizes

We know how tough it is to get a pair of boots bigger than size eleven.  And you’ve told us your...

England finish fourth at Dubai 7s

England finished fourth at the Dubai Sevens after Tim Mikkelson’s late try clinched a 17-14 play-off win for New Zealand. Head...

Toby Flood boots Leicester to victory & action wrap

Toby Flood kicked 17 points from the tee to help Leicester claim a 22-17 win over Gloucester at Kingsholm. Freddie Burns...

Young Gun: Sam Davies – Ospreys fly-half

He’s the IRB Junior Player of the Year but Sam Davies is yet to make a league start for the Ospreys....

French clubs agree to stay in Heineken Cup

The Premiership clubs have been dealt a huge blow in their quest for a new European competition as the French clubs...

Steve Borthwick to retire at the end of the season

Saracens captain Steve Borthwick has announced he will retire at the end of the current season. The former England captain, 34,...

Wales v Australia preview

Dan Biggar and Alex Cuthbert have been named in Wales‘ starting XV to face Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday....

Greene King IPA Championship round 10 teams

Bedford v London Welsh Bedford: Mike Le Bourgeois; Patrick Tapley, Brendan Burke, Ollie Dodge, James Short; Mark Atkinson, Luke Baldwin; Darren...

Aviva Premiership round 9 teams

Bath v Exeter Bath: Anthony Watson; Horacio Agulla, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Nathan Catt, Rob Webber,...

Tom Mitchell: Sevens deep in the desert

Of all the nine tournaments on the IRB series, the Dubai 7s is perhaps the one that best brings home the...

Brendan Gallagher on Fiji’s duty to end 100 years of lost opportunities

There is a myth that the full All Blacks have never played in Fiji which is not quite true. In 1913,...

Peter Jackson: Wales will count cost of vanishing 70,000 fans

For the second time in six days, Wales went about their business in Cardiff on Friday night in front of more...

Anthony Watson gets in good Nick for World Cup

Anthony Watson admits he dreams of playing for England in the 2015 World Cup – but if he does so he...

Room 101: Danny Wright – Coventry lock

1. Small changing rooms At the Butts Park Arena we are blessed with great changing facilities, but that’s pretty much the...

Gloucester v Leicester preview

Shane Monahan will make his first start of the season as Gloucester entertain the Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm tomorrow evening. Monahan...

RaboDirect Pro12 round 9 teams

Leinster v Scarlets Leinster: Zane Kirchner; Lote Tuqiri, Brendan Macken, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Ian Madigan, Eoin Reddan; Jack McGrath, Aaron Dundon,...

Ashley-Cooper and Cummins return for Wallabies

Adam Ashley-Cooper and Nick Cummins will make their return for the Wallabies to face Wales on Saturday. Ashley-Cooper was suspended by...

Nick Cain: World Cup schedule is IRB-made shambles

The England 2015 Rugby World Cup fanfare gets underway for real at Twickenham on Wednesday when the IRB announce their ticketing...

How rivalry with Tom Youngs gets the best from Dylan Hartley

When Dylan Hartley bruised his lung the life was squeezed out of England’s revival against the All Blacks, such has been...

20 Questions: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half

Describe Quins’ season so far? Pretty mixed! We got shot down in Europe but proved we can compete when we put...

2015 World Cup tickets price announced

The ticketing structure for the 2015 World Cup has been announced with adult prices ranging from £15 to £715 for a...

Nick Cain uncovers the ticking time bomb of Red Rose tour to New Zealand

The buzz-phrase after the autumn series is that ‘England are building’. However, exactly what structure Stuart Lancaster and his side build...

Jeff Probyn: Joe Marler has moved above Mako Vunipola in the prop order

As the end of this season’s Autumn Internationals are approaching, what have we learned? England set a goal of three wins...

Jeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flat if England are to score tries

England‘s attack has been a hot topic this week after an autumn of few tries against the better teams. This is...

Three more years for Topsy Ojo at London Irish

London Irish winger Topsy Ojo has signed a three-year contract extension and will remain with the club until the end of...

Ian Evans joins Toulon

The Wales exodus continues as Ian Evans will join Toulon next season on a three-year contract. It was one of the...

Make the Championship a closed shop says Kenny Logan

London Scottish director Kenny Logan has called for the Green King IPA Championship to be ring-fenced to allow professional second tier...

My Life in Rugby: Paul John: Wales Sevens coach

Players talk of regrets about ending their careers too early, but I have not missed it once since I stopped in...

Premiership Try and Tackle of the week

The dust has settled on all the action from round 8 of the Aviva Premiership and five tries have been shortlisted...

De Villiers to captain Baa-Baas against Fiji

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers will lead the Barbarians in Saturday’s clash with Fiji at Twickenham. De Villiers is one...

Axe Chris Ashton now says World Cup wing Dan Luger

World Cup winner Dan Luger believes Chris Ashton has used up all of his nine lives for England, claiming his presence...

WIN Dylan Harley’s signed boots

To celebrate the end of the Autumn internationals, we are giving the opportunity to one of our readers to win a...

Gloucester sign Tongan Test prop Sila Puafisi

Gloucester Rugby have announced the signing of Tongan tighthead prop Sila Puafisi with immediate effect. The 25-year-old made his Test debut...

Dream Team: Scott Hamilton – Leicester and ex-Crusaders and All Blacks wing

1. Cian Healy – I’ve only played against him a couple of times but his skill-set is absolutely top drawer for...

Sale overcome Worcester in bonus-point win

Sale Sharks have climbed in the Premiership Top 6 with a 26-10 win over Worcester at the AJ Bell Satdium tonight. The...

Unconvincing Wales beat Tonga

Despite an average display, Wales claimed their second win of the Autumn with a 17-7 success over Tonga in Cardiff tonight....