20 Questions: Mike Denbee – London Welsh flanker

From Weston-Super-Mare to the Premiership… pinching yourself? I’ve certainly gone the long way round… Weston to Plymouth to Spain to Birmingham...

London Wasps will have to meet fire with fire at Bath says Dai Young

London Wasps head coach Dai Young reckons his side will have to meet fire with fire if they want to comeback...

Premiership Round 2: preview and predictions

Bath v London Wasps Lee Mears will make his 250th appearance tomorrow in a Bath side with two changes from the...

Rugby Championship Round Three: preview and predictions

Australia v South Africa Australia have made their intention clear before their crucial clash against South Africa in Perth, they will...

RaboDirect Pro12 Round 2: preview and predictions

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh Wales Grand Slam winners Sam Warburton, Leigh Halphpenny, Alex Cuthbert and Bradley Davies all return for Cardiff...

Top 14 Round 4: preview and predictions

Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the...

James Hook finds it’s always time for tee in new tryless Top 14

Welsh fly-half James Hook believes that the emphasis placed on defence by French clubs has placed more responsibility on kickers. The...

Chance to have controlling interest lured Shane Geraghty back to Irish

Fly-half Shane Geraghty has relished the link-up with Brian Smith and says the opportunity to be the fulcrum in London Irish‘s...

My Life in Rugby: John Gallagher – 1987 New Zealand world cup winning full-back

Despite what Brian Moore and Jonathan Davies might have said at the time, the New Zealand team that won the 1987 World...

Jenkins not released for start of Lions tour?

Toulon boss Bernard Laporte revealed today that they might not release Wales prop Gethin Jenkins for the start of the 2013...

Peter Jackson: A spat that ended with an all-Welsh Pro12 punchline

Phil Davies and Simon Easterby go back a long way, to a Third Division scrap in West Yorkshire during the pioneering...

Heart-blow Lloyd Burns set to land job with WRU

Wales World Cup hooker Lloyd Burns is in talks over a new career five months after being forced into premature retirement...

Dream Team: Don Barrell – Bedford and former Saracens No.8

1. Rhys Gill – Surprise package who’s proved a lot of people wrong. But I have no idea how he’s made...

Moment in Time: Gloucester and the 2003 Powergen Cup Final

It is perhaps typical of Gloucester’s ill-fortune down the years that their 2002-3 campaign is best remembered for two complete and...

Lions announce Warren Gatland as head coach

Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...

Jeff Probyn: TMOs should be allowed to single out the thugs

The Premiership has announced that it intends to increase the powers of the TMO’s at live televised games by allowing them...

So far so good for London Irish’s new ‘offloading machine’ Seitaimata Sa

Plenty of Rugby League converts take months if not years to adapt to the intricacies of Union, but London Irish-bound Setaimata...

Top clubs may fight salary cap in court

The legality of Premiership Rugby’s salary cap is set to be challenged under European Union competition law, according to a leading...

Saint-Andre’s regime is to blame for Sale’s slump, says Pete Anglesea

Former director of rugby Philippe Saint-Andre must shoulder the blame for Sale’s slump in fortunes, according to forwards coach Pete Anglesea....

Premiership preview (1 day to go): Harlequins, Leicester, Saracens

With the Aviva Premiership starting tomorrow, we take a look at what lays ahead for the last three of the 12...

Room 101: Joe Maddock – Saracens wing

1. TMO’S Television Match Officials – to give them their full title – definitely have a place in the game. But...

Aviva Premiership Round 1: Team News and Predictions

Exeter v Sale Tom Johnson returns to the Exeter team after making his England debut on their summer tour to South...

Pro12 Round 1: Team news and Predictions

Connacht v Cardiff Blues Scrum-half Kieran Marmion makes his first appearance for the province but summer signing Scottish international Dan Parks...

Top14 Round 3: Preview and Predictions

Bottom of the table Mont-de-Marsan face the daunting prospect of unbeaten big spending Toulon with Jonny Wilkinson in fine point scoring...

Conor O’Shea challenges Harlequins to become a great team

Good teams win titles, but great teams back it up time and again. That is the view of Harlequins‘ head honcho...

RFU Championship Preview: team by team

Bedford Blues The shortening of the play-off format from a top eight to a top four will assist part-time outfit Bedford...

Bath’s Rob Webber out until 2013

England hooker Rob Webber could be sidelined until the New Year after undergoing a second shoulder operation. The new Bath signing...

Maxime Mermoz joined with Jonny Wilkinson at Toulon to win titles

After four years at Perpignan, centre Maxime Mermoz says he switched to the other side of the Mediterranean coast to join...

Premiership preview (2 days to go): Northampton, Exeter, Sale

With the start of the Aviva Premiership only two days away, we take a look at what lies ahead for the...

Dylan Hartley says Northampton don’t need Chris Ashton

Northampton captain Dylan Hartley says winger Chris Ashton is gone and forgotten after turning his back on the club to join...

“We’ll have fun rising to challenge,” says Newcastle’s Dean Richards

Dean Richards will warn his Newcastle troops to expect the unexpected when they finally get their Championship campaign up and running...

Young Gun: James Currie – Worcester prop

With a childhood spent exploring the Amazon rainforests, not much will faze Worcester prop James Currie as he navigates the Premiership...

Fijian Josh Matavesi can lead the Worcester Warriors great offensive

Worcester boss Richard Hill reckons Josh Matavesi could provide the X-Factor to spark the Warriors’ backline into life. Hill’s men struggled...

RabodirectPro12 preview: players to watch

As the RaboDirectPro12 season starts tomorrow, we take a look at the key players and the ones to watch in each...

Brian Smith hopeful Ansbro will play again

London Irish head coach Brian Smith is optimistic Joe Ansbro will be able to play again in spite of his broken...

Henson should be back within a month

London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones has revealed Gavin Henson will be back in action in four weeks for the Exiles....

London Irish allrounder Alex Corbisiero leads new prop crop

Loose-head props of yesteryear conjure up an image of gnarled old campaigners with bleeding ears and a job description which could...

Now Wales put on their own club double header

Wales are to promote their first double-header at the Millennium Stadium during the new season, an East-West duel involving all four...

Maori All Blacks to tour England

The Maori All Blacks will to take on Leicester Tigers, Canada and a RFU Championship select XV during their Northern Hemisphere...

Premiership preview (3 days to go): London Irish, Bath, Gloucester

With the start of the Aviva Premiership only three days away, we take a look at what lays ahead for the...

Loyal Matt Smith content to be an unsung hero at Leicester Tigers

No player better embodies the qualities of the archetypal Leicester player than Matt Smith – Tigers through and through, massively appreciated...

20 Questions: Freddie Burns – Gloucester fly-half

Big year for Gloucester? Massive! The way last year ended was a big disappointment but there are a lot of fresh...

George North bids to join up with cyclist girlfriend in Rio Olympics

George North has revealed his ambition to join his cycling girlfriend at the 2016 Olympics. The Wales star is dating track...

London Wasps’ takeover “imminent”

London Wasps chairman Mark Rigby is hopeful the sale of the club will be completed “imminently”. An agreement had been reached...

RaboDirectPro 12 preview

DANIEL SCHOFIELD discovers how the PRO12 teams are adapting to the new season’s demands. As Leinster‘s fortunes have risen in recent...

Gollings named as Sri Lanka Sevens coach

Ben Gollings has been appointed Sri Lanka Sevens’ head coach for the next two months in their bid to reach next...

Zebre announce inaugural team to face Dragons

Newly formed Zebre Rugby has announced their team for their first ever RaboDirectPro12 game against Newport Gwent Dragons at Rodney Parade...

Glasgow announces team for season opener

Sean Lamont will start on the wing for Glasgow in their opening RaboDirectPro12 game against Ulster at Ravenhill on Friday night....

SSE National Leagues preview

With the National Leagues competitions starting on Saturday, we take a look at how Fylde, Ealing, Caldy and Redruth are preparing....

Quins secure Wallace’s services for two more years

Highly rated Harlequins opensie flanker Luke Wallace has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Premiership champions...