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My Life in Rugby: David Barnes – former Bath and England Saxons prop

14 March 2013 0 comments

When I joined Bath in 2000 I don’t think they had ever lost a cup final – by the time I finished, we had lost […]

My Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back

21 February 2013 0 comments

It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the Grand Slam. I was […]

Saxons XV v Scotland A: Teams

31 January 2013 0 comments

Jonny May and Matt Mullan come into the England Saxons starting line-up for tomorrow night’s clash with Scotland A in Newcastle. The Gloucester flyer takes […]

20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre

18 January 2013 0 comments

Enjoy finishing 2012 in front of 82,000 at HQ? Fantastic! There was lots of hype and playing at Twickenham is brilliant. Unfortunately, the weather was […]

Nick Cain says the best coaches never believe they cannot improve a winning team

23 December 2012 2 comments

England will not be de-railed this season by skidding on the media and blog froth that has surrounded his squad since their record win over […]

Gloucester confirm Hamilton exit

12 December 2012 1 comment

After weeks of speculations, Gloucester confirmed that club captain Jim Hamilton will leave Kingsholm at the end of the current season to take up a […]

Nick Cain: Bending the ref’s ear should be binned

23 November 2012 2 comments

One of the worst aspects of the new TMO intervention on foul play is the sharp increase in players badgering referees and their assistants to […]

Lions Greatest XV: Wingers

22 November 2012 1 comment

When it comes to the finishers who play in the two wing positions The Lions come second to no-one. A list of Lions’ wingers reads […]

Nick Cain assesses the challenge ahead for England against the big three

11 November 2012 2 comments

Now comes the reckoning. Forget about all the window-dressing surrounding the good intentions of Stuart Lancaster’s young hopefuls and cut to the harsh reality of […]

Nick Cain: Champions? Suddenly Tigers look also-rans!

2 November 2012 1 comment

A Leicester side which is hurt, angry, and staring at a third Heineken Cup pool exit on the bounce will probably have enough rounds left […]

Major boost for Quins as Evans stays

1 November 2012 1 comment

Harlequins have received a major boost today as start playmaker Nick Evans has signed a three-year extension to his contract with the Premiership champions. The […]

Peter Jackson: Young Jonny made a big impact in Wales’ debut

1 November 2012 2 comments

Jonny Wilkinson’s career has spanned 15 years and 367 matches, a tribute as much as anything to his indomitable spirit. His appearances in Wales have […]

Lions greatest XV: No.8

25 October 2012 1 comment

The position in the middle of the back row is tactically one of the most influential on the pitch, because the ball is either in […]

Redruth move fast in race abuse row

24 October 2012 2 comments

The RFU have praised Redruth’s handling of an incident of suspected racial abuse which involved a visiting black player being jeered by a minority of […]

Nick Cain looks at the TV sub-plot beneath this season’s Heineken Cup

21 October 2012 0 comments

If the English clubs want clout when it comes to the future of the European Cup, as in bargaining power, then this is a season […]

Jeff Probyn: Team GB face so many problems on road to Rio

17 October 2012 1 comment

When I first read Clive Woodward’s call for the 2016 Team GB Sevens squad to be playing together for two years before the event, I […]

Brilliant Brian O’Driscoll is early charger for Lions place

11 October 2012 0 comments

Selecting a Lions team from the ranks of the Aviva Premiership and the RaboDirect Pro12 is a fraught business at this stage of the season. […]

Nick Cain: Not pausing for a second, the scrum is still a mess

5 October 2012 1 comment

The scrum is under sustained attack in the modern game with barely a match at elite level where the referee does not penalise half the […]

Nick Cain assesses some early problems for the 2013 lions

23 September 2012 0 comments

Will a Lions tour party ever leave these shores without having a ball-and-chain clapped to their ankle? This week’s coach-naming Press conference was at a […]

Championship winners must go up says chairman Geoff Irvine

29 August 2012 0 comments

Championship clubs’ chairman Geoff Irvine, right, says their Premiership counterparts need worry about only one thing – to avoid finishing bottom of the table – […]

Nick Cain: Packer-style circus is real threat to rugby

29 August 2012 0 comments

There has been a recurrent message doing the rounds since the 2011 World Cup which the existing rugby establishment, based on the IRB and national […]

20 Questions: Marco Wentzel – London Wasps Lock

22 August 2012 0 comments

Does it feel like a fresh start at Wasps? Definitely. It’s good to have lot of new faces, guys who want to be here, and […]

Jeff Probyn: Rugby should be backing the war against drugs

14 August 2012 0 comments

Isn’t it funny how those at the top of sport believe that only what affects them is of any importance or consequence to what happens […]

Newcastle Falcons revival will be key for Jon Golding’s England call

24 July 2012 2 comments

A Newcastle pack getting the better of their Wasps counterparts at Adams Park sounds a familiar tale but this scene took place two years ago […]

20 Questions: David Barnes – ex-Bath and Harlequins prop

22 June 2012 0 comments

Are you missing rugby? I thought I would, but I’m happy as RPA chairman. You miss the camaraderie with the guys but I’m still involved […]

Peter Jackson: Wales Morgan Stoddart deserves to avoid scrapheap

19 June 2012 1 comment

After 20 Tests spanning 46 weeks, the curtain came down in Sydney yesterday on the busiest and longest Welsh international season. Back home, the player […]