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Jeff Probyn: All shapes and sizes should play rugby

30 January 2014 0 comments

Money, money, money, it’s a rich man’s sport. The increase in the salary cap, up by £500,000 to £5 million, will do little to help […]

Brendan Gallagher: Georgia on my mind as the cosy club stick together

9 January 2014 2 comments

Lacking a degree in applied mathematics I only look at the IRB world rankings once a year and that is in the first week of […]

Sonny Bill Williams to switch back to rugby union in 2015

20 December 2013 0 comments

Sonny Bill Williams has signed a two-year contract to return to the Chiefs in 2015 in time for the World Cup in England The New […]

Jeremy Guscott: All Blacks dominate my best of the autumn XV

5 December 2013 0 comments

This has been New Zealand’s year, and their unbeaten run continued over the course of the autumn series. That is why, despite the close calls […]

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

29 November 2013 0 comments

There is a myth that the full All Blacks have never played in Fiji which is not quite true. In 1913, on the way back […]

Wales v Argentina preview

14 November 2013 0 comments

Former Wales Sevens star Cory Allen will make his debut for Wales when they take on Argentina on Saturday. The Cardiff Blues player comes in at […]

Peter Jackson: Ah You Irish? Well, that’s complicated, Rodney!

20 September 2013 1 comment

Rodney Ah You arrived in Belfast as a hefty member of the baby All Blacks in 2007 and duly went home with the Junior World […]

Brendan Gallagher: When Pooler were top dogs, amid the blood, mud and beer

12 September 2013 2 comments

Exactly 30 years ago Pontypool embarked on a season, the likes of which we will never see again in Britain or Ireland. In just under […]

Quins v Saints available for all on BT Sports on Friday

10 September 2013 1 comment

TV viewers across the UK will be able to watch this Friday’s top Aviva Premiership Rugby clash between Harlequins and Northampton Saints, after BT announced […]

Injured Ollie Phillips turns tide on a round the world quest

3 September 2013 0 comments

Sevens star Ollie Phillips starts his road to Rio today by sailing the Seven Seas – it’s far to say his Olympic odyssey will be […]

Nigel Melville in talks over US-based Premiership games

27 August 2013 0 comments

England’s Premiership clubs are to hold imminent talks with American power-brokers aimed at ‘opening up’ the trans-Atlantic market. USA Rugby’s top man, former England scrum-half […]

Paul Sackey joins Harlequins

15 August 2013 0 comments

Harlequins announced today that Paul Sackey has joined the club as injury dispensation cover for Ross Chisholm who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the pool […]

Matt Banahan sets his sights on main prize

12 July 2013 1 comment

Matt Banahan refuses to give up on his England dream but knows a successful season with Bath is non-negotiable if he is to force his […]

Olly Morgan gives his career one more shot

2 July 2013 0 comments

Olly Morgan is making a final attempt to save his career and avoid joining a long list of international players forced to quit over the […]

Rob Vickerman: We’re ready to emulate class of ’93

27 June 2013 2 comments

England skipper Rob Vickerman has called on his team to channel the spirit of the 1993 World Cup heroes and end a 20-year wait for […]

New Lion Billy Twelvetrees was once allowed to escape as a Tiger

21 June 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees has gone from uncapped England contender to Lions tourist in the space of five months but, remarkably, he was once considered surplus to […]

Harlequins to take part in World Club 7s

4 June 2013 0 comments

Harlequins will take part in the World Club 7s at Twickenham on August 17-18, it was announced today. The 2011-12 Aviva Premiership Rugby champions become […]

Free Aviva Premiership for BT customers

9 May 2013 3 comments

BT broadband customers will be able to watch the Aviva Premiership free of charge from next season. The telecommunications giant made the announcement today at […]

Baa-baas squad nearing completion

7 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England later this month. The […]

Young Gun: Sean Kennedy – Edinburgh scrum-half

4 May 2013 0 comments

Not many can lay claim to beating Ulster twice in successive matches this season – but then Edinburgh scrum-half Sean Kennedy has already proved he’s […]

James Haskell: It’s Wade or Care as my man of the season

1 May 2013 0 comments

Coming to the business-end of the season means finals, tours and awards. The shortlist of names for this year’s Premiership Player of the Year has […]

My Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker

25 April 2013 1 comment

The thing I loved most about the Tigers was that it was all about the Leicester way, we had the attitude of everyone hates us […]

Top English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up

2 April 2013 2 comments

A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea of Wales’ four regional […]

Jeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans

20 March 2013 0 comments

It would seem that Nick Cain’s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off rugby ticket’ ice berg. […]

Win with new Palmer’s cocoa butter formula MEN body & face lotion!

27 February 2013 1 comment

With England hosting the World Cup in 2015, the Lions Tour just around the corner, and the Six Nations having kicked off this month, it’s […]

Dream Team: Kris Chesney – Esher and former Saracens and Toulon lock

9 January 2013 2 comments

1. David Flatman – He was very young at the time, very raw but quite aggressive. He went on to be a great player and […]

Nick Cain assesses how to halt the all-round might of the all-conquering All Blacks

9 December 2012 0 comments

If this autumn series has taught us anything as England attempt to turn the tide against New Zealand, it is that the All Blacks are […]

Oxford claim Varsity treble with win over Cambridge

6 December 2012 0 comments

Oxford scored 20 unanswered second half points to claim the 131st Varsity Match with a 26-19 win over Cambridge at Twickenham today. Five days ago, […]

“We’ll be in the Heineken Cup regardless of LV Cup result” – Brian Smith

18 November 2012 1 comment

For the first time this season, the winner of the LV Cup will earn an automatic qualification for the Heineken Cup giving the competition extra […]

Jeff Probyn: Five-year ring-fence could destroy our game in North

7 November 2012 1 comment

Last week I wrote about the newly formed Rugby Coaches Association (RCA) and how it could be good for the game by stopping the merry-go-round […]

Heineken Cup round 1: preview and predictions

12 October 2012 0 comments

Pool 1 Edinburgh v Saracens Edinburgh make six changes to their starting line-up to take on Saracens at Murrayfield. Internationals Tom Brown and Richie Rees […]

Amlin Challenge Cup round 1: preview and predictions

12 October 2012 1 comment

Bordeaux-Begles v London Irish Guy Armitage and Chris Hala’ufia will both start their first matches’ of the season as London Irish begin their Amlin Challenge […]

Jeff Probyn: Cips may shine but it’s the Sale scrum that matters

12 September 2012 1 comment

At last the season has begun, with much anticipation and excitement. For the players on international duty this summer, it must seem as if the […]

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

5 September 2012 1 comment

Plenty of Rugby League converts take months if not years to adapt to the intricacies of Union, but London Irish-bound Setaimata Sa says his Kiwi […]

RabodirectPro12 preview: players to watch

30 August 2012 0 comments

As the RaboDirectPro12 season starts tomorrow, we take a look at the key players and the ones to watch in each of the 12 teams. […]

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

29 August 2012 0 comments

George North has revealed his ambition to join his cycling girlfriend at the 2016 Olympics. The Wales star is dating track talent Becky James who […]

Young Gun: Tom Baldwin – Bath flanker

23 August 2012 3 comments

A double try-scoring performance in only his fourth senior rugby game set Bath’s Tom Baldwin’s career off on the right foot and with his loan […]

We know we’ll get thumped says Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi

15 August 2012 1 comment

Argentina’s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy’s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in the Rugby Championship against […]

Young Gun: Gerard Ellis – London Irish hooker

6 August 2012 0 comments

Glenn Delaney has already converted Tom Youngs from a centre into an international hooker and he is confident he can repeat the trick with London […]

Saracens pair will push for role in Rio 2016 Olympics

31 July 2012 0 comments

England duo Chris Ashton and Alex Goode are prepared to put their Premiership careers on hold when Sevens makes its inaugural appearance at the 2016 […]

Young Guns: Jordan Burns – Harlequins scrum-half

24 July 2012 0 comments

Harlequins’ stable of wings is so well stocked that the fastest man in their Sevens side, Jordan Burns, is being groomed as a scrum-half in […]

Young Gun: Nathan Earle – Saracens winger

20 July 2012 1 comment

Every so often you can pinpoint the exact moment when a sporting star is born. For Wayne Rooney it was his goal for Everton against […]

Man Behind the Match: Shane Williams and the 2008 Wales win over Australia

10 July 2012 0 comments

In 2008 Wales swept to a second Grand Slam in four seasons under the newly installed coach Warren Gatland – a remarkable achievement. However, the […]

Northampton Saints winger Vasily Artemyev can help take Russia towards the top of world game

3 July 2012 0 comments

Henry Paul has hailed Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev as an inspiration for aspiring Russian stars and reckons the country can become a major rugby power. […]

Give our tier-two English coaches a chance says coaching guru Kevin Bowring

3 July 2012 0 comments

The RFU’s Head of Elite Coach Development, Kevin Bowring, wants to see more English-qualified coaches follow Glenn Delaney’s example and make the step up from […]