AN RFU announcement that funding for the County Championship, the U20 County Championship, and the Aspirational Pathway for season 2020/21 has been suspended has seen […]
UNIONS around the world are scrambling to devise short term measures to save competitions and generate much needed cash and the latest suggestion to save […]
■By NEALE HARVEY New chief: Damian Welch in action for Exeter DAMIAN Welch, former Exeter, Scarlets and Cardiff second row, is relishing his first management […]
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Star signing: Dave Ward has been magnificent AMPTHILL chairman Alex Radley described the club’s first Championship season as a rollercoaster after their […]
Virtually every club in the Premiership has England internationals who have been nurtured in the Championship, and Alistair Bow says its value has been proven […]
By NICK CAIN Main man: Saracens CEO Edward Griffiths arrives for the Premiership final between Saracens and Northampton at Twickenham in 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images […]
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Strategist: Alistair Bow SARACENS’ expected procession back into the Premiership might have to negotiate extra hurdles with Championship clubs threatening to […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE only conclusion that can be drawn from the cynical slashing of Championship funding by Bill Sweeney, […]
Current team in brackets *dual reg Ampthill Karl Garside (Northampton Saints), Ben Earl* (Saracens), Nick Isiekwe* (Saracens), Ralph Adams-Hale* (Saracens), Samson Ma’asi* (Northampton Saints), Jon […]
IN the ongoing Saracens relegation saga, prominent figures such as Tony Rowe have insisted that all clubs in the Premiership must compete on a level […]
JERSEY Reds have added Samoan international Rodney Iona to their squad. The 28-year-old, who can play fly-half, centre or full-back, arrived on the island last […]
NEALE HARVEY talks to a New Zealand coaching guru who believes the value of the Championship is vastly underrated Cornish Pirates rugby director Chris Stirling […]
PREMIERSHIP Rugby faces a battle to get plans for a 13-team top-flight over the line after Championship clubs rejected an initial offer to buy their […]
ROUND-UP GLAMORGAN Wanderers will be playing WRU National Championship rugby next season after overturning a first leg deficit in their playoff against Brecon. One East […]