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Newcastle are hoping for a cold front in basement battle

10 December 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Newcastle v Montpellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Kingston Park IT will be a case of bottoms up at Kingston Park today when […]

Georgia happy to be joining the party

3 December 2023 0 comments

The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in Tbilisi, has been included […]

Hogg: Now is the time for young guns to shine

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs’ young talent have had to bide their time but are now the focus of Rob Baxter’s side and former full-back […]

Welsh warrior bows out in style

19 November 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Rugby – even thoroughly modern professional rugby – sometimes proves it still has at least a little room for a smidgeon […]

Clermont claim first away win with Urios

12 November 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The smile on Christophe Urios’s face said it all, as his Clermont side ended a year-long losing streak on the road […]

Freshwater tempted by Montpellier

5 November 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England loosehead Perry Freshwater, below, is in advanced talks about a switch to join the Montpellier coaching staff […]

Stade set bar high in bid for new start

5 November 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade Jean Bouin is of […]

We’re all set for the real start to season

29 October 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TODAY, as fans get their breaths back after the Rugby World Cup final and the end of 48 matches of intense […]

‘Fantastic to be part of Exeter’s rise to the top’

8 October 2023 0 comments

The former Exeter Chiefs number eight talks about his life in the game When I made my Exeter debut against Fylde as a 17-year-old in […]

Reviving the lost art of the drop goal

17 September 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees sees George Ford join an impressive list of players whose quick thinking has made the difference GEORGE Ford resurrected not only England’s reputation […]

Two-step start gives big names extra test

13 August 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE’S Top 14 kicks off on Friday evening, with Bayonne entertaining Toulouse in the season opener. Which means the time has […]

Montpellier U-turn blocks Thomas from playing in Wales

2 July 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Montpellier have done a U-turn on Henry Thomas, slamming the door on the former England prop playing in Wales next season. Thomas […]

My Life in Rugby with Darren Garforth: ‘Not bad for a stocky centre-forward convert’

18 June 2023 0 comments

The former England, Leicester & Nuneaton prop talks about his life in the game As I write this, a group of 50 of us are […]

Reihana edges to the exit

14 May 2023 0 comments

NEIL FISSLER Northampton legend Bruce Reihana faces an uncertain future in Montpellier amid suggestions that he could part company with the Top 14 side. Reihana, […]

England need to get it right at scrum time

14 May 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick’s decisionion to raid Leicester for his latest scrum coach – and England’s third in the […]

What the UK teams have on their to-do list ahead of France 2023

20 April 2023 0 comments

With only a few months until the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Ireland is in the driver’s seat after capturing the Six Nations […]

My Life in Rugby with Phil Boulton: ‘It was a real honour to lead Cov to promotion’

16 April 2023 0 comments

The former Leicester, Rotherham, Bedford & Coventry prop talks about his life in the game Growing up in North Lincolnshire, Leicester Tigers were my club. I […]

McCall: I hope Peel sticks with us

2 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfisslerMARK McCall hopes to keep Ian Peel at Saracens beyond the end of the season despite […]

Saracen Peel set to sign for Borthwick

12 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Steve Borthwick is closing in on securing Ian Peel’s services as England’s scrum coach when Richard Cockerill departs after the Six Nations. […]

France will provide true test for scrum

5 March 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN England’s attempted scrum fix resulted in small steps of improvement against Wales. Kyle Sinckler, who had a good game in the loose, was […]

Time to change rules about the driving maul

19 February 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As a rule of thumb, rugby folk do not pick an intellectual fight with the great New Zealand coach Wayne Smith […]

Williams agrees deal to join his Montpellier mates

12 February 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER New deal: Harry Williams is on his way to France PICTURE: Getty Images TIGHTHEAD Harry Williams has signed a […]

Another day, another destiny

29 January 2023 0 comments

Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: England Steve Borthwick may have been groomed as a coach by Eddie Jones, but the former apprentice does not remotely resemble his […]

Borthwick putting faith in his old dogs

22 January 2023 0 comments

The message coming loud and clear from Steve Borthwick’s first England squad selection is that he and his coaching crew believe they can teach Eddie […]

Eddie’s ghost won’t haunt Borthwick

22 January 2023 1 comment

Paul Rees says the time has come for England’s new coach, who now cuts a confident figure STEVE Borthwick’s first England squad announcement was hijacked […]

Borthwick set to unveil his blueprint for England

15 January 2023 0 comments

PAUL REES ASSESSES THE OPTIONS AS THE NEW COACH PREPARES TO ANNOUNCE HIS FIRST SQUAD TOMORROW THE last time the Rugby Football Union was spooked […]

McCall: No contact over Peel so far

8 January 2023 0 comments

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says there has been no contact from England with his scrum coach Ian Peel amid speculation that he is […]

Borthwick calls up Evans

8 January 2023 0 comments

England have appointed Nick Evans as attack coach on a short-term deal for the 2023 Six Nations. Harlequins coach Evans comes into a new set-up […]

England need scrum firing on all cylinders

8 January 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Here is a New Year prediction. The scrum will be hugely influential in the 2023 World Cup […]

Gatland likely to target Gustard

23 December 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Harlequins boss Paul Gustard has emerged as a target for Wales chief Warren Gatland after new England coach […]

Eddie Jones sacked as England coach

6 December 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has been sacked after seven years at the helm of England. It comes after a year where England have won just five out […]

Louis Deacons appointed England Women forwards coach

Deacon backs Borthwick to succeed Jones

2 December 2022 0 comments

England Women forwards coach and former England second row Louis Deacon believes it would be difficult to bring in an alternative to Eddie Jones so […]

Sinckler eagerly anticipates Haka

18 November 2022 0 comments

Kyle Sinckler is looking forward to facing the infamous Haka at Twickenham, but stresses the performance that follows must take priority. “It’s all good doing […]

The piano players weren’t in harmony

13 November 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Under pressure: Kyle Sinckler is being found out by the opposition and the referee when it […]

Mercer out to prove he’s ready for England

13 November 2022 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON Man in form: Zach Mercer playing for MontpellierPICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-BOUND No.8 Zach Mercer is relishing his chance to play for the […]

Time for ruthless focus and an iron discipline

30 October 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The 2022 autumn series is within touching distance, and with it comes a ready-reckoner for Eddie Jones […]

Creative types not best suited to mixing it

25 September 2022 1 comment

THE good news for Ronan O’Gara? He’ll be right in the thick of it when, alongside the super-trendy All Blacks coach-in-waiting, Scott Robertson, he oversees […]

Don’t waste golden generation – Watson

11 September 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Hamish Watson in action against England PICTURE: Getty Images Hamish Watson insists Scotland must start delivering results or risk wasting the […]

It’s time for WRU and the clubs to sort this mess out

11 September 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The United Rugby Championship kicks off this coming weekend and I sincerely hope the campaigns of the four Welsh […]

England lack thrust to get to destination

7 August 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NEXT year will be the 20th anniversary of England’s single World Cup-winning campaign, and that great achievement […]

Despair as England hit rock bottom in Brisbane

10 July 2022 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 118 Tour […]

Joining big rivals was the best decision I ever made

3 July 2022 2 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – ROB HAWKINS THE FORMER BATH, LEICESTER, NEWCASTLE AND BRISTOL HOOKER Coming from Somerset, Bath were my boyhood club so to join […]

Eddie’s search for good brew

19 June 2022 1 comment

PAUL REES HEARS HOW THE ENGLAND COACH IS USING THE BARBARIANS MATCH TO ASSESS HIS OPTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA Power option: Joe Cokanasiga will need to […]

Danny Care told he has World Cup chance if he proves himself against Barbarians

16 June 2022 0 comments

Danny Care has been told by England that he could figure in their plans for next year’s World Cup if he makes the most of […]

NATHAN SWEENEY

12 June 2022 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS EDINBURGH FULL-BACK Having endured a difficult past year nursing an ACL injury, Scotland age grade fullback Nathan Sweeney is ready to unleash his […]

Long list of contenders but will the best man say yes?

5 June 2022 0 comments

PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING OVER FROM EDDIE JONES If Eddie Jones takes England to the World […]

I’ll always remember Dai’s helping hand

5 June 2022 1 comment

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND CURRENT WASPS ATTACK COACH MATT EVERARD Breakthrough: Matt Everard in action for Wasps PICTURE: […]

Jones and his team enjoy French trip

29 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER EDDIE Jones and his coaching team cannot pick players who play outside the Premiership, but that didn’t stop them […]