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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGatland’s big decision is still about Farrell | Jeremy Guscott
THIS was a step up in performance from the game against Japan last weekend and that’s all head coach Warren Gatland...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoErica decides to give her assets an outing
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTomas Lezana aims to get Scarlets back row on the front foot
GROWING up as a football-mad River Plate supporter in the Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Tomas Lezana dreamed of a...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing/centre Jack Johnson
Premiership defences will have to watch out for much more than Ollie Lawrence in the Worcester backline with the towering force...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne
Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNational Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs
NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins conclude six-month search for new head coach with Tabai Matson
Harlequins will have a new head coach oversee the team’s defence of their Premiership title, after confirming Tabai Matson as the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEngland interim assistant coach Ed Robinson to leave Jersey Reds
Jersey Reds have confirmed backs coach Ed Robinson will be leaving the Championship this summer to join an unnamed Premiership club....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle Falcons confirm signing of ex-Harlequins wing Nathan Earle
Nathan Earle has joined Mike Brown in leaving Premiership winners Harlequins behind to move to Newcastle Falcons. As reported in The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIreland include several senior players for Japan clash
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named an experienced squad to take on Japan, with captain James Ryan cleared to play....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wasps wing Callum Sirker lands at Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates have announced the signing of former Wasps flyer Callum Sirker on a one-year deal. Sirker was released by Wasps...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStuart Hogg to captain Lions in tour opener
Stuart Hogg will lead the British & Irish Lions in their first match of the tour of South Africa, as they...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland U20 name team out to deny Irish the Triple Crown
England U20 head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the starting line-up that will face Ireland on Thursday. For...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps sign All Black back-five forward Vaea Fifita
Wasps have announced the signing of All Blacks back-five forward Vaea Fifita, who will join the club for the 2021-22 season....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to reach 100 Test caps against Canada
Leigh Halfpenny will make his 100th test appearance when Wales host Canada at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, Head coach Wayne...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons
Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNizaam Carr cuts short Bulls deal to sign for Wasps
Wasps have signed Nizaam Carr for a third time in a move designed to ease the loss of Jack Willis to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBooth has helped Adam Beard find his consistency and regain Wales slot
ADAM Beard believes getting dropped from the national squad last autumn was a blessing in disguise and insists he can become...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales U20 crash as Ireland set up Triple Crown showdown
WALES U20s suffered a thrashing at home against a strong Ireland side who will play England for the triple crown next...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa are perfect fit for the Six Nations | Jeff Probyn
With more South African teams joining the PRO14 to make it a 16-team Rainbow Cup competition, it can only be a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good
THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFast start keeps England U20 on track
ENGLAND will head into next week’s showdown with Ireland with two bonus-point victories in the bag, after coming through unscathed against...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCrowds or not, I just focussed on the opposition | Jeff Probyn
I WAS a little puzzled when I read Danny Care and Rob Baxter’s reaction to fans being allowed back into the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper
LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFaltering France hold off prying Azzurrini
FRANCE’S rocky start to the Six Nations continued as they laboured to a hardfought 13-11 victory over Italy. A week after...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoThe three key selection dilemmas facing Lions coach Warren Gatland
THE debate surrounding selection for the Test series is one of the areas that galvanises Lions fans, and the 2021 tour...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOllie’s Lions record falls at Murrayfield after 16 years
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For more than 16 years, Ollie Smith of Leicester and England held a...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoDouble delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington
Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWill Skelton will end his career in France
WILL Skelton has closed the door on a return to the Premiership after signing a four-year contract extension with La Rochelle....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLittle Otley is a jewel in crown of the World Cup
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBrecon was a nursery for pioneering Welsh Lions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CHRIST College Brecon was one of the cradles of Welsh rugby,...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoBryce Hegarty tipped to be a star for Tigers
QUEENSLAND Reds attack coach Jim McKay says Bryce Hegarty’s signing for Leicester is a “win-win” for the player and the club....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIt’s all about love as Quins claim a thriller
LOUIS Lynagh had World Cup winning father Michael in tears as he emulated the Wallaby great by becoming a Twickenham hero...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBiggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott
WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAdam Hastings aims to provide spark at Gloucester
For the second time as a rugby player Adam Hastings will be uprooting his life to move south of the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBiggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams
The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter 38-40 Harlequins: Underdogs? Quins roar like big dogs in a classic
WHEN it comes to long runs from the back there is nothing in the annals of English club rugby to match...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHandre Pollard can cement his place as best ever Bok 10 | Daniel Gallan
In Handre Pollard, Morne Steyn and Elton Jantjies, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has a set of flyhalves that tick every box....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSacked Hayward back in Cardiff with Canada
BYRON Hayward will be back on the international stage in Cardiff this week eight months after losing his job with Wales....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoVerdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack
SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoIs the rash of red cards truly making game safer? | Chris Hewett
"Brave boy,” said Ugo Monye, admiringly, as he watched his beloved Harlequins close in on their famous Premiership semi-final victory over...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHigh ball doubt may cost Stuart Hogg Lions slot | Nick Cain
STUART Hogg’s high points this season in leading Scotland to away victories over France and England in the Six Nations, as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week
BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCrisis time for Boks as their lock stocks dip | Chris Hewett
PITY the poor Springboks. Three years after arming themselves with the most potent quartet of second row forwards ever seen at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoConor Murray named captain as Alun Wyn Jones drops out
CONOR Murray of Ireland was last night named as Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s 28-10...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes
SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnglish whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson
UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoThe Lions’ Best Of The Tests
The history of the British and Irish Lions team is a storied and rich one. Dating back to the 1880s, a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLewis Ludlow to captain England ‘A’ at Welford Road
11 uncapped players named for the match which will see John Mitchell act as head coach
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland rule Bath flanker Miles Reid out of summer schedule
A fractured facial bone for the back row, who was in contention to make his England debut this summer












