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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWhat is required from Ben Spencer to be England’s regular No.9?
Scrum-half Ben Spencer is looking to find his voice at Bath now he is out of the shadow at Saracens, a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Title race is done, no-one will get near Exeter
All bets are off for the Premiership race in the eyes of Jeremy Guscott after watching Exeter's win over Bristol
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoFrustrated Blackheath director of rugby James Shanahan calls for 2020-21 start
Shanahan wants the governing bodies involved in sport's return to take the brakes off rugby
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoRFU pushes to have 20,000 fans permitted to attend October clash with Barbarians
Fans wishing to buy tickets can only do so for themselves and others in their household
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change
EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoThree Premiership clubs eye demolition man Virimi Vakatawa
France centre Vakatawa has been on form for Racing 92 this season in the Champions Cup
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDual-role Alex Brown shares his blueprint for Gloucester success
Brown is tasked with the smooth running of the Gloucester team under its new coaching heads, while keeping things tight off...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoProp Logovi’i Mulipola to re-join Newcastle Falcons at end of Gloucester stint
The Samoan international will move back to Kingston Park for the 2020-21 Premiership season
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: LNR chief warns Top 14 may need state aid
James Harrington reports on the situation facing French clubs, with COVID cases propping up in the player pool and TV rights...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBill Sweeney urged to take the axe to untouched RFU-Premiership fund
Is the RFU chief executive keeping Premiership clubs happy so they release England players this autumn?
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby announce £1.86m lifeline for sevens as more tournaments canned
Support for unions that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Steff Evans has the talent to back up the mullet hair choice
Steff Evans has hit the ground running for the Scarlets after the return of the PRO14
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSkivington calls for big guns to shoot down Tigers
■ By SAM JACKSON GEORGE Skivington has reverted to his experienced XV for the clash with Tigers following Wednesday’s defeat to...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLuke adds finishing touch for Sharks
A SECOND half try from Luke James sealed the win for Sale to leapfrog Wasps into third place. Having lost at...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBath put Saints on the skids
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE Star: Tom de Glanville BATH made it three wins on the spin since lockdown to move up...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoGustard embarassed by Quins
■ By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER ended their eight-match losing run to record their first league victory of 2020 after bullying Quins...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoIreland elated after long years of hurt in France
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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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSuper-sub Billy tames the Bears
■ By SAM JACKSON BILLY Keast powered over in the closing seconds to maintain Exeter’s winning record since lockdown and move...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWonderful Warwick have made a home at Twickers
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT would be stretching a point to claim that Warwick have...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCaptain Tom drives Sarries maul machine
■ By PAUL ROGERS Saracens ……36 Gloucester ….20 TOM Woolstencroft scored a hat-trick of push-over tries in a fierce second-half performance...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoReffell wins breakdown battle to get Tigers rolling
■ By TOM WALKER GEORGE Ford’s trusty boot ensured Leicester ended a three-game losing run in the Premiership. Eight points from...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTurnover king Willis wants a response after Sharks mauling
■ By NEALE HARVEY Hard edge: Jack Willis wants gainline dominance WASPS back rower Jack Willis cites improved discipline and increased...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNo contest as Bristol 2nds are thrashed
■ By NICK CAIN Rout: Sam James scores Sharks’ fifth try THIS may have begun as third versus second in the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAlex committed to helping Sarries return to conquer
■ By NEALE HARVEY Faithful: Alex Lewington ACE finisher Alex Lewington aims to be part of a Saracens rebirth having turned...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoDe Klerk: We’ve got few more gears to go
SALE scrum-half and manof- the-match Faf de Klerk said after showing his world-class credentials by scoring a try and helping to...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoScott’s excited to develop his all-court game under Flannery
■ By JON NWCOMBE Evolving: Harlequins hooker Scott Baldwin WALES hooker Scott Baldwin is embracing the all-court game he is being...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNo let-up… increasing momentum key for Sam
■ By NEALE HARVEY EXETER No.9 Sam Hidalgo- Clyne says there will be no complacency against Worcester as the leagueleaders seek...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: No room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions
Scott Robertson is looking for an out after being overlooked for the All Blacks job by NZ Rugby, writes Nick Cain
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWRU turn attention to WillGriff John after being passed over by Tomas Francis
The Sale Sharks prop agreed to a salary cut but did not sign an extension with the Premiership club
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Tipuric key to getting Ospreys back on top
I’ll be at the Liberty Stadium today hoping the Ospreys can find a way to get back on the winning trail...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoJapan pull out of tournament aimed at salvaging Six Nations finances
JRFU withdrawn from Eight Nations citing concerns and barriers due to COVID-19 pandemic
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoJoe Heyes aims to usurp old king Cole at Leicester
The Leicester tighthead is looking to have a breakthrough year under Steve Borthwick
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBen Loader drops in to surprise club nominated for Gallagher Rugby Club of the Season Award
London Irish full-back Ben Loader surprised nominated club Haringey Rhinos Ladies on Zoom, with voting now open
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins selected to pilot spectator-attended match
There is potential for 4,000 fans to attend Harlequins clash against Bath next weekend
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie credits Brits with reinventing hooker position
Neale Harvey catches up with the man who can't stop scoring tries for club and country
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Features
/ 5 years agoNick Cain names his England team to claim 2023 Rugby World Cup glory
Plus five players who Eddie Jones needs to take a look at this autumn
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: This breakdown re-think is just what the game needs
The ruck is being officiated strictly by the referee's own initiative, and that's been a long time coming writes Jeremy Guscott
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSaracens prop Alec Clarey calls for return of England Students
The England Students programme is on hold while the RFU exacts cutbacks in funding
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoProbyn column: Dylan Hartley a hard man? Not with his record
The former England captain, set to release his autobiography, is no 'hard man' in rugby's traditional sense
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done
Warrington RLFC's Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years ago2021 Lions Tour will be biggest test of Erasmus and Nienaber’s friendship yet
There was a somewhat bittersweet feeling amongst Springbok fans after South Africa had won the World Cup, given that Rassie Erasmus...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins seek to ease loss of Jack Clifford with imposing South African
Clifford was forced into retirement last week after trying to work his way back from two major shoulder surgeries
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoExclusive: The club which tried to sway Jack Willis to play for Ireland and not England
An offer was made to the Wasps flanker this summer to lay on the chance to play for Andy Farrell's team
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Borthwick overhauls Leicester line-up to include Nemani Nadolo
Nadolo is one of 14 changes made by Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick for clash with London Iris
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoOmar Mouneimne magic sees Bristol Bears end unwanted defence record
Bristol had gone 77 Premiership matches where they had conceded a try
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNovelty of Blackbird wearing off for Henry Purdy amongst Bristol’s newcomers
Soon after arriving at Ashton Gate, Purdy turned a six-month agreement into a full-term commitment
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoWales ditch Twickenham plans and turn to West Ham’s Olympic Stadium
The WRU are racing to find a venue to host their Six Nations match against Scotland on October 31
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCalls for more volunteers to help maintain grassroots pitches
Time is paramount to prepare pitches at the local level for winter, says Grounds Management Association boss
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoBlockbuster Munster signing RG Snyman suffers torn ACL
Luck is definitely not on Munster's side as Snyman goes down just seven minutes into debut
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: I remember the magic of those midweek matches
Brendan Gallagher recalls the derby nights under the lights of Pontypool's record-breaking 1983-84
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