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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPRO12 winner Heenan hungry for another title
By NEALE HARVEY Switched on: Bristol flanker Jake Heenan REGARDLESS of the shenanigans at Sale, Bristol flanker Jake Heenan insists nothing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoParisse defies the odds… and gravity
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLlandovery’s supply line pre-dates WRU
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Monkey fight: Llandovery do battle with Christ College Brecon in 1961...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTiger Reffell raring to rip into Robshaw
By NEALE HARVEY Fast learner: Tommy Reffell PICTURE: Getty Images RISING star Tommy Reffell goes into battle against Premiership legend Chris...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSimpson urges Gloucester to get smarter
By NEALE HARVEY Pragmatic: Joe Simpson GLOUCESTER No.9 Joe Simpson is confident that the building blocks put in place by their...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHow did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow the RFU?
NICH CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HOW is it that the RFU, which has had the enviable reputation almost...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Scarlets will be PRO14 title contenders
Shane Williams previews the new PRO14 season and the chances for the four Welsh regions
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years ago‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt
On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big
Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby's norm
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England
A big blow for Sale and England as centre is confirmed to have suffered torn Achilles
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back
Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders could mix it with Premiership clubs, says Reid
Ex-Trailfinders flanker Jordy Reid, now at Gloucester, believes the club could fill in if financial ruin hit the top flight
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody
Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones' back row team selection
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics
It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?
It's time for Bill Sweeney to rattle the government's cage, writes Nick Cain
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership may not return until 2021 in risk to Lions tour schedule
One Premiership chairman has told TRP it could take 'five to eight years' for clubs to recover from financial impact of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season
Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: World Cup winners will bring box office appeal
Are the Welsh, Scottish and Irish clubs of the PRO14 set to clock more air miles?
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoSurreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane
Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players
Tigers could face a High Court battle with the five players who opted to not agree to pay cuts this summer
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction
Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales' vulnerable clubs
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWould a London NFL Franchise Pose a Threat to Premiership Rugby?
American football officially landed in the UK on October 27, 2007, when the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership play-off race going down to the wire
Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoVunipola: Vincent Koch showed he is the best tighthead on the planet
England prop Mako Vunipola lauds the individual performance of Saracens teammate Vincent Koch in the win over Leinster
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoAt long last Chiefs make it to rugby’s Hillary Step
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power: Sam Simmonds scores Exeter’s second try EXETER Chiefs, anonymous fourth tier trundlers back in 1995 when the...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter: Incredible win, now finish it off
NOTHING could hide Rob Baxter’s joy last night but “we ain’t won nothing yet” was the message he drummed home in...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBears kill off Begles in extra-time thriller
By ROGER PANTING Leading the charge: Bristol captain Steve Luatua scores their first try PICTURES: Getty Images BRISTOL scored 17 unanswered...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWaste of time if we don’t win it – Lam
PAT LAM wasn’t getting carried away with Bristol reaching their first European final. “We haven’t won it yet, we’ve given ourselves...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWhy can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Contrast: Shoppers mix in the aisles while rugby stadiums remain empty PICTURE: Getty...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMistake-ridden Tigers are tamed by Toulon
By GARY FITZGERALD TIGERS’ European dreams were well and truly buried on a ploughed Stade Felix Mayol pitch as Toulon set...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRory’s delight after epic win in All Black country
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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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHowley signs for Kingsley’s Canada
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales coach Rob Howley has been named assistant Canada coach following his return to the sport after being...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBrighton’s become a force under Buoy
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools SUSSEX is not normally considered a hotbed of rugby in England...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBulls go on rampage
BULLS ran riot with a 49-28 win in Jake White’s first match in charge against the Sharks. Blitzbok 7s duo Stedman...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoQantas call time
RUGBY Australia’s finances suffered another blow as Qantas ended a 30- year partnership with the organisation. The Australian airline has been...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoScarlets will be title contenders this season
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Firepower: A fit Jonathan Davies can push Scarlets to the next level PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoThe yellow brick road comes to sad and sobering end for Sarries
By NICK CAIN THIS is the end of the road for a Saracens side that has done it all when it...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoThis is the end of an era says McCall
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said: “In many ways it is the end of an era, but we showed all...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level
Jack Zorab talks to the man who brokered Scottish Provident getting on the centre of the Lions jersey on the tour...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLucock: Newcastle were the best team I’ve seen come down to the Championship
Jon Newcombe catches up with the new Newcastle Falcons signing who missed much of last season with a knee injury
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoFive young English players primed to break out in 2021
Already on England's radar after coming through the Under-20 programme
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: McCall sticks by the Saracens who overcame Leinster
Full teams for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals this weekend
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: All eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions
Shane Williams looks ahead to the 2021 Lions tour, and reflects on his own experiences in South Africa
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Crafty Boks try to get the best of both worlds
Nick Cain analyses looks at SA Rugby's attempts to ford a bridge between hemispheres
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoAtkinson: Dom Waldouck is obsessive when it comes to defence strategies
Did you know Gloucester defence coach Waldouck is Mark Atkinson's brother-in-law?
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoBen Youngs upping his game to save England career
Ben Youngs lies on 99 caps for England, he tells Jon Newcombe why he is desperate to prove his place after...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Marathon man Stephen Myler goes clear of the field
Peter Jackson looks at the 17-year career of Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler, and hears from the man himself
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoRob Howley signs up for Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign
Ex-Wales attack coach Rob Howley takes first steps into coaching after ban for betting
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPRO14 open discussions to add more South African franchises
Sharks, Lions, Bulls and Stormers could be joining at the PRO14 at the expense of the Cheetahs and Kings
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Six Nations to resume in October
While the rugby world has once again been thrown into chaos due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it looks like the Women’s...












