Argentina’s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy’s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in the Rugby Championship against […]
Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the new season with second-row Louis Deacon suffering a shoulder injury. The England lock has […]
Lift-off for Sale Sharks. This was the day when chairman Brian Kennedy’s vision of creating a powerhouse team in the north-west of England finally came […]
Saracens will kick off the 2012-13 LV= Cup season against current title holders Leicester Tigers in the opening round of the new season’s campaign. The […]
Martin Gleeson’s planned conversion from Rugby League comes eight years after England earmarked him for their defence of the World Cup in 2007. Within months […]
London Welsh have plunged into the European transfer market and signed a pair of international forwards born behind the then Iron Curtain. The Exiles have […]
France legend Serge Betsen has laughed off Graham Henry’s claims that the infamous 2007 World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff could have been fixed. Henry this […]
Chris Ashton and Alex Goode’s interest in being included in Great Britain’s Sevens squad for the 2016 Olympics Sevens has been welcomed by Ben Ryan. […]
Saracens hooker Schalk Brits says he expects to take an occasional backseat at the club this season to accommodate the development of young English protégés […]
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has included five uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. Stormers loose forward Siya Kolisi and Lions […]
World Cup hero, Lions star, Great Britain rugby league icon, multiple trophy-winner with Wigan … Jason Robinson’s cv is awesome and leads some to offer […]
England International Jonathan Joseph has been added to the London Irish squad for the Friday’s JP Morgan 7s Series Final at the Rec. Jamie Gibson, […]
Edinburgh Rugby have signed 31-year-old British and Irish Lion Andy Titterrell on a one year deal. The five-times England capped hooker, who was looking for […]
England duo Chris Ashton and Alex Goode are prepared to put their Premiership careers on hold when Sevens makes its inaugural appearance at the 2016 […]
John Bentley has hailed the appointment of Sir Ian McGeechan as being massive for the profile of Leeds Carnegie. Bentley, selected by McGeechan for the […]
Brian Smith has blasted South African-style ‘kick-chase’ rugby, insisting it is killing the game and that English teams should instead look to New Zealand for […]
While rugby league’s national standing has waned as union’s has risen since the introduction of professionalism, its influence on the XV man code remains as […]
Bristol head coach Liam Middleton hopes a recent fact-finding mission to South Africa will make the difference as his side targets Championship glory. Middleton spent […]
The Sixties and Seventies were dark times for English rugby. While Wales were enjoying a golden era, each turning year across two decades brought unremitting […]
Stunning game. Truly stunning result. Quite simply, this Anglo-Irish showdown in Dublin was one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, Heineken matches of all […]
Danny Cipriani says the defensive frailties which have blighted his career have been sorted out and that his critics will see a tougher, more mature […]
Newcastle made a bid to sign Gavin Henson before the RFU reversed their decision barring London Welsh from promotion to the English Premiership. Their offer […]
James Grindal ended a 13-year consecutive run in the top flight when he swapped Leicester for Bristol this summer, but such is the first impression […]
Winger Tom Biggs believes his England ambitions will remain on the backburner while Bath are languishing in the lower reaches of the Premiership table. The […]
Disney are about to release Brave, an Asterix-clone feelgood fairytale about the ancient Scots. Perhaps Mark Dodson, the Scottish Rugby Union’s chief executive, got a sneak […]