Wales consider hosting Sanzaar tournament

THE Welsh Rugby Union are exploring hosting Rugby Championship games at Principality Stadium. A mid-tournament switch is being considered because of...

Lamb’s looking to add spice to Albion attack

■By JON NEWCOMBE RYAN LAMB has swapped coaching in the Championship for National One but is delighted to be at a...

The Baxter family have Exeter blood flowing in their veins

How the Baxters have impacted Exeter Chiefs since the 1960s

Heineken Cup? It was Devon Senior Cup that Exeter were after in the Eighties!

MOMENTINTIME EXETER, DEVON SENIOR CUP WINNERS 1979-80 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO JOHN LOCKYER TIM WOODROW’S programme notes for the visit of...

Danny’s belief set Cooke on road to Harlequins and England fame

Hard core: David Cooke DAVID Cooke might have looked a little like Jean Pierre Rives and, like the legendary French flanker,...

Haileybury go from VCs to courage of Danny Hearn

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Although also an enthusiastic football school, Haileybury College, just a few...

Young Guns: Wasps centre Will Simonds

Will Simonds appears well set to excel at Wasps this season with John Mitchell now joining a coaching group that puts...

I sat on the bench for four years unused! | Jeff Probyn

Substitutes, replacements, tactical subs, impact players or finishers... whatever you like to call them they are the bone of contention for...

Welsh Championship Cup round-up: Wanderers beaten by driving lineout

YSTRAD Rhondda came out on top in a thrilling and engaging contest against Glamorgan Wanderers at the Memorial Ground in Ely....

North Wales launch invasion of England

By ROB COLE ROBIN Williams has joined the ever growing band of north Wales bred players moving into the Championship and...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players LYDIA THOMPSON THIS WEEK... WORCESTER WINGER Winger Lydia Thompson has...

The Scarlets rebuild under Dwayne Peel and Sean Fitzpatrick

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Name-change for Cardiff is a home-coming for legend Peter

Q&A ON THE RECORD PETER THOMAS Benefactor: Peter Thomas is Cardiff’s geatest backer Peter Thomas played for Cardiff in the 1960s...

60 cap rule brings big names home

ALEX BYWATER talks to Dragons new signing Will Rowlands and rounds up the other big transfers Benetton Ins: Rhyno Smith (Cheetahs),...

I’ve changed my mind now says Warburton

FORMER Lions captain Sam Warburton says he has changed his view over a concern expressed in his autobiography that a player...

I can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams

The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn

The magnificent men of England’s swinging 20s

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

With these young stars set to break through, Eddie has real options this season

Class: Tom Parton playing for England U20 TOM Parton was one of four backs who started England’s 2017 World U20 final...

Law changes will help players take more risks says Exiles star

PAUL REES TALKS TO LONDON IRISH FULL-BACK TOM PARTON ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR EXCITING RUGBY Tom Parton is part of a...

Gatland didn’t help himself

WHEN the Springboks suggested a second match against their A team to fill a void in the fixture list, Lions head...

Why no fixtures out yet for URC?

ONE month to go and still no word of the fixtures for the opening round of the United Rugby Championship. At...

Lions lose their direction in more ways than one | Peter Jackson

As Lions tours grow shorter, their destinations are limited to big cities. Peter Jackson looks at some of the lesser known...

Michael Hooper shows his class in best Wallaby tradition | Peter Jackson

Another Bledisloe Cup series leaves the Wallabies captain on the losing side

Leicester Tigers team with Lichfield

LEICESTER Tigers have launched a women’s team in a merger with Lichfield to compete in the second tier of English rugby....

Hill excited by his new recruits

NEWS EXTRA RICHMOND have confirmed their new signings for the forthcoming season. The new players include: Ntinga Mpiko, Will Carrick-Smith, Cameron...

JP Doyle available ‘for a pie and a pint’ after return from Major League Rugby

What next for the former Premiership referee who spent 17 weeks officiating in Major League Rugby

Richmond 26-7 Ampthill: Richmond power too much for Amps

Match report from the all-Championship pre-season friendly

Tigers tie up gives kids route through

Paul Rees finds out more about Nottingham’s new partnership with Leicester Tigers Nottingham were among the leading clubs in England 30...

Pre-season round-up: Dave Ward gets Bristol Bears off to winning start

A look at some of the matches played by Premier 15s and National One teams this weekend

Surging Sale pack regain their pride

By CHRIS PAINE Sedgley Park ..14pts Sale ....................31pts SALE banished the issues which dogged their display a week ago to claim...

Pre-season friendlies

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Middleton: Women’s Lions tour not far off

■By PAUL REES SIMON Middleton believes that the formation of a women’s Lions team is only a matter of time and...

Howard Packman will join Blackheath

Set to play National League One rugby this season after leaving Doncaster Knights

Meihuizen tells Quins it’s no go

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS have missed out on signing Stormers lock David Meihuizen, below, who is now...

Agents and clubs go to mediation

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUGBY players agents are set to have a mediation meeting with Premiership Rugby to...

Baldwin quits for a life in the City

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Calling time: Luke Baldwin, playing here for Worcester, has left the Dragons LUKE Baldwin,...

Neil Back’s son in Forest debut

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FIN Back, the son of England World Cup winner Neil, last week made his...

Sale Sharks in deal to buy AJ Bell with Salford City

How a stadium carousel in Manchester could leave the Sharks ground-sharing the AJ Bell with Salford City FC

Room 101: Chinnor back row Ben Manning

THE CHINNOR BACK-ROWER TAKES US THOUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Badly poured Guinness They say...

National League shake-up may be on its way

Jon Newcombe provides the latest on the discussions within the new RFU think-tank

Bracken: Head injury ‘scandal’ must end

Rugby desperately needs its own seat belt when it comes to head injury, says Kyran Bracken

Who Were the Standout Lions Performers in the Latest Tour?

The overall tour of South Africa was a disappointment for the British and Irish Lions, as they ended up losing 2-1...

Red Roses to end 2021 with tests against Black Ferns, Canada and USA

Reigning world champions New Zealand will travel to England to face Red Roses in two Tests

Shane Lewis-Hughes pushing for Cardiff recall after surgery

The Wales flanker is nearing a return after five months sidelined by a shoulder injury

Pumas more physical than Lions says captain Kolisi

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi says Argentina were a tough obstacle to overcome with their physical pack

South Africa 32-12 Argentina: Boks grind out victory but fail to hit bonus

A new-look side get the Springboks off to a winning start in the Rugby Championship against Argentina

Whitlock: We want to be even better!

ALL BLACKS captain Sam Whitlock admitted he was surprised by his team’s final injury time try which earned the record score...

New Zealand 57-22 Australia: Rampant All Blacks race to record score

Ben Jaycock reports on the All Blacks claiming the Bledisloe Cup for another year

Kick-fests will make us all turn off the TV | Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott on rugby's beige kicking game

Dream Team: Former London Irish and Northampton fly-half Barry Everitt

Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against