Cardiff strive for more with Bok four looming

CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game...

Cut subs to force front five to get fit, says Cardiff S&C guru Trystan Bevan

Trystan Bevan shares the view of Ian McGeechan and Willie John McBride that the number of replacements must be reduced

Tom O’Flaherty eager to right the wrongs of painful Premiership final

The Exeter Chiefs winger says the feeling is they 'let things slip' in the final against Harlequins

Jonathan Davies fighting for his future in Welsh midfield

Captain for Wales this summer, Jonathan Davies sees plenty of competition coming his way in the national team

Henry Trinder opts for Ampthill over top flight return

The Gloucester stalwart discusses his return to English rugby in the Championship with Ampthill, where he will start coaching as well...

McCauley, Nixon sign for Chiefs

EXETER have signed Australian second row Ryan McCauley and former Bath tighthead Sam Nixon. Former Australia U20 international McCauley, 24, has...

Council steps in to take care of Beziers after Emirati takeover collapse | James Harrington

Thirteen months ago, you probably recall, a proposed mega-money takeover of French ProD2 side Béziers dominated the rugby headlines on the...

Women’s Game in Focus: England and Loughborough Lightning hooker Lark Davies

Last season's top tryscorer in the Allianz Premier 15s tells Sarah Rendell about her journey through rugby and the new Cup...

WELSH RESULTS

WRU CHAMPIONSHIP CUP: GROUP 1: Cross Keys 13 - 33 Bargoed GROUP 2: Cardiff Met 47 - 22 Beddau GROUP 3:...

Lions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington

The Saracens winger expects the club's contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season

Quins off to a flyer with big cup upset

Welsh Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS MAESTEG Harlequins stunned Neath to record a shock 32-23 home victory over the Welsh...

May feeling fresh after first summer off since 2011

■By ADAM HATHAWAY JONNY May has urged Gloucester to get out of the blocks quickly when the Premiership kicks off again...

‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan

The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith

Lion king Tony learnt how to be a winner by losing at Belvo

IT’S a close-run thing but Belvo’s most famous rugby alumni is probably still Sir Anthony O’Reilly. O’Reilly was a staggering schoolboy...

Belvedere specialise in producing truly greats

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools BELVEDERE College, like all Leinster schools, have always operated in the...

Young Guns: Gloucester back row Josh Gray

Last March, Eddie Jones invited seven players from the England U20s camp to train with the senior team during the Six...

Lions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a...

My Life in Rugby – Jeremy Davidson: Beating the Boks was pinnacle of my career

Now running things up at Brive, Jeremy Davidson reflects on his time as a Lion

Visionary Alf Wyman was beaten to the punch

COVENTRY fixture secretary Alf Wyman was a rugby visionary, well before his time in many respects as a strong advocate of...

Saints are surprise winners of first merit table…and 20 gallons of beer

MOMENT IN TIME NORTHAMPTON DAILY MAIL PENNANT WINNERS 1976 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO BOB TAYLOR AND VINCE CANNON NORTHAMPTON’S prize for...

Will Greenwood needed mute button | Peter Jackson

AMONG the massed ranks of Englishspeaking sportsmen and women, few can match Will Greenwood’s command of the language. His ever-readiness to...

Alun Wyn Jones four letter faux-pas | Peter Jackson

TWELVE men – four Irish, four Welsh, two English, two Scottish – have captained the Lions over the last 50 years,...

No risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour

Ultimate warrior JPR enters the world stage

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

Championship 2021-22: All the summer ins and outs

Looking at all the summer activity at Championship clubs, with prop Alfie Petch heading to Cornish Pirates on dual-registered terms from...

Beaumont urged to act on Warburton warning

■By SAM JACKSON A GROUP of rugby’s most respected figures have released a public letter sent to World Rugby demanding substitutions...

Legends line up in memory of Jack

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE rugby community is rallying around, as it always does, after the very sudden death from cancer...

Change guidelines to weed out ‘cheats’

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’m not going to do a Rassie and...

Q&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?

The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa

Davies: Lions should get Prem clubs on board now for 2025

Appeal: Gareth Davies GARETH Davies believes the plans for the 2025 tour to Australia by the Lions should be sorted out...

Big question for Eddie is, where will Owen Farrell play?

After he did not start a Lions Test, Paul Rees gauges whether Owen Farrell's England place could be under threat

Exodus of the props brings era to an end | Chris Hewett

THERE was a time, not so long ago, when Premiership clubs would pay tighthead props in Bitcoin, provided they were good...

The sterile Lions Tests are killing the game | Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett on how the boredom set in watching the three Lions Tests this summer

Innovation in grassroots: Bowdon breaking new ground to aid recovery

Paul Rees discovers how Altrincham-based Bowdon are using a new technology to boost member numbers

Silence over Erasmus punishment is deafening | Shane Williams

Mixed messages from World Rugby have given the wrong impression of what rugby's core values are, writes Shane Williams

Wales can feed off grassroots energy | Shane Williams

Can the feel-good return of rugby to the grassroots permeate to the top level of the game in Wales?

Lions tour 2025: These Lions would thrill in Australia with Lam’s magic

Brendan Gallagher picks his Lions coach and starting XV for the 2025 tour TRYING to anticipate a Lions starting fifteen is...

This smearing of Gatland as conservative is claptrap | Nick Cain

Nick Cain fails to understand how people can question Warren Gatland as a coach given his record at the Test level

Walter’s old England shirt could fetch £40k

A SHIRT from one of England’s earliest international matches will go under the hammer this week and is expected to make...

La Rochelle eye Matu’u

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish, who last week released veteran back rower Blair Cowan to Japan, could...

Agents seek talks over cash

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEADING agents want to meet Premiership Rugby for peace talks in a bid to...

The club hoping to make Scotland ace Finn Russell rugby’s richest man

Michael Cheika wants to bring the star of the third Lions Test to Japan

Richard Cockerill now in frame to replace Eddie Jones

Set to become England's forwards coach this week, where does Richard Cockerill's arrival leave England's plan for post-RWC2023

Josh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath

Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space...

ALEX RAYMENT

ROOM 101 THE BISHOP’S STORTFORD HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Sav-ing-non! Sauvignon...

Anscombe agony will finally end next month

■By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe is scheduled to start his longawaited come back next month after a two-year fight to save...

End this Springbok farce says Lions ace

■By GARY FITZGERALD SOUTH AFRICA’S goslow spoiling tactics against the Lions must finally force rugby chiefs into taking urgent action to...

Exeter Chiefs add two new signings to tight five

Exeter have confirmed the signings of overseas players Ryan McCauley from Australia and Sam Nixon from the Top 14

London Irish announce surprise departure of Blair Cowan

The Exiles co-captain will leave the Premiership to pursue opportunities in Japan

Leicester Tigers set George Worth free

LEICESTER have released utility back George Worth from his contract by mutual agreement. The 24-year-old made 62 appearances for the club...