Ireland seek alternative after cancelling Fiji tour

RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND’S summer tour to Fiji has been cancelled. In the past week lockdowns have been announced across the Pacific...

Wales play waiting game on Argentina

RUGBY SHORTS WALES will not tour South America this summer to face Argentina and Uruguay but hope the Pumas could still...

Meehan quits Irish as Waratahs eye Kiss

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish scrumhalf Ben Meehan has departed the club for personal reasons. Australian Meehan, 28, was due to leave at...

Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...

Glorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the...

Juggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment

RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular,...

Lions beware those slips before lift-off

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...

Top League: Suntory Sungoliath in semis with Rams out of running

Matt McIlraith wraps up the action from the Top League with semi-final places up for grabs

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case

Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders

Rainbow Cup: Hat-trick man Hugo is boss for Sharks

Adam Ellis reports on the first round of the Rainbow Cup for the South African franchises

Clarke hopes to bring change for Seahawks

AMID the fanfare of this week’s NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks will aim to jolt their season into life when they...

Super League AU: Brumbies race clear after Pulu sees red

Michael Cheika strongly disagreed with the red card to given to Force wing Toni Pulu, as the Brumbies booked their place...

Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

Coventry 19-30 Cornish Pirates: Pirates claim big away-day win despite double yellow

Pirates come through two sin-bins to leave Butts Park with the win

Ealing 69-7 Richmond: Trailfinders respond in style with 11-try shellacking

Max Bodilly stars for Trailfinders in convincing win one week on from Ealing's unbeaten start was ended by rivals Saracens

Nottingham 0-56 Saracens: Full steam ahead for Sarries

Saracens score eight tries against winless Nottingham, but head coach Neil Fowkes maintains pride in squad

Ampthill 14-29 Jersey: Barnes’ brace seals win as Amps pay for ill discipline

Ampthill count the cost of giving away 18 penalties in loss to Jersey Reds

Preview: Bedford Blues target first away win of season at Castle Park

AFTER a week off, Bedford Blues go in search of a first away victory of the campaign at Castle Park –a...

Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to...

I wouldn’t play rugby now, outside-halves have to tackle!

PAUL REES talks to Lions great Barry John on the 50th anniversary of his star role in New Zealand Fifty years...

Blues to get Champs spot under new rules

CARDIFF Blues will be involved in the Champions Cup next season, after organisers confirmed there are 24 sides in the competition....

WRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup

Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup...

BT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett

Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?

Ball seems incidental to red-card Boklanders | Chris Hewett

Allowing aggression to set the tone for a match is something the Springboks have been notorious for

Fowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants

NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...

Rousseau’s romp has never been explained

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here?...

WRU’s new hotel is kick in teeth to regions | Shane Williams

THE WELSH Rugby Union unveiled their latest new toy this week – The Parkgate Hotel which will be opening on Westgate...

Rugby must keep on learning about head injuries | Shane Williams

I DID a documentary on concussion and head injuries last year and ever since then I’ve made it my duty to...

Gatland will call on ten Welsh Lions at the very least | Shane Williams

Shane Williams was gutted to see George North rupture his ACL, ending his shot at a third Lions tour

Ward braced for his ring-fence challenge

■By MIKE SINCLAIR DAVE Ward will end his 17-year playing career at the end of the Championship season with a new...

France 15-17 England: Dow double for Red Roses as lights go out in Lille

ENGLAND’S Test in France was called off in the 63rd minute on Friday night after the floodlights went out, giving the...

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins flanker Emily Robinson

Robinson has been chipping away in the Harlequins back row this season, aiming for a maiden Premier 15s title

Darren Childs’ lack of rugby nous was a problem | Nick Cain

Childs' couldn't find a way of applying business acumen into his position as PRL chief executive, writes Nick Cain

Sayonara to England’s hopes of improvement | Nick Cain

Nick Cain struggles to understand how the RFU can pay £750,000pa to Eddie Jones and not expect undivided attention from the...

Eddie Jones feels the heat in Japan

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones’ disastrous year took a turn for the worst last week over his links with Japanese Top League...

London Irish lock Rob Simmons interests Racing 92

RACING 92 are on the lookout for a new lock and have put London Irish’s former Wallaby star Rob Simmons on...

La Rochelle put block on Ronan O’Gara

The head coach was not put forward for UK and Irish media ahead of La Rochelle's clash against Leinster this weekend

Exclusive: BT Sport land rights to air second leg of Championship final

Premier Sport will broadcast the first leg of the shootout to see who will be promoted to the Premiership

Room 101: Coventry back row Adam Peters

THE COVENTRY BACK ROWER AND CLUB CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Breathing...

Springbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up

Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the...

Bath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper

Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks

McFarland: Defeat is hard to take

ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was dejected by this semi-final defeat and fears his squad will take time to recover from...

Leicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final

The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final

Lion king Cotton: Alun Wyn Jones for 2021 captaincy

The experience of Jones reigns above all other contenders for the Lions captaincy, says two-time tourist Fran Cotton

Who Will Captain The British Lions?

It’s that time of year again. The British Lions are gearing up for another tour, and South Africa is their destination....

What Fans Can Expect in 2021 – A Look at the Best Players

2021 promises to be a huge year for rugby as the best players in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and South Africa...

ESTA: Your ticket to enjoy rugby in the USA

Yes, rugby is a thing in the United States. In fact, it’s a pretty popular thing. Rugby is currently the fastest...

Austin Healey and Ugo Monye detail online abuse #DrawTheLine

Premiership clubs, unions and cup organisers will boycott social media this weekend in a demonstration against online abuse

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist