Warriors will attack from the back says Forbes

■By GARY HEATLY COLE FORBES believes the new-look Glasgow Warriors back three will click quickly and play a fast brand of...

Chick: Falcons aim to start fast and not fade

■By ADAM HATHAWAY NEWCASTLE back rower Callum Chick says the Falcons will be flying when their Premiership campaign kicks off against...

It’s time to call it a day says Mama

FORMER Worcester Warriors back row Marco Mama has announced his retirement. The 30-year-old joined the Premiership club in January 2016 after...

Players feedback saw end of Cockerill at Edinburgh

By GARY HEATLY GRANT Gilchrist admits it became clear in the summer that Edinburgh Rugby needed to evolve, whether with Richard...

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell's hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

Quins beware, Clapp’s Sarries mean business

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS By SARAH RENDELL Driven: Saracens skipper Lotte Clapp PICTURES: Getty Images Fixtures Saturday, September 4 Saracens v...

Baa-Baas women to follow men at Twickers

BARBARIAN Women are set to play South Africa at Twickenham in a doubleheader with the men on November 27. It will...

O’Brien brings know-how to Park

■By WARREN MUGGLETON LONDON Irish flanker and former Ireland international Sean O’Brien has joined National League 1 Rosslyn Park as a...

Huw’s that new star in Quins back line?

■By GARY FITZGERALD HUW Jones is ready to fight like crazy for his first-team place at Harlequins and show Gregor Townsend...

Boobbyer quit at his peak to aid post war reconciliation

BRIAN Boobbyer was arguably Uppingham’s finest ever rugby player – certainly in modern times – but, as a committed Christian who...

Scots’ brains trust restoring Uppingham’s former glory

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BACK in the dawn of rugby history Uppingham played their own...

Young Gun: Worcester Warriors centre Oli Morris

Oli Morris discusses his ambitions for the new Premiership season and divulges in how his Warriors career started with a trip...

RFU funds needed to maintain leagues

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The way it was: a great Championship clash between Ealing Trailfinders and...

Carlisle answers call to help Titans rebuild

By JON NEWCOMBE JOEY Carlisle’s love of rugby may have been tested in recent years but the 33-yearold former Premiership player...

Hat-trick for Evans as Quins power on

Welsh Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS A LEWIS Evans hat-trick fired Maesteg Harlequins to the top of their WRU Championship...

‘We chased the Prem dream and went bust’

LONDON Welsh might have been a powerhouse in the amateur era of the 1960s and 1970s, supplying seven members of the...

We ignored coach, played our fast 15-a-side rugby and claimed the day!

MOMENT IN TIME LONDON WELSH 1994-95 NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS THE record books show that Welsh won promotion from...

Losing the Jaguares has brought a crucial talent drain

MARCELO BOSCH WITH the Jaguares no longer part of Super Rugby, everything has changed for Argentinian rugby. In 2019, almost the...

Ladesma and Cheika are under pressure

MARCELO BOSCH FORMER ARGENTINA AND SARACENS CENTRE Having lived in Europe for 14 years, I’m now back in Argentina and have...

Winning a breakdown was my greatest joy

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BRUMBIES, BATH, LEICESTER AND EXETER FLANKER TURNED DEFENCE COACH JULIAN SALVI WHEN I look back...

Wood calls on Saints to end ‘transition’ talk …and deliver

By GARY FITZGERALD Veteran: Northampton flanker Tom Wood TOM Wood claims Northampton can take a leaf out of Harlequins’ title-winning book...

Bernard’s living the dream in Brentford

Danial Gallan talks to leading Exiles about their goal to become top four regulars Apalpable sense of anticipation greets you as...

Kelly subs for Oskar

NEWS EXTRA BEDFORD have signed centre Frank Kelly from Luctonians after Oskar Hirskyj-Douglas suffered a potential season-ending Achilles injury. Kelly, 25,...

Navy set course for Cornwall

NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates are gearing up for their visit from the Royal Navy on Friday night. Various representative service teams...

Jennings avoids jail

FORMER Sale and England U20s centre Mark Jennings has been given a suspended sentence after fleeing police under suspicion of drinking...

Rassie Erasmus set to get date for misconduct hearing

World Rugby will discern if Rassie Erasmus used the right channels to air criticisms of officials after the first Lions Test

Voters ‘No’ to Dexter and Carwyn | Peter Jackson

TED DEXTER would have been amused to be classed in the same bracket as Carwyn James and Clem Thomas. By standing...

Georgians dominate Top 14 pack | Peter Jackson

SHOULD a strange sound be heard in the Kremlin, it will probably be Stalin spinning in his grave. The brutal Soviet...

Sean Fitzpatrick raises key question for regions | Peter Jackson

The role of central contracts and players actually playing for their region has been an issue that has long negated the...

The prince has his eyes on the prize as usual

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

Davies back to help club that launched his coaching career

LEEDS are the one club in National 1 to have played in the Premiership and they have turned to the man...

After 18 months away, we just can’t wait to get started again!

PAUL REES TALKS TO SOME OF THE LEADING NATIONAL ONE COACHES AHEAD OF THE NEW SEASON The long wait is over....

Defibrillators are essential, every club should have one | Shane Williams

An issue that is personal for Shane Williams that has raised awareness once again after the passing of Alex Evans at...

Andy Titterrell swots up on the new England U20s crop

Andy Titterrell took all of two days off to unwind from the scenes of England’s U20 Six Nations glory this summer,...

Tigers call for Evans

RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER have signed back row forward Gareth Evans, 29, on a short-term contract from Ospreys. Evans, who started his...

One more for Swinson

RUGBY SHORTS TIM Swinson has signed a contract extension with Saracens to stay to the end of the 2021-22 season. The...

Irish boost prop stock

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed props Ryan Bower and Jamie Dever on shortterm contracts. Bower, 30, joins following stints with...

Saints sign Springbok flier Skosan

RUGBY SHORTS NORTHAMPTON have made their fourth summer signing by bringing in South Africa wing Courtnall Skosan. The 30-year-old, who has...

Italy show strength of their youth set-ups

THERE is a common misconception that Italy rugby consists only of Benetton and Zebre, understandable given they are the only fully...

Superpowers take showdown to tropics

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS cursed Pandemic has taken us down some...

Munster coach Stephen Larkham is wanted back by Brumbies

Larkham is under contract at Thomond Park until the end of the coming season

Sharks move closer to AJ Bell deal

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks are just ironing out the last few details of the £17m deal...

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch

Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands

Kolbe’s tax bill set to rocket at Toulon

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHESLIN Kolbe, below, could find himself worse off following his recordbreaking move to Toulon...

Premiership clubs like look of Ospreys lock Rhys Davies

'Several' Premiership clubs are interested in young Ospreys lock Rhys Davies

Room 101: Harrogate head coach Sam Cox

Harrogate head coach Sam Cox takes us through his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond

Morgan opts for Warriors coaching gig

LONG-SERVING Cornish Pirates player and coach Chris Morgan is leaving the Championship club to take a coaching role at Worcester’s academy....

Teenage flyer Cusick cruises in for first-touch try

By TOM INNES Jersey ..................7pts Leicester ..........17pts A TRY from 18-year-old wing Jacob Cusick with his first touch in senior rugby...

Ealing Trailfinders 34-29 Gloucester: Uzokwe at the double to down Gloucester

First blood to Ealing ahead of their reverse fixture with Gloucester next week at Kingsholm

Amps turn set-piece power into points to clinch win

By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ..........40 Bedford ............38 AMPTHILL recovered from a first quarter bashing to clinch this keenly contested derby between...