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Man behind the Match: Rob Howley and the 2004 Heineken Cup final

22 July 2013 1 comment

The final act of Rob Howley’s playing career was about as perfect as you can ask for. Any rugby fan worth his salt can replay […]

Sam Warburton out for four months

19 July 2013 1 comment

British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton will be out of action for up to four months with a hamstring tear. The Cardiff Blues flanker […]

Nick Cain: Gatland defies the abuse to hit jackpot

18 July 2013 2 comments

What the 2013 Lions tour revealed is that for all the power inherent in the concept of the four Home Unions united, unity within the […]

No Cockerill, no problem for well-drilled Tigers says Anthony Allen

10 July 2013 0 comments

Anthony Allen has played down the significance of Richard Cockerill’s impending nine-week ban, insisting it will make little difference to Leicester’s experienced squad. An RFU […]

Jeff Probyn: Cuthbert’s knee-drop was as bad as Horwill’s ‘stamp’

4 July 2013 1 comment

The IRB’s decision to call for a re-trial of Australian captain James Horwill re the stamping charge he was cleared of last Sunday is unprecedented […]

Room 101: Neil Clark – Oyonnax and former Exeter hooker

30 June 2013 0 comments

1. Banks Not naming any names but the bank I’m dealing with at the moment is driving me nuts. I’m in the process of buying […]

British & Irish Cup fixtures announced

28 June 2013 1 comment

The 2013-14 British & Irish Cup fixtures have been announced today following confirmation of the Greene King IPA Championship season earlier this week. The cross-border competition […]

RFU announce 2013-2014 Greene King IPA Championship fixtures

26 June 2013 1 comment

The Rugby Football Union today announced the fixtures for the upcoming 2013-2014 Championship season. The regular season has been extended from 22 to 23 rounds […]

Young Gun: Ellis Jenkins – Cardiff Blues flanker

15 June 2013 0 comments

A Cardiff Blues flanker proudly leading his country into battle – well, Sam Warburton might have missed the Lions’ opener against the Barbarians but Ellis […]

20 Questions: Jack Clifford – England U20 captain

14 June 2013 0 comments

Excited about the Junior World Championships? Can’t wait. It’s a great end to what has been a good season for me. Quins won the A-League […]

British & Irish Lions overcome feisty Queensland Reds

8 June 2013 1 comment

The British & Irish Lions faced their toughest challenge since the start of their tour of Australian but they remained unbeaten with a 22-12 win […]

Nick Cain: First blood to Lions as toxic Quade gets ‘axed’

23 May 2013 0 comments

The slabs of red meat are one up already! The sledging war initiated by our Aussie mates ahead of the arrival of the 2013 Lions […]

Captain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees

7 May 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was his ability to get […]

One more signing at Wasps

3 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps announced the signing of hooker Neil Cochrane for next season from Bedford. The former Scotland Under-21 international has previously played for Doncaster and […]

James Haskell: Wasps fall in classic episode of Euro thrills

10 April 2013 1 comment

The Premiership is fantastically competitive week-in- week-out. It’s hard, it’s physical and many of the weekly match-ups could easily be described as being big games. […]

Nick Cain: Let Welsh go Scott-free and return their points

22 March 2013 1 comment

Tyson Keats is innocent. Mike Scott is not. That was the only verdict that was clear in the Friday night disciplinary fog as the RFU […]

Jeff Probyn: President Jason can use his powers to help grassroots

13 March 2013 0 comments

The action of the RFU Council in overturning their nominations panel’s choice of president for the 2015 World Cup is probably their most significant in […]

Peter Jackson talks to Maesteg coach Richard Webster about the startling decline of Welsh club rugby

11 March 2013 2 comments

There was a time when the Welsh club game was the envy of the rugby world, when popular legend had it that the pithead superintendent […]

London Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine

8 March 2013 1 comment

London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player in the Aviva Premiership […]

Nick Cain talks to Tom Wood about his triumphant return to England’s back row

3 March 2013 0 comments

Tom Wood is the embodiment of the new England. He is a fierce marauder who uses his mobility and work-rate to pressurise the opposition, his […]

20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker

22 February 2013 2 comments

How’s Leicester’s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in position in the league. […]

Nick Cain : Ben Morgan set to fire with Telfer ‘bullet up his bum’

10 February 2013 1 comment

Ben Morgan couldn’t be in more illustrious company. A quick scan of who the Gloucester and England No.8 will be contending with in this season’s […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tiger tanks needed to halt the Toulouse titans

2 February 2013 1 comment

For a club the size of Leicester Tigers going another season without the Heineken Cup up for grabs has to be seen as a failure, […]

Dream Team: Chris Bentley – former Exeter, Biarritz and Edinburgh lock

30 January 2013 1 comment

1. Zak Taulafo – Nice lad who can flick a switch when on a rugby field. A strong scrummaging prop who could do a job […]

Harlequins go six from six in muddy Biarritz

18 January 2013 0 comments

Harlequins made sure they finished the Heineken Cup pool stages unbeaten with a hard-fought 16-9 win in Biarritz in horrendous weather conditions tonight. This sixth […]

Nick Cain talks to Dean Richards about his remarkable return to rugby

6 January 2013 0 comments

Dean Richards has no peers in the English club game when it comes to building champion teams, and he is at it again at Newcastle. […]

Nick Cain: Toulon are a triumph for French TV as well

4 January 2013 1 comment

The most startling statistic to come out of Round 4 of the Heineken Cup was not so much Toulon’s nine try, 62-0 annihilation of Sale, […]

Nick Cain says the best coaches never believe they cannot improve a winning team

23 December 2012 2 comments

England will not be de-railed this season by skidding on the media and blog froth that has surrounded his squad since their record win over […]

Saracens in control after Munster win

16 December 2012 1 comment

Saracens are in control of Pool 1 after a 19-13 defeat of Munster at Vicarage Road today in the fourth round of the Heineken Cup. […]

20 Questions: Vasily Artemyev – Northampton wing

23 November 2012 1 comment

How’s your season been so far? It’s been very challenging but very enjoyable. Northampton’s a good place to be and a great place to play […]

Why Jonny May won’t give Brian Redpath the brush off

16 November 2012 1 comment

Bryan Redpath may be viewed as public enemy No.1 by Gloucester fans after joining Sale Sharks over the summer. But you will not hear a […]

Sekope Kepu: “I just can’t believe that you left out Sheridan!”

14 November 2012 0 comments

Prop Sekope Kepu admits Australia are astonished their traditional bogeyman Andrew Sheridan has been overlooked by England. But, whoever the Wallabies front row face, they […]

Jeff Probyn: New union may give coaches more time to do their job

31 October 2012 0 comments

I must admit I am surprised it has taken as long as it has, but at last the announcement of the formation of the Rugby […]

Peter Jackson: Grav’s fight with a Jag brought the roof down

20 September 2012 2 comments

Ray Gravell would have been 61 this week and the world, especially the part which revolved around Mynydd-y-Garreg, would have been all the better for […]

Nick Cain: Lancaster must pick his diamonds now

14 September 2012 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster appears to have taken it as a given that he will be England head coach until his contract ends in January 2016. However, […]

Premiership preview (1 day to go): Harlequins, Leicester, Saracens

31 August 2012 0 comments

With the Aviva Premiership starting tomorrow, we take a look at what lays ahead for the last three of the 12 teams. Today, Harlequins, Leicester […]

SSE National Leagues preview

29 August 2012 1 comment

With the National Leagues competitions starting on Saturday, we take a look at how Fylde, Ealing, Caldy and Redruth are preparing. SSE National League One […]

British and Irish Lions eye Leinster’s Joe Schmidt as Gatland back-up

28 August 2012 0 comments

The Lions are to consider a second New Zealand contender for next year’s three-Test series in Australia – Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt. Kiwi Warren […]

Age is no worry for new Esher coach Ollie Smith

23 August 2012 1 comment

Having made his Leicester debut a few months after leaving school and toured with the Lions, aged 22, Ollie Smith’s appointment as Esher head coach […]

“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody

22 August 2012 2 comments

Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says Chris Robshaw’s performances are […]

Serge Betsen shrugs off the Sir Graham Henry fixing accusations

7 August 2012 0 comments

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 […]

Coventry Nathan Jones: “Some Championship players earn no more than minimum-wage”

24 July 2012 0 comments

Coventry’s new signing Nathan Jones has hit out at Championship clubs’ pay structures, revealing some of his former Nottingham teammates earn no more than minimum […]

Promising London Wasps back row Sam Jones happy to learn from Haskell

20 July 2012 1 comment

Sam Jones was just a schoolboy apprentice the last time James Haskell was playing in a Wasps shirt – now the England international returns to […]

Peter Jackson: Even Rocky couldn’t put a dent in Dr Marvel

17 July 2012 0 comments

They called Rocky Marciano the ‘greatest slugger in boxing history,’ a fitting description for a world heavyweight champion unbeatable over his entire pro career. The […]

It’s our fairytale and we aim to slay those giants says London Welsh

10 July 2012 0 comments

London Welsh face the toughest possible start to life in the Premiership with opening games against Leicester and champions Harlequins. But Kelvin Bryon, the club’s […]

Josh Matavesi magic means attack, attack for Worcester Warriors

10 July 2012 0 comments

After playing alongside Frans Steyn and Juan Martin Hernandez in the Racing Metro midfield, Worcester new boy Josh Matavesi is keen to sprinkle some of […]

Toby Booth’s snub made Guy Armitage turn his back on London Irish

3 July 2012 0 comments

Guy Armitage has opened the door to one day playing for France after revealing that Toby Booth’s snub at London Irish forced him to quit […]

London Irish new signing Shane Geraghty hoping to get back in England picture

26 June 2012 0 comments

Shane Geraghty declared he has “unfinished business” with club and country after revealing that Brian Smith’s plans for London Irish persuaded him to cut short […]