Stade Francais sign All Blacks star Ngani Laumape

Laumape steps in for the Top 14 club who have lost their two first-choice centres in Gael Fickou and Jonathan Danty

Essential betting knowledge for rookie

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5 Tips To Help You When Betting on Rugby

Rugby is one of the most demanding sports to play, and also one of the most exciting to watch. There is...

Thomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England

Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow...

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese

The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...

Exclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana

Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies

Big mistake not picking Danny Care, insists Bracken

Kyran Bracken's reaction to the Lions squad announcement, with Conor Murray, Ali Price and Gareth Davies selected to tour South Africa

Pat Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching on’

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam outlines why latching on must be kicked out of rugby

Tomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs

The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...

Harlequins turning on style now shackles are off

Paul Rees discusses Harlequins' turnaround in fortune as they close in on a semi-final place in the Premiership

Harlequins confident Jack Kenningham can fill the Evans No.7 role

The Premiership's leading turnover winner broke his leg against London Irish last month

Harlequins wait on decision from Stormers head coach John Dobson

Stormers boss John Dobson tops Harlequins' three-coach shortlist

RFU must guarantee loans for first time amid debts of more than £250m

Nick Cain reports on the first cracks of the RFU's financial predicament beginning to show as they lose Triple A rating

Preview: Game on for top six with Jacob Umaga back from his blip

Wasps look to hit on some consistency at Harlequins as the Premiership season nears its end

Anything you liked? Boyd: Nothing!

Chris Boyd saw no redeeming moments in Northampton's lacklustre defeat to Gloucester on their home patch

Northampton 7-31 Gloucester: Louis Rees-Zammit puts on two-try show for Gatland

Gloucester put a pasting on lacklustre Saints derailed by Dan Biggar's early HIA

Lions tour snub makes no sense says Kyle Sinckler in raw post-match interview

Kyle Sinckler gave an emotional interview to BT Sport's Sara Elgan after the Bears beat Bath at the Rec

Bath 20-40 Bristol: Emotional Kyle Sinckler gets support from Lam

Andy Uren fires Bristol Bears backline to comeback win, as Kyle Sinckler gets past a tough week in which he missed...

Here’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy Vunipola | Nick Cain

Power or pace? What the selection of Sam Simmonds and Jack Conan tell us about Billy Vunipola's omission

Clubs must call SGM to hold RFU to account | Nick Cain

THE news that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has had to go bowl in hand like some latterday Oliver to ask...

DREAM TEAM

JON SLEIGHTHOLME, THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH AND NORTHAMPTON WING CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gary...

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why,...

Must address drop in playing numbers

NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and...

Mistake for Lions to pick so many specialist wingers

VERSATILITY earned Elliot Daly his place on plane to the South Africa, by the skin of his teeth after a mediocre...

County Cup would promote diversity

TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game more inclusive and reduce the dependence of the RFU on Premiership academies and...

Twickers could be half-full for USA visit

ENGLAND could be cheered on by at least 41,000 fans this summer when they play the US Eagles and Canada at...

Townsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated by Lions selections

Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Jamie George and Mako Vunipola were all included in Warren Gatland's Lions squad

I’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio

There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio

Cardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations

THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...

Wasps star Alfie Barbeary doesn’t want to play numbers game

Now on the mend from a series of leg injuries, Barbeary wants to get back on track at Wasps whether it...

Strict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington

James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude...

My Life in Rugby – Alex Davies: My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all

SOMEONE pointed out to me that winning silverware doesn’t happen very often so I can count myself as one of the...

How the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...

Warriors call for Blues back up

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...

Sevens convert Muir earns extended Bath

RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020...

Groom parachutes in for the big finale

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has joined London Irish until the end of the season. South African...

Worcester wing Bluck convicted of assault

RUGBY SHORTS WALES wing Hannah Bluck has been given an 18-month community order after punching her ex-fiancée in the face. Bluck,...

Kerr catches Pat’s eye on Bears trial

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Leicester hooker Jake Kerr has joined Bristol until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who has one...

Quins add Azzurri ace Allan to the armoury

RUGBY SHORTS ITALY fly-half Tommaso Allan is to join Harlequins from Benetton Treviso. The 28-year-old, who has previously played for Perpignan, will...

Young Gun: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson

Sedbergh captain Louie Johnson is gunning for a shot with Alan Dickens’ England U20s side next season and did his chances...

Underhill inspires next class of Tommie guns

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Sir Thomas Rich School – universally known as Tommies – have...

Loughborough 26-12 Sale: England stars spark Loughborough victory

Sarah Hunter, Emily Scarratt and debutant Emma Wassell all on form for Loughborough Lightning

Worcester 0-27 Saracens: Evans lands Saracens’ 100th try of the season

Saracens will face Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s semis after finishing top of the standings

DMP 0-67 Harlequins: Speedster Breach has the Sharks all at sea

Harlequins march on into the Premier 15s semi-finals with commanding win over Sharks

Exeter 12-18 Glo-Hartpury: Battle of the west settled by Ellie Underwood

Zoe Aldcroft and Ellie Underwood tries help Gloucester-Hartpury to end the season on a high at Sandy Park

Wasps 62-12 Bristol: Katie Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi

Wasps raced into a 38-7 half-time lead as their back three of Mason, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne posed problems for...

Women’s Game in Focus: Loughborough and Scotland back row Rachel Malcolm

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players Loughborough Lightning back row and Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm says the...

Hask wasn’t a popular guy in Wales but he was fantastic craic on the 2017 tour – Biggar

DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British & Irish Lions squad mates the benefit of the doubt after misjudging a...

Alun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality

“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains"

Lord threatened to shake up rugby same as ESL in soccer | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson looks at rugby's Kerry Packer figure, David Lord, who was ready to shake up rugby 40 years ago