JAMES HARRINGTON

FRENCH COLUMN Club vs Country row set to rumble on Building: Fabien Galthie with his players after Autumn Nations Cup final...

Try-scoring hooker who couldn’t hit a barn door!

THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER AND NEXT PHASE ACADEMY DIRECTOR JAMES BUCKLAND MY LIFEIN RUGBY Try time: James...

Gilpin in pole to replace Gosper

WORLD Rugby are expected to confirm the appointment of an English chief executive next month, with Alan Gilpin emerging as the...

Hastings declined ‘competitive offer’

DANNY Wilson says Adam Hastings was made “a very competitive offer” not to leave Glasgow for Gloucester, but that in the...

Georgian star Giorgi signs for Gloucester

GLOUCESTER have signed Georgia centre Giorgi Kveseladze on an undisclosed-length contract. The 23-year-old has 29 caps and played in the Autumn...

Academics urge ministers to ban tackling in schools

THE Government have been told to ban tackling in school rugby- a day after a legal claim was officially sent to...

Unbeaten Harlequins get a Worcester Warriors warning

Harlequins travel to Sixways looking to uphold their perfect record in the Premier 15s on Sunday

Bristol Bears enjoy an eight-try romp against DMP Sharks

Two tries apiece for Phoebe Murray and Alisha Butchers hand Bristol victory on the road at DMP Sharks

Lightning fade after dazzling start stuns Sarries

Marlie Packer inspired Saracens to overturn a 24-12 deficit on the brink of half-time to storm back to victory over Loughborough...

Prop star Maud Muir gets Wasps off to a flyer

Wasps shoot up to third in the Premier 15s standings with victory over Gloucester-Hartpury at Twyford Avenue

Kate Zackary seals a six-try rout for super Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs Women seal 38-0 win over Sale Sharks in battle of the two newcomers to the Premier 15s

YOUNG GUNS

CHARLIEATKINSON WASPS FLY-HALF Charlie Atkinson’s first two Premiership games could hardly have been more different. After delighting in his Wasps debut...

JEFF PROBYN

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Breakdown clearouts have made risks worse Change of tactics: Jonah Lomu didn’t run round...

Durham have shone since rugby’s dawn

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Recent star man: Cameron Nordi-Kelemeti, now with Newcastle. Charlie Adamson kicks...

Wallabies v Wales again

WALLABIES will thank their lucky stars at being drawn with ninth-ranked Wales for the next World Cup. Wales and Australia have...

Squirrels go hunting for nuts in winter

THE Australians have a name for it, squirrel-gripping. Charlie Rorke was found guilty of the offence on debut for Stade Francais...

PETER JACKSON

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Wales miss out on the great SA invasion Welsh Kiwi: Hadleigh Parke PICTURE: Getty Images...

French mean machine generate masterpiece

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

Outrage from fans as Wood escapes sanction

By SAM JACKSON FANStook to Twitter yesteday to question the controversial decision not to penalise Northampton Saints flanker Tom Wood for...

Portugal may be the dark horse to keep an eye on

SO we already knew 12 of the RWC2023 finalists and this week we got the pool draw which in some cases...

RUGBY MATTERS

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Dyanti ban tops off bad year for Boks BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fall from...

BT Sport continue broadcasting Prem until 2024

On air: BT Sport panel PREMIERSHIP Rugby have agreed a new deal with BT Sport which will see the broadcaster show...

World Cup Katy calls time on England

By SAM JACKSON Praise: Simon Middleton ENGLAND’S 2014 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Katy Daley-Mclean has decided to retire from international rugby....

North West grassroots rugby set to kick off in January

By GEORGE LAWRENCE GRASSROOTS rugby is set for a return as teams throughout the North West of England prepare for a...

Rugby values help Future Hope boys to blossom

TWENTY years on I set myself the task this week of zapping the phone and tracking down a few of the...

Future Hope – Where are they now?

BACK ROW Mhd Yunus Hussain: Team captain, classy fly-half with textbook passing skills. Married with two boys. Worked for over a...

Kolkata’s ‘street kids’ find solace on the field

Brendan Gallagher recalls his eye-opening trip to Kolkata in 2000 to meet the Future Hope team Classy centre: Sukra Ekka on...

All Blacks are blessing for Italy!

SO ITALY will share a pool with New Zealand for the seventh time in ten World Cups when the jamboree begins...

Oh Danny Boy! Look in mirror before moaning

SHOCK! Horror! Blow me down with a feather duster! An international No.9 thinks he knows sharp practice when he sees it....

CHRIS HEWETT

GUEST COLUMNIST Gloucester white flag disrepects a great Cup Gloucester are in the process of forgetting all about Danny Cipriani, that...

Clough knew what he was talking about

I HAVE watched as much rugby as possible in the last 25 years having played football under Brian Clough’s reign at...

It’s time the smaller clubs were listened to

THE RFU purports to represent the whole of English rugby but when have clubs below Level 1 ever been consulted about...

Return rugby to a game of skill

I AM sure there is merit in restricting training practices to reduce the potential of head injuries but I feel it...

Clamp down on foul play to fight dementia

Let off: Andre Esterhuizen was banned for only four weeks for an elbow on Lloyd Evans PICTURE: Getty Images IT’S sad...

Trim Tier 2 and introduce new cup

ED Griffiths’ constructive report contains many positive recommendations, not least his proposals for future academies. However I am not convinced that...

Tempting to cut Prem loose but I doubt it’s sustainable

THE top tier clubs wield a vastly disproportionate influence over English rugby by virtue of their monopoly over England Academies and...

Put down that phone, pre-season starts now!

THE Covid vaccine programme that has begun to be rolled out across the UK has offered a ray of hope for...

SHANE WILLIAMS

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Christmas derbies should be crackers There can be no bigger contrast in your life as a rugby...

Ospreys ‘home tie’ in Llanelli

THE OSPREYS will lose home advantage for their crunch Boxing Day clash against the Scarlets with the game now set to...

Money men call shots, making a mockery of draw timing

THE sense that the commercial programme for the 2023 World Cup in France is paramount, while rugby comes a distant second,...

Shorter season and less travel for leagues

THE RFU Council have voted to radically overhaul the format of the community game in a bid to make the demands...

Covid testing problems hit Championship start

By NEALE HARVEY Problem: Alistair Bow FALLEN giants Saracens are facing further frustration in their bid to win promotion back to...

Now Japan beckons for Warrior Hougaard

Move: Hougaard WORCESTER Warriors scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to leave Sixways when his contract runs out at the end of...

Segun signs on again with Sarries

SARACENS have agreed a two-year deal with winger Roti Segun who was due to be out of contract at the end...

Argentina U20s star Mateo Carreras set to sign for Newcastle Falcons

NEWCASTLE FALCONS are about to sign Argentinean Sevens winger Mateo Carreras. Carreras, who also plays for the Jaguares, has been released...

Gloucester move for Scots lock Davidson

Wanted: Andrew Davidson GLOUCESTER are ready to switch their attentions towards Edinburgh lock Andrew Davidson as they step up their recruitment...

Glasgow Warriors exodus to Premiership continues with Huw Jones set to make switch

After the pending departure of Adam Hastings was announced this week, TRP can reveal another back is set to move to...

Room 101: Sale Sharks hooker Curtis Langdon

Sale Sharks forward Langdon selects three of his biggest pet peeves from the rugby world and beyond

Castres 17-26 Newcastle: Falcons respond in style but miss bonus

Tries from Sam Stuart, Tom Arscott and Josh Basham hand Newcastle victory in southern France

Brive 16-18 Zebre: Carlo Canna’s late strike secures victory for Zebre

Zebre stun Brive on French soil after late drama set up Carlo Canna to clinch victory off the kicking tee