Robshaw voices remorse

FORMER England captain Chris Robshaw is among the Barbarians players who have apologised for breaking Covid rules which resulted in the...

Don’t ring-fence,wewant more fairytales – Bracken

By GARY FITZGERALD Plea: Kyran Bracken KYRAN Bracken hopes football’s latest moves to set up a lucrative new European Super League...

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TV times no fun in the night

TELEVISION rules the sporting world, but that world is a better place when big rugby games are played in daylight. Who...

Sorry Ben, life with the Lions is not what it was

BEN Calveley, the managing director of the British and Irish Lions, believes rugby’s greatest touring side is “going from strength to...

Mange tout! Del Boy should become a ref!

If the people at World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, want to make themselves useful for once - a change is...

Kurt cops four-year ban

LYDNEY flanker Kurt Brown has been banned from all sport for four years from until March 12, 2024. Brown, who captained...

Irish add Moldovan muscle

MOLDOVA international lock Andrei Mahu is to join London Irish from Russian side Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. Mahu, 29, will arrive for...

Fab four agree contracts

GLOUCESTER have re-signed four of their highly prized Academy graduates ahead of the new season. Back-row Jack Clement, 19, scrum-half Stephen...

I ended with a screwed-up body and a world of pain

NEALE HARVEY talks to former Chiefs front row Neil Clark about his post-rugby trauma Former Exeter hooker Neil Clark has shone...

Straying Baabaas prove they’re still amateurs

THERE is a line in the traditional Barbarians club drinking song that goes, “there’s a way we have in the Baabaas,...

England need tries – lots of them – to be champions but expect Eddie to play safe

Warning: Charles Ollivon breaks through the England defence to score France’s third try PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND have not been good...

Scotland is a must-win after Welsh mediocrity

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS 99 not out: George North will bring his ton up against Scotland. Inset below, Louis...

Clubs fear hospitality screenings could be banned

CASH-strapped clubs could be set for another financial body blow if they are forced to cancel indoor screenings by the government....

Mayor hands chips to hungry kids

FORMER Sale Sharks, Northampton Saints and Wasps centre Chris Mayor, right, has thrown his weight behind a campaign to offer children...

Rapava-Ruskin is on the radar at Racing 92

Channel-hopper? Val Rapava-Ruskin is wanted in France GLOUCESTER loosehead Val Rapava-Ruskin could be set to swap the West Country for France...

Irish search for lineout guru

Talks: Declan Kidney LONDON IRISH are set to step up their search for a new lineout coach to join them in...

Tigers court fight doomed says lawyer

SPORTS lawyer Richard Cramer believes it will be difficult for Leicester Tigers to win their court case against a group of...

No Baabaas repeat for pampered England

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler RFU partner Red Bull have installed a state of the...

ROOM 101

ROBIN WEDLAKE THE CORNISH PIRATES WINGER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Away days...

Veteran Peat lays foundation for victory

Ireland Women.21 Italy Women …….7 IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in...

Five points in Paris and Irish are champs

By DECLAN ROONEY Ireland………………….50pts Tries: Stander 8, Keenan 30, 36; Connors 61, Sexton 65, Aki 69, Heffernan 79 Conversions: Sexton 9,...

Russell returns as Scots warm up

By BRYN PALMER Scotland………………48pts Tries: Graham 2, 75, Brown 27, 50, Watson 32, McInally 61, van der Merwe 70, Kinghorn 79...

Dupont at the double in French high five

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67,...

It’s time to stop them all walking over the Lions

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN THERE are times when you wonder whether the current generation of administrators are...

There won’t be an asterisk next to this superb team

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fired up: Jack Willis is mobbed by his Wasps teammates after thwarting an Exeter attack with a turnover...

Double Devon cream for magnificent Chiefs

By GARY FITZGERALD Encore: Captain Joe Simmonds holds his second major trophy aloft inside seven days as Chiefs celebrate PICTURE: Getty...

England v Barbarians called off after RFU discover second ‘bubble’ breach

RFU chief executive speaks out on Sunday's clash at Twickenham having to be cancelled

Rugby Matters: Olympic heavyweight John Coker was truly box office

Brendan Gallagher celebrates Black History Month by examining the multi-sport career of Harlequins wing John Coker

Williams column: Gethin Jenkins is a great fit for Sam’s sizeable shoes

Shane Williams says that if you are to lose Sam Warburton from your staff, Gethin Jenkins is an ideal replacement

TEAMS: Four senior Wasps players to miss Premiership final

Read what Lee Blackett and Rob Baxter had to say after announcing their teams to play at Twickenham

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Rugby union countries with most registered players: Ready to know?

Rugby is a full-contact team sport that is popular in various countries over the globe. However, recently, not only the countries...

Guscott column: Jimmy Gopperth is key to Wasps springing a surprise

Jeremy Guscott lists the 37-year-old Kiwi central to Wasps' Premiership final hopes

Niall Annett targets first Irish ton at Worcester Warriors

Promoted with Worcester back in 2016, Annett's long haul towards 100 appearances has been subject overcoming harsh injuries

Q&A – John Barnes: We are proud of our production at Hartpury

Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes talking player and coaching development within the Championship and Premier 15s

London Irish send an SOS to Super Rugby centre Billy Meakes

The Exiles have been hit by injuries to their midfield options

Blackett: Joe Launchbury is playing his best rugby ever and deserves Lions call

A number of players outside of Launchbury are knocking on the door for international call-ups this autumn

Leicester to face contract rebels in court in unfair dismissal dispute

Leicester Tigers are set to see the five players who refused 25 per cent wage cuts in court over unfair dismissal

Jackson column: Wallabies captain Michael Hooper and his whirlwind journey to a Test ton

Peter Jackson examines how Michael Hooper has outpaced others on his way to 100 Test caps before the age of 30

Lee Blackett has restored the sting in finalists Wasps

Wasps have made a remarkable turnaround to earn their shot at redemption against 2017 Premiership final foes Exeter

Cain column: Justin Marshall was lone voice in the call for fair play

A blatant penalty from Game 1 of the Bledisloe Cup has ben purged from highlights of the 16-16 draw

This is just the start of something special – Bristol chairman Chris Booy

Challenge Cup glory is a huge stride forward for Bears who since their Championship days only two years ago

British & Irish Lions to play Japan at Murrayfield

As reported by The Rugby Paper in May, Warren Gatland's men will plan in Edinburgh before flying to South Africa

Lovejoy Chawatama is at home among London Exiles

Zimbabwe-born Chawatama has played for London Scottish, London Welsh and London Irish in his route to playing at the top level

Rugby in Yorkshire in safe hands while Geoff Wappett’s

Brendan Gallagher looks at the role Bradford GS has played in Yorkshire's rugby union base over its 140-year history

Premiership finalists Wasps record no new positive tests

Wasps to return to training ahead of Premiership final against Exeter Chiefs as latest screening shows no new cases

Launchbury: Pain of 2017 fuels my desire for Wasps glory

The Wasps captain harbours deep disappointment over extra-time defeat to Exeter Chiefs in the 2017 final

Eddie Jones names 32-man England squad to take on the Barbarians

Plenty of talking points in team selection for England's first match of the autumn

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