Ampleforth got Dallaglio tuned up for greatness

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Top talent: John Macaulay playing for Quins soon after inspiring Ampleforth’s...

McCall: You don’t run away at first sign of trouble

MARK McCall is determined to forge a glorious new future for Saracens after refusing to quit after their salary cap disgrace....

Homer set for PRO14

By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS are set to sign Jersey scrum-half Will Homer. New head coach Glenn Delaney has Gareth Davies, Kieran...

RFU to cut 100 jobs

THE RFU are to cut more than 100 jobs related to the community game as part of an urgent ‘remodelling’ of...

Grove goes long way

ALEX Grove completed the Channel swim on Thursday from Dover to Cape Griz Nez in 13 hours 57 minutes. Former Scotland...

Attwood: Radradra’s the best I’ve seen

By NEALE HARVEY SEMI Radradra’s array of wondrous talents has galvanised Bristol’s squad into believing a first Premiership title can be...

I nearly quit after missing the cut with Orrell Colts

MY LIFEIN RUGBY GERRY AINSCOUGH THE FORMER ORRELL, LEICESTER AND ENGLAND B FLY-HALF Letting loose: Gerry Ainscough in action for Orrell...

Diego bent it like Beckham and almost never missed

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

So frustrating sport still has handbrake on stopping fans

Q&A ROB BAXTER ON THE RECORD As Premiership leaders Exeter prepare to resume their campaign against Leicester this Saturday, director of...

Stop timewasting and the scrum is a thing of beauty

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Under pressure: David Pocock assesses the Aussie scrum during the RWC quarter-final...

Ritchie raring to add his roar to Lions debate

WATCHING some of Scotland’s recent games back during lockdown reminded Jamie Ritchie just how far he has come in the last...

Booth: Wyn Jones is starting all over again

By ALEX BYWATER High energy: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURES: Getty Images New start: Toby Booth ALUN Wyn Jones is only just...

Williams picks successor at Blues

By ROB COLE Skilful: Seb Davies Good things: Sam Moore JUST as his fellow Kiwi Xavier Rush did before him, Nick...

YOUNG GUNS

JACK ROWNTREE LEICESTER TIGHTHEAD Jack Rowntree does not have far to look for advice. In fact, given his dad is the...

Brendan Gallagher’s Premiership restart preview

BATH Director of rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Stadium: The Recreation Ground Current position: 6th Form guide last 5 games:...

Sale can time their run and nick title off Exeter

Brendan Gallagher looks ahead to next weekend’s restart of the Premiership Last hurrah: Bristol beat Harlequins on March 8, the final...

The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides...

Nick calls it a day after six clubs

Success: Nick Williams celebrates after retaining the Ranfurly Shield for North Harbour in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of his brothers,...

Blues go quiet on Roberts’ Dragons move

JAMIE Roberts talking to The Rugby Paper in late March: “I told myself as soon as I left Cardiff that I’d...

Haden knew how to make rugby pay

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THERE was far more to Andy Haden than his theatrics at Cardiff Arms...

Rowe: Prem clubs will not survive without fans

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe fears Premiership clubs may go bust by Christmas unless crowds return and income levels...

Levula will be honoured in Fiji on Aug 9

Pace to burn: Josefa Levula FIJI famously declared a national holiday when they won the Olympic Sevens but the date that...

BAFTA got it right – ITV were spot on

On camera: Owen Farrell tries to grab try-scorer Cheslin Kolbe in the final PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of the marvels of...

WINTERBOTTOM RATES HIS RIVALS AT NO.8

THE best No.8s Peter Winterbottom played with, and against, reads like a Who’s Who of one of the most influential positions...

Why won’t Eddie pick Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to icon Winters

One of the best: Peter Winterbottom playing for the Lions ALEX Dombrandt is in a Catch-22 as the restart begins. Eddie...

Test match golden goose may stop laying her eggs

Louis Luyt may have been his own worst enemy, but it was a close-run thing. There were plenty of contenders for...

Deadpan Rod’s surely having a laugh this time

ROD KAFER never seemed the most joyous of sorts during his coaching stint in England. Back in the 2000s, when the...

Saracens still look too good for the rest

CHRIS HEWETT SARACENS are losing a dozen full internationals as a direct result of their demotion to the second tier, some...

I’m no Manu but I have my strengths

Jon Newcombe talks to Scotland centre Matt Scott about filling the Tuilagi void in Tigers’ midfield STRONG-RUNNING centre Matt Scott is...

Butler wants place at Europe’s top table

By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER vice-captain Will Butler aims to join teammate Ollie Lawrence in the race for England selection after declaring...

Promoted Falcons swoop for Lucock

NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Pete Lucock from Championship side Doncaster Knights. The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year deal at Kingston...

Mulchrone becomes mentor to next batch of young Sharks

By JON NEWCOMBE FERGUS MULCHRONE is excited at the prospect of bringing through the next generation of Curry twins and James...

Jonny can lead the Scottish bid

Worker: Jonny Gray JONNYGray’s all-action displays for Scotland could earn him a British & Irish Lions call next summer according to...

Gustard bolsters his prop stocks

HARLEQUINS have signed prop duo Marc Thomas and Maks van Dyk until the end of the 2019-20 season with Craig Trenier...

Australian boiler room can fuel Irish title charge

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish’s acquisition of 100-cap Wallaby second row Rob Simmons can pave the way to a title challenge...

Cuthbert aims to seal double glory for new baby Harrison

By RHIANYDD LEE-JONES Raring to go: Alex Cuthbert ALEX Cuthbert says Exeter are ready to finish what they started as they...

Believe me, Jamie hasn’t siged for the pay cheque

I SPENT A lot of time with Jamie Roberts at last year’s World Cup in Japan. We did media work together...

Listen Jim, Lions will be packed with Welsh

SHANE WILLIAMS THE BRITISH & IRISH Lions tour to South Africa next summer is going to come around quickly. After the...

Blackett closing on deal for Bok lock

New signing: Mills WASPS head coach Lee Blackett is looking towards the South African market to strengthen his squad as he...

Another salary cap investigation

ENGLISH rugby could be set for another salary cap storm just a week before the Premiership returns to action. Blindside understands...

Pollard is Bath’s first-choice with Goosen back-up

Target: Handre Pollard BATH are attempting to lure World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard to the Rec even though the move appears...

Irish players set for pay-cut crisis talks

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON IRISH are poised to have more talks with their squad to push through...

Quins aim to lure in Exiles ace Loader

Wanted: Ben Loader HARLEQUINS are HARLEQUINS are weighing up a move for London Irish winger Ben Loader as they search for...

ROOM 101

BEN HUNTER THE DONCASTER HOOKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Energy sappers There’s...

I’m no-go for Lions declares Edwards

By PETER JACKSON SHAUN Edwards today declares himself a nonstarter for the Lions, thereby eliminating any chance of a Test reunion...

Bath time for Pollard?

Bath are chasing South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard, with another Bok on their radar as well ... Continue reading......

Boyd: Why do England always pick foreigners?

By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTONSaints supremo Chris Boyd finds England’s obsession with employing overseas coaches hard to fathom given the current surfeit...

Success with Tigers would propel Steve Borthwick into the realms of super coaches

Nick Cain meets the new head coach getting to grips with things at Leicester, and how their rubbing off on lock...

Q&A – Joe Launchbury: ‘I’m pretty locked in at Wasps’

The Wasps captain speaks up on Dai Young's exit and new forwards coach Richard Blaze

Barnard Castle have Twickenham hoodoo but are Kings of the north at Rosslyn Park Sevens

A trial of Daily Mail Cup shortcomings but success at Rosslyn Park