Twickenham hoodoo but Kings of the North at 7s

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools AT most schools the Covid pandemic brought an abrupt and downbeat...

Former Blues star Down helps Lokomotiv derail Enisei

By ROB COLE Winner: James Down JAMES Down became the first Welsh player to get back into action since rugby went...

Thomas aims to get ‘home’ club Warriors’ pack on track

By NEALE HARVEY Impressive: Worcester’s new captain Ted Hill PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Wales back row Jonathan Thomas believes lessons in...

Walker: I’m back to help Blues be the best

By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales wing Nigel Walker has been appointed to the Cardiff Blues board with immediate effect. Walker, 57,...

Value for money must work both ways

THEWales squad’s squabble over pay cuts has deteriorated to the point where some felt strongly enough to discuss taking industrial action....

Survivor Sonny Bill finds a new payday

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON “Williams’ career earnings are close to $30m Australian (£15m, give or take a...

Germans show growing strength with French win

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

Richard’s eye for detail can help us blaze in all weathers

JOE LAUNCHBURY Q&A Leading the charge: Joe Launchbury has been a key man for club and country for almost a decade...

Ieuan joins race to be the next WRU chairman

By ALEX BYWATER Rivals: Gareth Davies, Nigel Davies and Ieuan Evans WELSH Rugby Union chairman Gareth Davies faces a threeway fight...

Putin puts his might behind RWC2027

THE ‘news’ that Russia is to launch a bid to host RWC2027 seems to have caught some by surprise although it...

Warrior Haden was a serial loser in Britain!

LET’S sidestep Cardiff 1978 just for once and admit that Andy Haden, who died this week, was an absolute beast of...

Barrett boys face split in North-South divide

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Brothers in arms: Jordie Barrett, Scott Barrett and Beauden Barrett...

Ring-fence and cash flow are the big issues

Gloucester owner Martin St Quinton tells Colin Boag why change is needed Every rugby fan will have dreamt at one time...

Tigers success would propel Borthwick into the realms of super coaches

NICK CAIN TALKS TO NEW LEICESTER BOSS STEVE BORTHWICK AND SECOND ROW CALUM GREEN STEVE Borthwick is more about hard graft...

Big Chief gets chop just like Custer

WE WILL see no more of Big Chief, pensioned off in his prime by an Exeter hierarchy so acutely aware of...

Refs’ zero tolerance makes for a spectacle

CHRIS HEWETT If there is a growing feeling across the northern rugby landscape that too many New Zealanders hold professorships in...

Saint Francois pushing for England honours

By NEALE HARVEY Feeling Test ready: Francois van Wyk RENAISSANCE prop Francois van Wyk has put Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola and...

Irish sign Wallaby Simmons

AUSTRALIA lock Rob Simmons will join London Irish when he completes the Super Rugby season with NSW Waratahs, as revealed in...

Mr Motivator Telfer scales the peaks of rugby rhetoric

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s ‘goosebump’ moments 1: Jim Telfer’s Everest speech (1997) Like many games...

Pay row must be sorted out quickly

WE ALWAYS seem to be lurching from one crisis to another in a Welsh drama. As a nation we never seem...

James is speaking language of success in Russia

I WAS delighted to see that James Down got his new career in Russia off to a flying start last week....

What a joy it will be to see Wales in action

So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30...

Quins boost prop options

HARLEQUINS have signed Scotland U20 tight-head prop Mak Wilson. The 20-year-old moves to London from Scottish Super 6 side Southern Knights...

Chiefs decision labeled ‘tone deaf’

EXETER Chiefs have decided to retain their name and logo following calls from some fans to lose their Native American branding....

Boffelli could be a target for Bath

Versatile: Boffelli BATH are still looking to sign a fullback which could mean they are taking a look at Argentina international...

Irish want Puma Creevy to beef up front row

Experienced: Pumas veteran Agustin Creevy LONDON IRISH are set to add to their ever-expanding foreign legion ahead of the return to...

Abendanon rejects Prem to stay in France

FORMER England fullback Nick Abendanon has rejected the chance of moving back to the Premiership to stay in France next season....

Tigers still chasing new meat

BY NEILFISSLER Gone: Telusa Veainu LEICESTER TIGERS are still looking to improve their squad with the Premiership set to resume in...

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PERRY-JOHN PARKER THE OLD ELTHAMIANS LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Ketchup serum...

Nightmare goes on for injured Asncombe

By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...

Ring-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs

By COLIN BOAG GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team...

Jordan Crane stays in the Pat Lam fold to get to work with Bear cubs

It is said a champion should be able to go out on their own terms but sporting life doesn’t always work...

Scarlets can rule the club world, says Sean Fitzpatrick

The legendary All Blacks captain has joined the Scarlets board and wants to see the region's exposure expand overseas

For Andy Haden a winning end always justified the means

New Zealand mourns the loss of 41-cap All Black lock Andy Haden

Q&A – George Skivington: We’re very lucky to have Kingy and Dom Waldouck at Gloucester

In our extensive interview with the Gloucester head coach, he outlines the working relationship he will forge with the board and...

Hewett column: Heads out of the bunker chaps and point the way!

The sound of silence across the spectrum of rugby's powerbrokers is profound during this crisis, writes Chris Hewett

Jackson column: Tackling racism through the eyes of Wales’ first black player, Glen Webbe

Bridgend and Wales wing Webbe was one of the Rebels who toured Apartheid South Africa. He rejected a second invitation two...

Guscott column: These young coaches can make Gloucester special

Jeremy Guscott examines the youthful coaches at the helm of Gloucester

Rawlins: Instilling confidence in players, staff and fans

Over the last few weeks, the UK has seen lockdown restrictions start to ease. From the return to school for some...

London Irish close to wrapping up deal for 100-cap Wallaby

The Exiles are also poised to sign Tom Homer

Plans for conference-style system in the Championship leads to talks at RFU

Ed Griffiths is leading reform to the structure of the second tier with a 76-page document on how to revolutionise the...

Sale Sharks owner Simon Orange blasts government over crowd size limitations

As limited crowds watch England's cricket team play the West Indies, Orange blasts the UK government for its lop-sided guidelines

Plymouth Albion left stunned by RFU points deduction and £20K fine for administrative error

TRP has been given access to the letter written by Plymouth Albion owner Dave Venables to the RFU

Top 20 Rugby Captains: Part One

Legendary figures of the Six Nations Brian O'Driscoll, Alun Wyn Jones and Sergio Parisse miss out on the Top 10

New Scarlets signing Johnny Williams not focussed on being ‘the next Tompkins’

"Scarlets play a really good style of rugby that’s attractive to watch, and I think I can add some value to...

Easy riders at Newcastle

NICK EASTER working at Newcastle under Dean Richards? It can only be good news for the No.8s at Kingston Park, all...

Fitzy back at Stradey… will he be forgiven?

THE wind was so strong, you could see the stands swaying from side to side. The rain was so incessant, it...

Heads out of the bunker chaps and point the way!

Lady Godiva’s dress-down ride through Coventry; Sir Thomas Fairfax’s rout of the Royalist forces south of Bristol; the first stirrings of...

Brendan got me through lockdown!

Ken Howe Teddington RFC THANK heavens for Brendan Gallagher during the period of this horrendous lockdown. His dips into our past...

Ring-fence and I’ll give my cash to grassroots

William Bolger ANOTHERexcellent report from Neale Harvey - the Q&A with Gary Reynolds in TRP July 5 covered a wide range...