Jono Lance signs for Western Force after hitting wall with UK visa

The former Worcester Warriors fly-half had agreed to sign for Edinburgh

Northampton Saints craftsman Tom Wood nails down new career

The former England flanker is embracing a leadership role within the Saints squad

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 20-16

'Why, why, why Delilah?' enters the first of our four-part countdown of rugby's great anthems

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Craig Hampson

No.9 Hampson cast his eye over past teammates and opponents to choose a dream XV

Players must be given a voice over salary cuts

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Get the finances right: Lord Myners’ report gives Premiership a chance for a rethink...

DREAMTEAM

TOM WOOD, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER WORCESTER BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

Money row is turning best league in world into a joke

COLIN BOAG Exception: Charles Piutau earns a fortune but scores of others get a lot less Remember that song that starts...

Carleton tribute to friend and mentor Seabrook

By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Orrell and England Grand Slam winger John Carleton has paid tribute to his long-time coach and friend...

Scarlets poised for legal battle

By ROB COLE THEScarlets are preparing to go to war with their regional colleagues and the WRU after seeing their mediation...

Carter can play on until 40 says Anscombe

By SAMUEL JACKSON In shape: Dan Carter DAN CARTER’S return to top-flight rugby in New Zealand might not be as brief...

Collier banking on scrum supremacy for Test recall

By NEALE HARVEY Rock solid: Quins tighthead Will Collier PICTURE: Getty Images Highlight: Marland Yarde, Chris Robshaw, Danny Care, Will Collier...

Will’s return to Bath feels like it’s meant to be

Reunited: Stuart Hooper, Will Spencer and Neal Hatley WILL Spencer aims to put two disappointing years at Leicester behind him as...

Spencer cuts ties for sake of his family

By NEALE HARVEY Changes: Eddie Jones On the move: Ben Spencer runs in a try for Saracens against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty...

Lance’s switch to Edinburgh collapses

JONO Lance will not be joining Edinburgh after the Australian failed to get a UK visa. The 29-year-old fly-half spent two...

Alex aims to conquer England after France

By JON NEWCOMBE Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski of Saracens skips the tackle of Munster’s Chris Farrell Inset: Chris Ashton PICTURE: Getty Images...

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Kiss: We have to protect league rugby

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss says World Rugby must not sacrifice league rugby on the altar of...

PRL have strung us along says players’ chief Hopley

By COLIN BOAG Concern: Damian Hopley RPA chief executive Damien Hopley has accused PRL of taking them for a ride as...

Cotterill’s Aussie strategy expands Shelford horizons

By JEREMY BLACKMORE SHELFORD boss Will Cotterill credits a new expansive style of rugby with the transformation which brought the Peacocks...

It’s time to get real and ring-fence Premiership – Bentley

By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Chris Bentley Reaching the top: Chris Bentley was part of the Exeter side promoted in 2010 PICTURE:...

Scapegoat Botica left Llanelli having lost money

Steffan Thomas talks to Frano Botica about his time in Wales FRANO Botica is remembered as one of New Zealand’s best...

Ashley aims to help Wales live healthier

By ALEX BYWATER Man on a mission: Lloyd Ashley PICTURES: Getty Images WHILE most rugby players have tried as best they...

Sarries committed to lifting community spirit

BEHIND THE SCENES Inspiring: Sarries RFC kids in kicking practice PICTURES: Matt Impey - Wired Photos/Saracens Sport What does a Premiership...

Fight the good fight but beware disaster

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Unflinching: RPA chairman Mark Lambert has threatened legal action PICTURE: Getty Images...

WHY EDWARDS CHOSE ROSSLYN PARK SEVENS OVER WALES

Great: Gareth Edwards SOME Sevens tournaments are more significant than others and there is no doubt that the 1966 Rosslyn Park...

Gareth’s team start Millfield’s 7s dynasty

Brendan Gallagher begins a new series looking at rugby’s great schools Carrying the torch: Callum Sheedy lifts the 2014 Rosslyn Park...

Blues face crippling £6,000,000 black hole

By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues are in danger of losing up to £6m amid fears of Welsh rugby being stuck behind...

Clubs rage as lost TV deal costs them £Ms

By NEALE HARVEY Pressure: Darren Childs PREMIERSHIP clubs and players face further financial meltdown after it emerged that the offer of...

Five Nations free-for-all after Welsh dominance

THE 1980s, with Wales no longer on their lofty perch of the 70s, was an unpredictable decade in the Five Nations...

Dawn of new age as Captain Kirk’s All Blacks boldly go to world glory

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 13 1980s...

Tough-guy Des was scourge of All Blacks

Des Seabrook 1941 – 2020 By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Top of the tree: Coach Martin Green, right, and his assistant Des Seabrook...

I was unbeaten in a Scotland jersey!

MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM RYDER FORMER SCOTLAND, SARACENS, GLASGOW, LEEDS, LEICESTER AND NORTHAMPTON LOCK Victory march: Tom Ryder on the charge...

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CHRIST TSHIUNZA EXETER BACK ROW/LOCK From war-torn Congo to the top of international rugby, that’s the dream of 18-year-old back row-cum-lock...

We will not be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

Q&A DAN LEO ON THE RECORD Regret: Dan Leo says Samoa should not have played against England in 2014 PICTURES: Getty...

Lion-heart Lyons was coach guru to the best

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Golden oldie: Dan Carter runs through drills during a Blues training session PICTURE:...

Little Jonny’s huge hits were game changers

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring photographs, and explains the story behind the iconic image Iconic Rugby Pictures:...

Winless Namibia escape the repechage

WORLD Rugby have finalised the qualifying procedure for RWC2023 and although the dislocation of Covid-19 means it must remain a little...

Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Uprise: Edward Colston’s statue is ripped down in...

This Fox can still ruffle Bok feathers

2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... OUTSIDE-CENTRES Powerful: Wales’ Jonathan Davies...

SHAUN EDWARDS ON…

...Rob Howley’s potential return to the game after his ban I’m totally pleased. I keep coming back to Dean Richards, who...

Edwards: I talk to them with body language

NICK CAIN CALLS A VILLAGE IN FRANCE TO TALK TO THE MAN HELPING FIRE LES BLUES Off: Mohammed Haouas punches Scotland’s...

A fitting reward for Robshaw

BY extending Chris Robshaw’s contract to cover the remaining weeks of the suspended Premiership season, Quins have done their best to...

Truculent props? We have bigger problems!

IT’S official: the props are revolting. As the coronavirus- driven realities of wage restraint and salary cap reduction kick in, it...

It’s heresy, but 71 Lions were fairly ordinary

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Not at his best: Gareth Edwards in the third Test in 1971 PICTURE: Getty Images “Barry John,...

4-year doping ban

HAYWARDS Heath player Max Drage has been banned from all sport for four years until January 9, 2024 for steroid abuse....

Poirot calls time on France

FORMER France captain Jefferson Poirot has retired from international rugby at the age 27 because of a lack of motivation. The...

Gill’s off-field venture brings in extra green

By ROB COLE Lawn maker: Blues prop Rhys Gill Partner: Ross Johnson RHYS Gill hasn’t had a chance to miss the...

AJ Bell was wrong move for Sale says Kennedy

By JON NEWCOMBE Money man: Kennedy Hopeful: Diamond Unloved: AJ Bell Stadium failed to hit expectations AS SALE Sharks announce plans...

Green’s witty classic stays the course as rugby’s bible

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby books and DVDs TOP 20 ...RUGBY BOOKS AND DVDS...

I applaud Ashton for speaking out

Strong message: Ashton Hewitt with Newport Gwent Dragons PICTURE: Getty Images WRU chairman Gareth Davies wrote to clubs last week to...