Luke’s hooked on being best

NICK CAIN TALKS TO EXETER’S LUKE COWAN-DICKIE ABOUT HIS IMPRESSIVE TRY-SCORING RECORD Try-time: The headbanded Luke Cowan-Dickie is buried as he...

Barriere was Beziers pussycat!

BRENDANGallagher’s piece about Beziers in last week’s issue, accompanied by a mugshot of the formidable coach Raoul Barriere, called to mind...

I wouldn’t call Lions draw in NZ boring

NEW Zealand have a long history as market leaders in rugby’s “bright ideas” department. Sadly, their latest brainwave is of a...

In a galaxy far, far way lives World Rugby men

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST In search of intelligent life: Elon Musk’s rocket takes off Now that Elon Musk has ushered in...

Blaze: Young guns can get Wasps firing

Neale Harvey talks to Wasps new forwards coach Richard Blaze about his return to the club scene Exciting: Hooker Gabriel Oghre...

Gatland can enhance that amazing CV further in 2021

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most impressive rugby coaches TOP 20 ...COACHES NEXT WEEK rugby books...

Players need to know truth about cuts

IF I WAS still playing I’d be equally alarmed and concerned at having to take a 25 per cent pay cut...

So Super that rugby is back on the box!

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Back on home soil: New Blues signing Dan Carter PICTURE: Getty Images Forget about the...

Van Vuuren joins the Trailfinders revamp

Signed: Van Vuuren EALING have continued the massive overhaul of their squad next season by signing Michael van Vuuren from Northampton...

Skivington is new target forGloucs

Wanted: London Irish coach George Skivington GEORGE Skivington has emerged as a target for Gloucester who are set to revamp their...

Heffernan must wait for move to Prem

OISIN HEFFERNAN has been left in limbo despite this week being named in the Championship team of the season. The Nottingham...

Delayed salary cap vote goes ahead tomorrow

PREMIERSHIP clubs will vote again tomorrow on proposals that should see them reduce the salary cap and overhaul the ‘marquee’ players...

ROOM101

MITCH LAMB THE HINCKLEY CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Mint flavoured things...

England and Wales plan rerun in autumn

By PETER JACKSON PICTURE: Getty Images Skivington for Gloucs? London Irish coach George Skivington is being lined up by Gloucester. Full...

RFU facing new round of staff cuts in cash crisis

By NICK CAIN Plan: Francis Baron THE RFU look to be heading for another round of redundancies as world rugby teeters...

Dave Dennis plans return to Australia to help union in crisis

The Exeter Chiefs flanker outlines his concerns for Rugby Australia and his determination to do something about it

Exclusive: I’ll never be like Beauden but I’m a bloody-minded winner, says Dan Biggar

Wales and Northampton fly-half Dan Biggar hasn't looked back since arriving at Franklin's Gardens. The same applies to his Lions 2021...

England prop Joe Marler commits to Harlequins

“I’m immensely proud to have played for Quins over 200 times so far" - Marler

How American Football Grew Out of British Rugby

There’s no question America has borrowed traditions from the British. Even the melody to the national anthem “The Star Spangled Banner”...

Lions tour contenders RANKED – Owen Farrell has the game to replace Sexton and stay ahead of Biggar

Owen Farrell can live up to the challenge of Dan Biggar and Johnny Sexton on the 2021 Lions tour

Probyn column: Give England stars Test fees but keep club pay down

Jeff Probyn looks at how central contracts would factor in today's current circumstances if that's the route the RFU went in...

Hewett column: Lansdown argument all about gaining monopoly

Bristol and Bath hold the advantage in the Premiership with their financial muscle, writes Chris Hewett

Room 101: Redruth fly-half Fraser Honey

The playmaker wants one thing from a teammate: know your role

Mills: This Wasps backline can help challenge for titles

As he gets ready to leave Worcester, Ryan Mills says he has yet to hit his peak

Premiership targets August date for season’s resumption

League organisers outline steps for matchdays to return in week where training resumes

Bath make splash for Ben Spencer, Will Spencer and Sharks prop

Bath have provided a squad update on the departures, extensions and new signings set to come and go this summer

Q&A – Brad Mooar: I’m leaving Scarlets with them ready to explode

We ask the outgoing Scarlets head coach about what he's leaving behind in west Wales and his final message to fans

Dream Team: Cornish Pirates scrum-half JB Bruzulier

Contracted for another two seasons at Pirates, JB Bruzulier reflects on his career to pick a best XV

Harlequins find tighthead to fill void left by Kyle Sinckler

The Premiership club are set to bolster their front row across all three positions

Nicky Thomas urged to make Ospreys chance count

Former coach Bernard Jackman believes the Ospreys is a the final chance for Thomas to show his Wales potential, yet to...

‘I can’t respect you, I think you are a bit of a snake’ – Sam Burgess slams Mike Ford

Burgess lifts the lid on his take of what went wrong in England's World Cup and his exit at Bath

Rugby Matters: Can Emirati riches pump life into fallen giant Beziers?

Glory days of Beziers gave rise to region removed from French rugby's heartland of the south west, writes Brendan Gallagher

The Saracens players who can thrive in the Championship

Neale Harvey discovers the academy graduates now fully integrated within Saracens first team

Dan Carter makes surprise return to Super Rugby with Blues

Dan Carter has been confirmed as a Blues player ahead of the ten-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition

New signing Tyrone Green shares a trait with Mike Brown, says Gustard

"He possesses the kind of desire you see from a Harlequin great in Mike Brown” - Paul Gustard

Williams column: Back three riches will give Wayne Pivac a problem

The 15 players Wales have in their back three stock

Rugby action set to return this June

Are you excited for “Virtual Rugby Show” and New Zealand‘s domestic Rugby competition? After weeks of isolation and social distancing, rugby,...

Jackson column: Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham

The West Indies influence in Britain found its way into rugby league in the 1930s with Alex Givvons, Peter Jackson writes

Saracens make pitch to Springbok to replace Kruis in second row

Flip van der Merwe announced his retirement last summer to pursue Higher Education interests

Cain column: Eddie Jones on touchline is a recipe for a riot

Nick Cain on Eddie Jones' suggestion that international coaches should be allowed to stalk the touchline

Nigel Owens passes judgement on new orange card available to referees

The orange card will give players a 20 minute exclusion from the action

Gloucester in full rebuild mode as Humphreys heads for the exit

Cherry and Whites looking for new head coach who will incorporate some of Humphrey's duties as DoR

Living with the Lions would be my ideal return, says Dai Young

The ex-Wasps director of rugby responds to speculation linking him with Gloucester

Five clubs in queue for axed Queensland Reds ace Isaac Lucas

Lucas was one of three Reds players to have their contracts ended last month after a dispute with Rugby Australia

Guscott column: The Top 14 looks the likeliest route for Maro Itoje now

Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Saracens lock can maintain his financial income and international ambitions with England and the Lions

Bristol Bears get set to welcome fans back to Ashton Gate

TRP understands fans will be allowed to attend matches in August under government plans

Premiership and Championship clubs cleared to return to training

Cleaning controls, PPE and temperature checks to be administered as rugby squads cleared to return

Premiership unanimously approves salary cap overhaul after Myners report

The Premiership has approved 52 recommendations to reform its salary cap regulations

Room 101: Sedgley Park fly-half Steve Collins

Nobody wants brick-sized phones like the 1980s, Collins argues

TRP’s National Two South Team of the Season

We can reveal the National Two North XV voted for their standout individual campaigns in 2019-20