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Featured
/ 10 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe
European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: You’re right Steve, new maul is ‘bloody boring’
How unusual, a New Zealand coach bemoaning the opposition’s tactics despite winning the game. Steve Hansen’s complaint about the Argentinian driving...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMike Brown fit and firing says Andy Farrell
Mike Brown is winning his fitness battle ahead of England‘s opening World Cup warm-up game after emerging unscathed from his first...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Wallabies are never beaten, just ask Wales!
Same old players, same old Wallabies. Not for the first time, Australia were the second-best team on the pitch and yet,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Bok boys can do lot more than just bash
It would be a huge surprise if these sides continue to play this type of expansive rugby in the World Cup,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoRichard Haughton targeting World Cup… as a referee!
Former Saracens and Wasps winger Richard Haughton is aiming to follow the Glen Jackson route to refereeing stardom after taking up...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Sometimes it’s better just to put your feet up
I don’t know if Wales‘ fitness guru Paul Stridgeon and Bristol coach Sean Holley are Jos Stone fans and I certainly...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Over-load on players so wrong says Larder
George Ford played 32 matches for club and country last season, more than any of his international contemporaries anywhere in Europe....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoFury over ‘ban’ on World Cup heroines
The legacy of England women’s 2014 World Cup win is being wrecked according to England’s top clubs who have reacted furiously...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEngland and Wales stars being ‘shot to bits’
England and Wales have been warned that their players will be ‘shot to pieces’ before their three-Test series in Australasia at...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoHooper cited for incident in Wallabies’ win over Argentina
Australia openside alleged to have struck opponent in the lead-up to Dean Mumm's superb try
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoSchmidt extends deal with IRFU to 2017
The IRFU have confirmed that Joe Schmidt has signed a new contract to 2017. The former Leinster coach has gone from...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoSpringboks change eight for New Zealand clash
Heyneke Meyer has made eight changes for South Africa‘s match against the All Blacks this weekend. Of the three changes to...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoMelbourne Rebels sign Irish prop Hagan
Super Rugby side Melbourne Rebels have made their second signing of the week by recruiting Irish prop Jamie Hagan. The 28...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoRees turns down Worcester to re-sign with Blues
Former Wales captain Matthew Rees will not be signing for Worcester Warriors and has instead agreed a new deal with Cardiff...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoBoks made to sweat on Coetzee and Matfield as injury list mounts
The defeated Springboks are waiting on injuries to Marcell Coetzee and Victor Matfield ahead of their clash with New Zealand on...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoFight to the death will bring best out of Billy Twelvetrees
Billy Twelvetrees insists he is excited rather than daunted by the battle raging around England‘s coveted No.12 jersey as the clock...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Vernon Pugh was right, we’re playing too many Tests
Fifty years ago, Jack Kyle held the record as the world’s most-capped player with 46 matches for Ireland. It had taken...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Why do altitude training if it may hinder your speed?
As we approach the Rugby World Cup and hear more and more details of how the teams are preparing, I have...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoVersatile Henry Slade is ready to mash the monsters
Henry Slade insists taking on world rugby‘s midfield monsters would not faze him, with the versatile England back saying he would...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks at the way Michael Cheika is trying to rebuild the Australian scrum
Australian have traditionally struggled to match South Africa for size and strength, but Michael Cheika is on a mission to change...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Rugby Championship preview
In a World Cup year a short sharp Rugby Championship – each of the four teams plays each other just the...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoFlyer Josh Drauniniu on crusade to shake off Dean Ryan rejection
After a season to forget with Worcester Josh Drauniniu returns to London Welsh with one goal, to play rugby again. The...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoCalum Clark takes Richie McCaw as his World Cup inspiration
Northampton flanker insists his days of worrying are over and he will let his performances do the talking
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Michael Cheika can bring best out of talented Wallabies
If we know one thing about Australia it’s that they frequently get it right for World Cups. A lot of their...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling
There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: I’m really missing all that freezing and wheezing!
World Cup training camps send a shiver down most players’ spines but I have to admit, I really miss it. It’s...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go
David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England‘s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership plans for expansion go on hold
PRL plans to expand and impose a moratorium on promotion and relegation from 2016 are in doubt.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: So, is the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ in control of rugby again?
Training camps, past managers views and the World Cup have taken the focus off the biggest decision the game faces in...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBen Morgan’s reaping rewards of lay-off
Ben Morgan admits he feared for his rugby future before making a Lazarus-like recovery to be included in England‘s World Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher meets up with Brad Barritt
By my count there are nine players in the current England long squad who could justifiably harbour hopes, albeit some much...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater
Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Wales can’t ignore the threat of soccer
Can football overtake rugby union as the national game of Wales? It’s a question I am asking myself more and more...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMatt Kvesic desperate for trip to Denver to show he is the breakdown king
Matt Kvesic accepts he faces a huge battle to break into England‘s World Cup squad ahead of experienced campaigners like Chris...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: A gentle boot-camp and warm-up for the Cup? Tell that to the Marines
The thing about World Cup camps is that the handbrakes come off and, especially among Tier One Nations, the notoriously tight-fisted...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Treasure this camp, lads – time passes in a blink
The great upside of getting into England training camp early is that the excitement builds from the minute you arrive at...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Bad referees must pay the price in World Cup
It doesn’t matter if you don’t penalise crooked feeds, or if you stuff up monumentally as a 2015 World Cup referee,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoGeorge Lowe backs Jamie Roberts to hit heights at Harlequins
Harlequins centre George Lowe is desperate to hook-up with new signing Jamie Roberts, whose impending arrival he describes as a “massive...
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Featured
/ 10 years ago‘One more blow and George North has to quit’
One of world rugby‘s leading medical figures is advising George North to retire should he suffer another head injury. The Welsh...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain gets out his crystal ball and the form book to pick his 2017 Lions
Two years from now the Lions will be in the midst of a three Test series against a New Zealand side...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Time for Lions to show claws over intinerary
The 2017 Lions itinerary, which was due to be announced in May but is now expected later this summer according to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Heading off to the hills on another mission from God
Training camps and altitude training in far-flung foreign fields do make you wonder what the game is coming to. As big...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoTom Youngs backed to become the best hooker in world
England man now rivals Bismarck du Plessis as the world’s best hooker according to Lee Mears.
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Accept it, Gatland’s Law is now a nonsense
Like Mo Farah’s front doorbell when the drug testers came calling, Warren Gatland’s eponymous law has much to answer for. As...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance
There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa
As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWhy Danny Care is gearing up for the father of all battles in pursuit of his World Cup dream
Quins star is on a mission to re-establish himself as England’s first-choice scrum-half for the World Cup.
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoPlay-offs? Not Jersey says cagey boss Harvey Biljon
Jersey rugby director has poured scorn on Justin Burnell’s belief that his side can be Championship play-off candidates next season.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: In-form Matt Banahan would be my first choice wing
Wingers are try-scorers first and foremost, as they always have been, but in the modern Test arena they’ve had to develop...
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