Bilbo next for Tigers?

WILL Harry Potter, the new bright spark in a gloomy Leicester back division, ever play a televised match without a commentator...

Money to be made in bad boys’ memoirs

Naughty boy: Joe Marler tampers with Alun Wyn Jones THE naughty step is fast turning into a bookcase. Dylan Hartley, James...

Robshaw took stick for being a team man

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It has been widely and inaccurately reported that when W C Fields, master of the Jazz Age...

Tigers on lookout for Lavanini stand-in

Out: Tomas Lavanini LEICESTER have started the search for a lock after Tomas Lavanini was ruled out of action until the...

Brew completes Regions clean sweep

SCARLETS have signed Wales wing Aled Brew, 34, as short-term injury cover. Johnny McNicholl could be sidelined for eight weeks because...

Kearney goes Down Under for a year

FORMER British & Irish Lions full-back Rob Kearney has joined Western Force on a oneyear contract. Kearney played 15 seasons for...

Quins ask RPA to help sort out pay agreement

Australiabound: Robert Kearney HARLEQUINS are having more talks with their squad in a bid to find a long-term plan to get...

Rugby has two in running with William Hill

FORMER Plymouth Albion player Ben Mercer has made the long list for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award...

Warriors sign Fotu

GLASGOW Warriors have signed Tongan back row Fotu Lokotui after a trial. The 28-year-old joins as a free agent after a...

Money man Gooley puts Ealing staff at ease

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Backer: Mike Gooley EALING Trailfinders owner Mike Gooley has assured...

ROOM 101

THE BLACKHEATH CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND LUKE PETERS 1. Messy People I’ve...

CHRIS ROBSHAW ON…

…England’s back row choices The depth is phenomenal. There’s ten to 20 guys who could play for England. I’m quite happy...

How Millfield pals pulled Robbo back from despair

DAVID EMERY SPEAKS TO CHRIS ROBSHAW AS HPREPARES FOR HIS 300TH AND FINAL QUINS GAME TODAY Triumph: Chris Robshaw holds the...

Don’t kill Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’

SHANE WILLIAMs WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Facing extinction: Cheetahs, with Nico Lee on the charge, playing against Southern Kings PICTURE: Getty...

Comedy night offers key workers light relief

Joker: Stephen K Amos CRAWLEY Rugby Club said a big thnak you to the NHS by putting on a comedy night...

Biggest challenge of my 35 years in sport

Jeremy Blackmore talks to former RFU director Rob Andrew about rugby’s future Survival mode: Rob Andrew is fighting to safeguard the...

Borthwick: Tigers lost their way but we’re rebuilding

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER have won jus two games since Steve Borthwick arrived in July but the new head...

Leinster up and running but Sexton limps out

By DECLAN ROONEY DEAN Ryan’s Dragons got little change from a trip to face the PRO14 champions as Ashton Hewitt’s wonder...

Turnbull red card forces Blues to think on their feet

By ROB COLE JOSHAdams made it eight tries in nine appearances for Cardiff Blues with a first half score that allowed...

Aki exploits porous defence to leave Wilson frustrated

By JOHN FALLON GLASGOW Warriors coach Danny Wilson blamed illdiscipline and some poor defending for their opening round loss in Galway....

Scarlets sunk by late Healy howitzer

By ROGER PANTING Marksman: Leigh Halfpenny adds another three points PICTURE: Huw Evans LEIGH Halfpenny broke Scarlets’ points record but Ben...

Protheroe produces the goods with debut double

By BRYN PALMER MAT PROTHEROE grabbed two tries on his Ospreys debut as the Welsh region opened their PRO14 campaign by...

Coetzee’s key after Stockdale sin-bin

By DAVE MURPHY ULSTER edged an eight-try classic with a controlled second half display at Kingspan Stadium. Benetton tested the home...

How did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow the RFU?

NICH CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HOW is it that the RFU, which has had the enviable reputation almost...

Simpson urges Gloucester to get smarter

By NEALE HARVEY Pragmatic: Joe Simpson GLOUCESTER No.9 Joe Simpson is confident that the building blocks put in place by their...

Tiger Reffell raring to rip into Robshaw

By NEALE HARVEY Fast learner: Tommy Reffell PICTURE: Getty Images RISING star Tommy Reffell goes into battle against Premiership legend Chris...

Saints call off match amid new covid crisis

Double delight: Matt Protheroe celebrates scoring Ospreys’ third try – and his second – against Edinburgh yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONhave...

RFU plan National Leagues shake-up

By NEALE HARVEY RADICAL plans to salvage lower league rugby in the New Year could see National One and Two sides...

Ryan Lamb feature: Coffee empire can wait, I can’t wait to get coaching

Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb talks about almost signing for Exeter in his career and the No.10 he wants to see...

Room 101: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom

Varsity Cup winner Ransom picks three of his biggest pet hates

Williams column: Scarlets will be PRO14 title contenders

Shane Williams previews the new PRO14 season and the chances for the four Welsh regions

‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt

On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players...

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders hooker Alun Walker

Ex-Edinburgh, Nottingham and Scotland U20s front row Walker picks a dream XV

Managing your rugby club during Covid-19

Covid-19 has challenged rugby clubs in all kinds of ways from volumes of guidance to adapted gameplay. Grassroots sports technology firm...

Rugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big

Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby's norm

Manu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England

A big blow for Sale and England as centre is confirmed to have suffered torn Achilles

Jackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back

Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales...

Ealing Trailfinders could mix it with Premiership clubs, says Reid

Ex-Trailfinders flanker Jordy Reid, now at Gloucester, believes the club could fill in if financial ruin hit the top flight

England haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody

Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones' back row team selection

England Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics

It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer

Cain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?

It's time for Bill Sweeney to rattle the government's cage, writes Nick Cain

Premiership may not return until 2021 in risk to Lions tour schedule

One Premiership chairman has told TRP it could take 'five to eight years' for clubs to recover from financial impact of...

Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs

Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions

Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season

Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November

Guscott column: World Cup winners will bring box office appeal

Are the Welsh, Scottish and Irish clubs of the PRO14 set to clock more air miles?

Surreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane

Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team

Playing Online Bingo: 6 Easy Tips to Win

Most people think that Bingo is based on pure luck. While it is a game of chance, veteran players know that...

Leicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players

Tigers could face a High Court battle with the five players who opted to not agree to pay cuts this summer

Exclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction

Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales' vulnerable clubs

Would a London NFL Franchise Pose a Threat to Premiership Rugby?

American football officially landed in the UK on October 27, 2007, when the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins in...