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BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tompkins is new target for Dragons THE Dragons appear to be nowhere close to...

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LOUIS GRIMOLDBY AMPTHILL FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES 1. Airport security slackers People at airport security who only begin...

The Principality pointed way perfectly for the new millennium

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best grounds TOP 20 …RUGBY GROUNDS NEXT WEEK Rugby Scandals Sheer...

Easy does it when we finally get green light

I can almost hear the twang of hamstrings as we contemplate the return to action of our professional players. Everyone is...

Billy gets backing of Six Nations

By PETER JACKSON THE SIX Nations claim they stand united in their support for Sir Bill Beaumont’s re-election as chairman of...

Toomua may take Bath to dodge cuts

PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Leicester playmaker Matt Toomua could make a return to the Premiership following pay-cuts to all professional players...

Clubs plan breakaway the same as football

By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...

Top 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 5-1

The hard men who wouldn't take a step back on the rugby pitch

10 great coaching minds currently ‘lost’ on rugby

Martin Johnson had his career in coaching blighted by England's 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign

Lions tour contenders RANKED – test of strength at tighthead could sway series

Nick Cain looks at the depth available to Warren Gatland at tighthead for the Lions

Sale Sharks and Rohan Janse van Rensburg sanctioned after Gloucester raise dispute

Premiership club given suspended points deduction for illegal approach for centre in 2018

Probyn column: Big guns will back Bill Beaumont to save them cash

Jeff Probyn contemplates what Bernard Laporte's running for World Rugby vice-chairman means for Bill Beaumont's bid to be re-elected

Kpoku brothers pose twin threat in Saracens engine room

Neale Harvey talks to Joel and Jon Kpoku on their rise through Saracens' player pathway to the first team

All you need to know about rugby betting strategies

Even though football, tennis, and horse racing are still the most popular betting sports, rugby is slowly making its way to...

RFU column: We’re here to help and will do all we can

Direct from the RFU, director Steve Grainger outlines the work they are doing to prevent clubs from going to the wall

Will Hurrell harbours dreams of being defence commander after stroke ends playing career

The Bristol Bears centre talks to TRP's Neale Harvey after his retirement announcement last week

Q&A – Lee Blackett: Wasps can show the director of rugby role isn’t essential

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett wants his squad to play to his philosophy of 'attacking fear'

Top 20 rugby hard cases countdown: 10-6

British & Irish Lions icon Willie John McBride enters the list, as we near revealing No.1

Dream Team: Leicester and ex-Bedford Blues and Northampton hooker Charlie Clare

Charlie Clare picks a best XV based on players he has played with or faced as an opponent

Jackson column: Axed star Peter Larter still doesn’t know why

Peter Jackson journeys back to The Troubles when England went where others at the time feared to tread: Dublin

Raelene Castle quits as chief executive of Rugby Australia

CEO leaves position after facing extreme scrutiny and receiving vote of no confidence from 11 former Wallabies captains

Premiership season may resume as late as end of August

TRP understands Premiership clubs will be given a minimum of five weeks to get squads match-ready

National One in conflict over salary cap reduction

Not everyone in National League One is in favour of a financial reset

Revealed: Saracens make first signings for life in the Championship

Bedford Blues and USA fly-half Will Hooley is set to join Saracens, Neil Fissler reports

Wales international Thomas Young close to new Wasps deal

Young set to put his Wales dream on hold by committing to Wasps

Leicester Tigers fend off interest for another international in their backline

After losing Jonny May to Gloucester, Tigers face another fight to keep hold of winger

“Everyone understands the situation” – Ulster furlough all players and coaching staff

Ulster chief executive outlines prudent steps being taken to keep province sustainable

Cain column: The hustings buzz with the promises of Agustin Pichot

Nick Cain says the campaign to become World Rugby chairman is verging on ageism

Doncaster Knights deducted five points for breaching RFU’s rules on agents

Championship club found to have breached intermediary regulations and docked points

Williams column: Riches of Japan spell big trouble for players in England and Wales

Growth of game in the Far East will leave unions short given selection criteria, writes Shane Williams

Ex-Gloucester prop Gareth Denman one of two signings set to hit trail to Ealing

Neil Fissler reports on the two players set to switch Championship clubs, plus Exeter Chiefs extend deal for veteran

Rugby Matters: Gus Pichot has visions of changing the world

Talk of revolution is in the air as Pichot's invokes Che

Top 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 15-11

Trouble seemed to find its way to Bakkies Botha on the rugby pitch...

Guscott column: May-day for opponents as Gloucester-bound Jonny just gets better

Jeremy Guscott analyses Jonny May's move to Gloucester and what it means for his England career

The three Premiership clubs who vetoed reducing the salary cap from £7m to £5.5m

Salary cap operating window and player turnover come July had led to vote on lowering limit

Exclusive: Plans to hold Six Nations in FULL this autumn

Peter Jackson reports on the contingency talks for a second Six Nations in November

Young Guns: Gloucester full-back/centre Tom Stanton

Tom Stanton has played plenty at outside centre, but wants to stamp his mark at full-back

Fiji chairman forced to resign from World Rugby Council amid allegations of homophobia

World Rugby withdraw candidacy for executive committee and place on World Rugby Council of FRU chairman Francis Kean

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie

Three relegations haven't dampened the Canadian's outlook on his time in English club rugby

Munster prop James Cronin given one-month doping ban after pharmacy mix-up

Wrong medication leads to Cronin testing positive for two prohibited substances

Top 20 rugby hard cases countdown: 20-16

Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown of rugby's hardest men

We can become regulars in the top two, says Northampton Saints No.8 Teimana Harrison

The Northampton Saints No.8 tells Neale Harvey how he is revelling his role as co-captain

Rugby’s finest rushed to the battlefront and died heroes with VCs

FOR three decades or more before 1914 the young men of Britain and its extended Empire had been fighting generally good...

John Wells to leave Newcastle Falcons for role in Italy

Defence coach John Wells will take up a new challenge with Rugby Colorno

CVC £300m investment into Six Nations put on ice

Deal between CVC and Six Nations put on hold until Test calendar becomes clear

Agustin Pichot wants to see British & Irish Lions tour Americas

Standing to be elected chairman of World Rugby, Pichot has spoken about his thoughts on how Lions tours could expand

Coronavirus leads to lull in sports betting

The coronavirus pandemic has ended up delivering a lethal yet unexpected blow to the sports betting industry. According to many industry...

Rugby betting guide for beginners

Watching sports, including rugby, can make you a happier person, at least if you don’t take losses personally. On the flip...

Wedding killer set for power

WORLD Rugby’s influential executive committee could be about to break unwanted new ground with the election of Francis Kean, who was...

Salary cuts could be here to stay for players

IT is an unpalatable truth for most Premiership clubs that rampant wage inflation has played a big part in the perilous...