Imanol goes through pain barrier in Basque country

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

Hume worked miracles at Ampleforth

Star: Basil Hume in Ampleforth 1st XV, 1940 IT’S a funny thing but in the 850 odd years since Britain last...

Sad to say but 7s had lost its way

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Rare win: Dan Bibby celebrates with Ethan Waddleton...

Huw can recapture his best form – Bell

GLASGOW attack coach Jonny Bell is certain Huw Jones can rekindle the sparkling form that saw him score ten tries in...

Clean slate for Samson

Strong: Samson Lee DOUBLE World Cup-winning All Black prop Ben Franks wants to help resurrect the career of Wales’ ‘once in...

Wainright can spring some more surprises

AARON Wainwright plans to keep on surprising the rugby world after a stunning first 18 months at Test level took in...

Sam targets Wales jersey after switch

By ROB COLE Split loyalties: Sam Moore in U20 Six Nations action for England against France in 2018 SAM Moore trained...

Scots flyer Graham gunning for home semi-final

EDINBURGHwill come out “all guns blazing” against Glasgow on Saturday as they try to secure a home PRO14 semi-final, says Scotland...

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Blues, Ospreys yet to agree wage reductions

DRAGONS and Scarlets have agreed a 25 per cent reduction in player salaries with their squads for the next 12 months....

Canterbury want no part in 15-game season plan

■By WARREN MUGGLETON Concern: Giles Hilton CANTERBURY chairman Giles Hilton says promotion and relegation plans for a 15-game season are ‘nonsense’...

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Nigel demands some home truths

NIGEL Davies has done a great deal more than play 527 matches for Llanelli, as they were pre-regionalisation, and Wales. He...

Port Talbot wizardry fizzes on in Regan

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW By giving Leeds the runaround at Headingley last Sunday, Regan Grace did more...

Morahan: We can’t afford complacency

By NEALE HARVEY LUKE Morahan says Bristol’s players are fully aware of their responsibilities around combatting the Covid-19 menace that continues...

ON THE BLINDSIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Options: Sam Davies Bath have Welsh ace Davies on their hit list BATH are...

ROOM 101

RHODRI ADAMSON THE JAMAICA 7S INTERNATIONAL AND FORMER RICHMOND, CAMBRIDGE, BLAYDON AND COVENTRY FULL-BACK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM...

Frankly, I’ve got to improve

NICK CAIN TALKS TO NORTHAMPTON’S STAR ALL BLACKS PROP OWEN FRANKS Brains trust: Chris Boyd discusses tactics with coach Sam Vesty...

Perenara’s word perfect

TJ Perenara is not the first scrum-half to have plenty to say for himself. It’s part of the job description. But...

Calling Toby…are you really at Ospreys?

TOBY Booth is one of the most talented coaches around. No less a figure than Brian Ashton recognised this more than...

Nerdvana is far from providing a paradise

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Professional rugby is fast becoming a game of gadgets and gizmos: a bewildering array of cutting- edge...

More leagues with fewer clubs is RFU plan for future

JOHNInverdale, chairman of the National Clubs Association, yesterday welcomed the RFU’s plan for a shake-up of the National Leagues. The proposals,...

Stars on display for ding-dong battle

NORTHAMPTON have named a side full of big name internationals as they look to cement their position in the top four....

Brad’s fighting the sound of silence

■ By NEALE HARVEY BRAD Shields knows he faces a battle to restate his England credentials after admitting he has had...

Kiss: We had our chances but fell off the pace and suffered

Hungry: Charlie Ewels LES Kiss admitted his Irish side were lacking a little sharpness and physicality as the Exiles spluttered to...

Brilliant Ben gets his Rec life off to a great start

■ By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer showed his international class as he took less than five minutes to create a big...

New boss thrilled by brilliance of Cips

GLOUCESTER’S new head coach George Skivington was delighted with a win on the Premiership’s resumption. He said: “It wasn’t the ideal...

Warriors brushed aside after Nanai’s early red

■ By ROGER PANTING MELANI Nanai’s red card ruined Jonny May’s comeback and any chance Worcester had of returning from lockdown...

Battered Hartley’s bitter ode to dying of the light

DYLAN Hartley might have preferred something more poetic when he was axed as England captain by Eddie Jones. Something like the...

New breakdown focus will keep the jackals on straight and narrow

NICK CAIN NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE breakdown is back at the top of the refereeing agenda...

Penalty count is worry for Lam

SCOTLAND international Sean Maitland described playing in an empty stadium as “weird”. The Saracens full-back admitted: “It’s going to take a...

Late penalty try keeps Bears on the title trail

By MIKE SINCLAIR Last gasp: Bristol celebrate their penalty try in the dying minutes PICTURES:Getty Images On the run: Ben Earl...

Lancaster ‘perfect’ coach for the Lions

■By NEALE HARVEY STUART Lancaster would be a “perfect” choice to join Warren Gatland’s Lions’ coaching team in South Africa next...

Flyer Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz

■By PETER JACKSON REGAN Grace, the Welsh flyer whose amazing hat-trick for St Helens has been acclaimed as the greatest in...

Wallabies combination can unlock Exiles potential, says Sekope Kepu

Veteran prop Sekope Kepu believes the acquisition of Australia teammate Rob Simmons can take London Irish forward

Leicester signing Matt Scott feels no pressure to replace Tuilagi void

Left in limbo by Edinburgh last Christmas, ex-Gloucester centre Scott has managed to turn uncertainty into a second stint in the...

Five tips on how to become a freelance personal trainer

Whether you’re a fitness instructor looking  to upskill or maybe you are considering a complete career change, being a personal trainer...

Premiership club in salary cap probe, source tells TRP

Neil Fissler reports on a new potential salary cap breach looming over the Premiership

TEAMS: The Premiership returns for Round 14

Catch coverage of all the Premiership action in this Sunday's edition of TRP...

Harlequins consider London Irish star after receiving five-figure sum for Ibitoye

Harlequins winger Gabriel Ibitoye signed with Top 14 club Agen earlier this month

Bath have second target if outlandish bid to sign Pollard fails

Fly-half Handre Pollard joined Montpellier after the World Cup on a deal worth £675,000-per-season

NZ Rugby suffers new financial blow as Covid clouds hang over North v South game

On September 5th the North vs South match at Eden Park will be held without spectators unless entirely cancelled. If the...

Cain column: Workload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk

Super Rugby Aotearoa format gives an idea of Northern Hemisphere rugby's fast and furious calendar structure, writes Nick Cain

Jackson column: The invisible stars are letting down PRO14

The stars of the Six Nations are often left absent in their PRO14 campaigns, writes Peter Jackson

Sam Vesty can help Saints starlet Fraser Dingwall maintain England bid

Dingwall, 21, earned a shock call-up to Eddie Jones' Six Nations squad in January

No honeymoon period for Skivington and Borthwick

Jon Newcombe assesses the betting market's view of how George Skivington and Steve Borthwick are expected to start off

Why won’t Eddie pick Alex Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to Winterbottom

England and Harlequins great Peter Winterbottom deliberates why Dombrandt is being overlooked by the England head coach

Attwood: Seeing Semi Radradra do his thing in training is something special

The Bristol Bears lock labels Fijian arrival 'the best player he has ever seen'

Can Chris Ashton make a splash on debut for Harlequins?

Jon Newcombe previews Friday night's Premiership restart match between Harlequins and Sale, looking at the betting odds

I’ve got to win back my England place, says Billy Vunipola

After surpassing 50 caps for England, Vunipola admits his England place is under threat now more than ever