I would have liked to see Rob Baxter take charge of England, says Moody

Baxter's development of Exeter should have been tested on England according to the former flanker

Ten months of rehab left Sean O’Brien wanting to prove everything to no-one but himself

The London Irish flanker goes into detail about how risky his hip surgery was to his career

Cain column: Earn your wedge, Eddie by enthusing Joe Marler to carry on

Eddie Jones will have to make it a priority to keep Joe Marler around

Nick Tompkins’ move away from Saracens hits problems

Negotiations stall over the length of deal for Wales international

‘I wanted to play a big part’ – Ludlam talks of Six Nations frustrations

The England flanker has been remarkably blunt about his need to improve

Jackson column: Pity the players who can’t say goodbye to rugby properly

Peter Jackson looks at some of the players who appear unlikely to be able to bring the curtain down on their...

Springboks ace Lood de Jager open to idea of switch to Six Nations

The Sale Sharks lock has his say on whether South Africa joining the Six Nations would be beneficial

Wales tour to face All Blacks in two Tests set to be axed

The two-Test tour of New Zealand will cost the All Blacks big

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors back row Morgan Monks

Taking a lot of inspiration from fledgling teammate Ted Hill at Sixways

Hewett column: Loyalty of Jackson Wray is a beacon for rugby

Chris Hewett looks at three other players who shouldered the game's burdens at clubs and won respect for doing so

How to watch rugby on your phone

The world of entertainment has shifted so much thanks to modern technology that it’s strange to think there was a time...

Top 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.20-16

One of the great World Cup tackles from Japan's Ayumu Goromaru

Exeter is a good place to be, says flanker Dave Ewers

The Zimbabwean back row talks to Neale Harvey about how he finds motivation from missing out on the 2017 Premiership final

World Rugby vice-chairman candidate Bernard Laporte proposes axing Champions Cup

Laporte sees a radical improvement on the Champions Cup which would incorporate teams in both hemispheres

Top 20 tries of all time countdown: No.1-5

Our countdown of the greatest tries reaches No.1

Sale Sharks and Exeter Chiefs confirmed as Premier 15s clubs

Richmond Women and Waterloo Ladies lose place in Premier 15s

PRO14 consider fast-tracking season to one-off Leinster and Edinburgh final

The PRO14 have a big decision to make...

Room 101: Doncaster Knights hooker George Edgson

The member of the Knights front row talks us through three of his biggest pet hates

Time for Tier Two to stand its ground

HOW is it in any way good governance that there are two professional club leagues in England, and yet there is...

Earn your wedge, Eddie by enthusing big Joe

EDDIE Jones is laughing all the way to the bank, irrespective of whether the conjecture that his salary has been increased...

No, it’s not Sir William

WELL done for continuing to publish. Marvellous stories of yesteryear. Please advise John Berry on last week’s letters page that the...

Far greater issues than scrum feeds

I CANNOT believe that Peter Jackson and Nigel Owens believe that scrum feeds are the game’s most contentious issue. I would...

Enforce the laws and No.9s will soon listen

NIGEL Owens must remember that rugby players play to the whistle. This is influenced by the referee’s discussion with the captains...

Stop Prem clubs hoarding all our props

I AGREE that squad sizes need to be reduced, as do the number of replacements in the professional game. I’m DoR...

Now is time to change our pyramid structure

AS EVER just read my TRP cover to cover and now with the RFU having announced how teams this season will...

Rugby players are not special cases

GRUMBLING rugby players should not see themselves as a special case when it comes to paycuts during this virus pandemic. Colin...

If only we’d followed football’s lead over expenses

AN interesting corollory to your History of Rugby series is that the FA, formed in 1863, allowed expenses and broken time...

End the 50:22 sideshow and sort subs and scrum

WHAT is the point of World Rugby considering making a new law change like the proposed 50:22 rule – which has...

Davies plans for future as Carnegie say call us Leeds

By SAM JACKSON New era: Phil Davies YORKSHIRE Carnegie will revert back to their former name of Leeds following confirmation of...

Falcons have rule of their own says Shingler

EALING Trailfinders flyhalf Steven Shingler believes Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Premiership was not inevitable, despite his side trailing the league...

A fair decision says bounce back up at

Hill as Richmond their first attempt By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve Hill RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength...

Moriarty commits future to Ryan’s Dragons

By ALEX BYWATER and STEFFAN THOMAS ROSS Moriarty has turned down big money offers in England and France to continue his career with...

Fijian Api signs on at Saints

NORTHAMPTON’S Fiji international second row Api Ratuniyarawa has extended his contract with the club. Saints have not disclosed the length of...

Moody: I would have liked to see Baxter take charge

By GARY FITZGERALD Baxter fan: Lewis Moody LEWIS Moody would have plumped for Rob Baxter to take over the England hot...

Top 14 in turmoil with no option to cut wages

Surviving the current coronavirus crisis is forcing professional rugby in France to take a long, hard look at itself. In an...

Lucky to learn off master like Jenks

MY LIFEIN RUGBY LEE JARVIS THE FORMER WALES, PONTYPRIDD, CARDIFF, DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF WHEN I was 15, Just Rentals, a...

Keddie: Dean has got me back on track

By STEFFAN THOMAS Improving: Harrison Keddie with the Dragons HARRISON Keddie’s career has been plagued by injury, but the Dragons No.8...

Sale ace De Jager open to 6 Nations switch

By JON NEWCOMBE Lock star: Lood de Jager WORLD CUP-winning lock Lood de Jager is openminded about South Africa moving away...

Adam powers up the Quins program

Colin Boag talks to Britain’s strongest man, Harlequins S&C coach Adam Bishop In most clubs the front row lads will probably...

Excluding Carling is an insult

THE ten best captains list printed in The Times last week was always going to be controversial with all disagreeing on...

Marquee players could take bigger hit

When the chips are down and the pressure increases, why is it that money is always the topic that exposes what people...

England No.1 Joe can also roar for The Lions

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... LOOSE-HEAD Ayear from now the jockeying...

FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE

RUGBY QUIZ Who’s this Scottish try-scorer from Q4? 1. Name the two outside halves who played for the British and Irish Lions...

Kingsholm’s poet waxes lyrical about superstar Sinbad

Colin Boag starts his series on Super Fans with Gloucester’s Alfred Lord Tension To support your club for more than 70...

Exiles aim to build on Welsh legacy

Steffan Thomas finds out London Welsh have gone back to their roots to mount a recovery Ambitious: Cai Griffiths, inset, coaching...

YOUNG GUNS

JOSHGILLESPIE NORTHAMPTON WINGER Recently capped by England U20s against Wales, Josh Gillespie is a lightning fast winger whose route into the Northampton...

Gallaher drilled his touring team like a fighting machine

Brendan Gallagher recalls the early and outstanding All Blacks and Australian tours It’s more than a little ironic that the All...

Wales beat All Blacks and the old controversies start to rage

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union AS the rugby world hurtled towards the...

Rapid Young rode his own Chariot of Fire

OF ALL England’s postwar speed merchants, none came closer to emulating Eric Liddell as an international rugby player and Olympian than...

Pity the players who can’t say goodbye

He started off a long way down the English pyramid, seven divisions beneath the Premiership with hometown Stafford and worked his...