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...

Edwards would let no-one get in his way

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

Best is yet to come from Exeter…I want to be part of it

Q&A GARETH STEENSON ON THE RECORD As decision time approaches over his Exeter Chiefs future, kicking king Gareth Steenson, 35, tells NEALE HARVEY why...

Pirates are pumped for sword fight with Sarries

By NEALE HARVEY CORNISH Pirates joint-head coach Alan Paver has warned Saracens to expect a mental and physical battle every week...

NEXT WEEK …Don’t miss

Brendan Gallagher picks his Top 20 Hard Men Lions 2021: The leading contenders at hooker History of Rugby:Surviving World War 1...

OK you’re right Ken, cricket came first!

AN old mate Ken Turrell – one season we combined to form the smallest second row partnership in history for Reigate...

Boks v Lions will still do roaring trade

Bok flyer: Cheslin Kolbe THE rearranged Olympic Games – rescheduled for July 23-August 8 2021 – now clash badly with the...

Rugby’s Marlon Brando was a wild talent alright

The debate as to who was rugby’s quickest ever player is perennial and one of those always mentioned is former Harlequins,...

So much talent Faf doesn’t make our best XV

NARROWING down an alltime select South African-born Premiership XV is no easy task given the talent that has played in English...

Super-sub Rhodes gets the 50 up for South Africa

Jon Newcombe talks to Andre Snyman about South Africans’ rising stock in England T his season an unprecedented number of South...

…and a team of ‘outsiders’ who could beat them

AT tight-head there are four of the world’s best strongmen to select from – including cap centurians Owen Franks (Northampton and...

Here’s the best of the all-English Prem brigade…

A BACK row of Jack Willis, Ben Earl, and Alex Dombrandt is one which threatens to be even better on the...

The 15 who set the pace

Ellis Genge THIS Team of the Premiership so far reflects the homegrown talent in the English top league, as well as the...

Maxime shows what really counts

UP THERE in the executive class, the Scottish Rugby Union CEO Mark Dodson, who trousered well over £900,000 last year, has...

Price is right to escape All Blacks

YOU have to hand it to those generous souls in the airline industry. As Covid-19 continued to tighten its grip, it...

Loyalty of Jackson is a beacon for rugby

Jackson Wray has just agreed fresh terms with Saracens – the clearest possible signal that the most criminally under-celebrated forward in...

DREAMTEAM

WILL R OBINSON, TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH, ROTHERHAM AND ENGLAND U18s FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...

Put differences aside to rebuild the Premiership

COLIN BOAG The RFU have announced that for the Championship and below, the final league tables will be decided on a...

Japan set to become No.1 destination says Savage

By NEALE HARVEY  World traveller: Tom Savage in action for Suntory EXILED Englishman Tom Savage believes Japan’s Top League is ready...

Alcohol, fickle selectors, bad injuries… all took their toll

Brendan Gallagher continues his fascinating series. This week: Players who promised/deserved more 1 Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Fiji) The magical Fijian wing who...

Now World Rugby has to help out the needy

THE FINANCIAL situation rugby in Wales is facing is bleak – but the Welsh Rugby Union and their players are taking...

Kirsten stays on at Chiefs

EXETER CHIEFS have rewarded South African lock Jannes Kirsten with a new deal after his outstanding season at Sandy Park. Kirsten,...

Sale make their mark on Man Utd facility

SALE SHARKS have started work to bring their new training ground at Carrington up to their required specifications. The Sharks will...

Ewers keen to get buzz of winning the title

By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Dave Ewers DAVE EWERS says his burning desire to win major trophies made his decision to stay...

Tompkins’ move to the Blues hits problems

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Versatile Parkes is wanted in Japan KOBE STEEL are leading a...

ROOM 101

RICH LANE THE BEDFORD BLUES WINGER/FULL-BACK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE WORLD OF RUGBY AND BEYOND 1. Covid-19...

Wales’ All Blacks tour faces the axe

NZ virus lockdown In the balance: Nick Tompkins’ move to Cardiff Blues has hit a problem – see Blindside P10 PICTURE:...

Inverdale’s demand for grassroots shake-up

‘Financial models are broken’ By NEALE HARVEY JOHN Inverdale has called for a root and branch review of how community rugby...

Top 5 Career In IT For 2020

There’s no denying that IT and all things technical has been quite an alluring industry for the past few years and...

At my age I questioned whether I should be in the England squad – Willi Heinz

Gloucester scrum-half Heinz praises the worth of Eddie Jones to English rugby after showing faith in him and the rest of...

RFU reveals final outcomes for leagues across England

Details of who is promoted and who is relegation have been released by RFU

Contract chaos puts Carl Fearns in limbo in France

Former Bath back row Carl Fearns reveals the situation facing him as an out-of-contract player in the Top 14

My Life in Rugby: Wallabies great Michael Lynagh

Former Queensland, Benetton and Saracens fly-half recalls the most entertaining Test he played in