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MATT BEESLEY THE WHARFEDALE PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Training in snapbacks...

Wales face oblivion in new World Club Cup

By PETER JACKSON WALES will be without a single contender for the proposed World Club Cup unless all four regional teams...

Earl eyes up Prem crown

England flanker Ben Earl is gunning for Premiership glory on loan at Bristol from Saracens Full Story: P5 PICTURE: Getty Images...

Big guns snub call for rugby in summer

By PETER JACKSON Non! Paul Goze THE English and French clubs are refusing to sacrifice their traditional winter game on the...

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 5-1

Brendan Gallagher reaches No.1 in the countdown and tells the stories behind how the five on this list originated

Lions contenders RANKED – Jon Davies can still ruffle Bok feathers

Nick Cain pins Wales centre Jon Davies as the main man for the Lions No.13 shirt

Shaun Edwards interview – Coming to France has probably taken me out of the Lions job

In such little time, Shaun Edwards has helped France deal with the intensity of sporting cauldrons

Rugby Matters: Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains

Colston College has been one of rugby's strongest schools in the country, but play under an infamous name

Jackson column: Keith Lyons, the bushfire hero who blazed a trail in rugby analytics

Lyons' influence and keen eye for breaking down rugby helped the likes of Alan Davies, Alec Evans and Kevin Bowring

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 10-6

The national anthems of Italy and Scotland appear next in the next phase of our countdown

Williams column: I shudder at the way Dan Carter destroyed the Lions ’05

Carter's return to New Zealand has cast Shane Williams back to the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour when the fly-half...

Heavy-hearted Ben Spencer on why Bath move meant cutting Sarries ties

Why the England scrum-half averted going on loan to pursue a permanent move away from Allianz Park

Hard as nails Des Seabrook was the scourge of All Blacks

Obituary: Brendan Gallagher writes on the life of Orrell, Lancashire and North rugby figure, Des Seabrook

PRO14 eyes August 22 restart with shortened season

Two rounds of the regular season will be held before 2019-20 season knockout stages take place

SA Rugby and Western Province face £8.5m lawsuit for unlawful conduct

SA Rugby deny they withheld Test match allocations from WPRU to the detriment of advertising agency, Aerios

Aaron Cruden in for the Chiefs as they host Blues

The All Blacks fly-half starts for the Chiefs in Hamilton for Round Two of Super Rugby Aotearoa

Dream Team: Departing Wales and Scarlets centre Hadleigh Parkes

The Japan-bound centre chooses a team loaded with Welsh and Kiwi talent

Cain column: 2023 Rugby World Cup draw can’t be held amid the chaos

Set to be held in November 2020, Nick Cain explains why it wouldn't be moral timing to hold the RWC2023 draw

Saracens’ Alex Lozowski aims to conquer England after Montpellier stint

The Premiership and Champions Cup winner talks to TRP after securing his future at Saracens but agreeing a loan to Montpellier

Where Chris Robshaw will be playing rugby in 2021

Robshaw announced in February he would be leaving Harlequins, sparking speculation of a move to the US

Tuilagi brothers agree Championship moves to London Scottish

The Tuilagi family's influence to English rugby grows further as Brian and Fred agree deals with Exiles

PRL have strung us along says RPA chief executive Damian Hopley

Players union CEO Hopley explains the different variables at play between the RPA and Premiership clubs

Probyn column: Fight the good fight but beware disaster in wage cut negotiations

Jeff Probyn believes young players shouldn't be impacted by the push to reduce wage bills

Cardiff Blues face £6m black hole in finances despite CVC investment

CVC's investment in PRO14 aside, the Welsh regions are still set to struggle gravely with lost finances

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Out of all the technologies that exist in the world currently, BI Reporting is among the most advanced solutions for businesses...

Sale Sharks become first Premiership club to make pay cuts permanent

Sale Sharks agree reductions in big step towards financial sustainability

Guscott column: Players must be given a voice over salary cuts

Jeremy Guscott asserts why comprising agreed contracts in line with an obvious need to reduce spending is never easy when you...

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 15-11

The passionate national anthem of Argnetina features on Brendan Gallagher's countdown

Sale’s Marland Yarde set to stay after Leicester move doesn’t materialise

The Sale Sharks winger had been approached by Leicester after Jonny May's departure in March

Q&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby's governance

Michael Fatialofa receives warm reception at Worcester’s training ground

Worcester Warriors lock makes first return to club training ground to continue recovery from spinal injury

Michael Cheika among the candidates for Gloucester head coach role

Gloucester are believed to have concluded interviews for their head coach role, with Michael Cheika in the frame

Moving the Six Nations will work for rugby – Conrad Smith

The former All Blacks centre is now playing a key role with the International Rugby Players' association

Young Guns: Ospreys and Wales U20 back row Morgan Strong

Told he wouldn't make the top level in rugby as a teen

Jono Lance signs for Western Force after hitting wall with UK visa

The former Worcester Warriors fly-half had agreed to sign for Edinburgh

Northampton Saints craftsman Tom Wood nails down new career

The former England flanker is embracing a leadership role within the Saints squad

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 20-16

'Why, why, why Delilah?' enters the first of our four-part countdown of rugby's great anthems

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Craig Hampson

No.9 Hampson cast his eye over past teammates and opponents to choose a dream XV

Players must be given a voice over salary cuts

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Get the finances right: Lord Myners’ report gives Premiership a chance for a rethink...

DREAMTEAM

TOM WOOD, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER WORCESTER BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

Money row is turning best league in world into a joke

COLIN BOAG Exception: Charles Piutau earns a fortune but scores of others get a lot less Remember that song that starts...

Carleton tribute to friend and mentor Seabrook

By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Orrell and England Grand Slam winger John Carleton has paid tribute to his long-time coach and friend...

Scarlets poised for legal battle

By ROB COLE THEScarlets are preparing to go to war with their regional colleagues and the WRU after seeing their mediation...

Carter can play on until 40 says Anscombe

By SAMUEL JACKSON In shape: Dan Carter DAN CARTER’S return to top-flight rugby in New Zealand might not be as brief...

Collier banking on scrum supremacy for Test recall

By NEALE HARVEY Rock solid: Quins tighthead Will Collier PICTURE: Getty Images Highlight: Marland Yarde, Chris Robshaw, Danny Care, Will Collier...

Will’s return to Bath feels like it’s meant to be

Reunited: Stuart Hooper, Will Spencer and Neal Hatley WILL Spencer aims to put two disappointing years at Leicester behind him as...

Spencer cuts ties for sake of his family

By NEALE HARVEY Changes: Eddie Jones On the move: Ben Spencer runs in a try for Saracens against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty...

Lance’s switch to Edinburgh collapses

JONO Lance will not be joining Edinburgh after the Australian failed to get a UK visa. The 29-year-old fly-half spent two...

Alex aims to conquer England after France

By JON NEWCOMBE Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski of Saracens skips the tackle of Munster’s Chris Farrell Inset: Chris Ashton PICTURE: Getty Images...

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