Ex-Ospreys coach Allen Clarke joins the cast in Dallas MLR adventure

Six months on from leaving Ospreys, Allen Clarke talks Alex Bywater through his decision to head for Texas

Kristian Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos

The Rugby Paper talks to the Wales winger tipped for the big time at Ospreys when called up by Warren Gatland

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Saracens veteran Richard Wigglesworth agrees extension to finish Premiership campaign

The scrum-half will be able to see out the domestic and European season at Allianz Park

Lewis Ludlam interview – I was called some bad names but it never held me back

The England and Northampton flanker talks in-depth about his experience as a mixed-race British man and his education at St Joseph's

Jackson column: Leinster were breaking new ground in unprecedented season

Forget Liverpool, Leinster's 2019-20 season should be considered remarkable in any team sport

Ieuan Evans states his case for a seat on WRU Council

The former Lions winger believes he can help contribute a positive impact to the governance of rugby in Wales

Leicester Tigers ace Telusa Veainu weighing up future

The Tonga international is interesting clubs in France and Japan

Dates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR

Picture of 2019-20 season resumption now clear for Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 clubs

Williams column: New Zealand crowds show they back the players

Shane Williams is pleased to see barely any empty seats in the crowds in Super Rugby Aotearoa

Cain column: Tell the south to keep their hands off our jewels

Moving the Six Nations and domestic leagues towards the summer would see rugby's exposure diminish, not be enhanced, writes Nick Cain

Mark Lambert retires after almost two decades with Harlequins

After 17 years in the Harlequins front row, RPA chairman Lambert is calling it a day

Exclusive: Marland Yarde re-signs with Sale and wants Premiership to show solidarity with black community

QPR fan Yarde has been watching on as the Premier League supports the Black Lives Matter movement

Bernard Laporte’s new World Club Cup would not see Wales represented currently

The World Rugby vice-chairman has spoken about his plans for a replacement competition for the Champions Cup

Harrington column: Mayor bid by Mohed Altrad hit by third cap scandal

Montpellier are being investigated for potentially breaching the Top 14's €11.3m salary cap threshold

Global season talks hit stumbling block as Premiership and Top 14 oppose summer shift

LNR president Paul Goze believes summer rugby would be a sacrifice made to satisfy the southern hemisphere nations

Hewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs

Leo's examinations of World Rugby's governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change

Ellis Jenkins on verge of return to full fitness for Cardiff Blues

Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill provides an update on the recovery of Ellis Jenkins from a severe knee injury

Guscott column: Super Rugby Aotearoa must not go soft on true red cards

Jeremy Guscott has been keeping a close eye on the changes around the breakdown exhibited in Super Rugby Aotearoa

Saracens sign fly-half Will Hooley after leaving Bedford Blues

15-cap USA international says it was an 'easy decision' to join Saracens

England lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens

The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa

Gloucester to name George Skivington as their new head coach

London Irish forwards coach set for top job at Premiership rivals

My Life in Rugby: Former Bath and England captain Phil de Glanville

A captaincy with England which started with its challenges after succeeding Will Carling

Gareth Edwards-led Millfield really started Rosslyn Park Sevens dynasty

Brendan Gallagher begins a new feature looking at Britain's esteemed rugby schools

Ted Hill signs long-term extension with Worcester Warriors

The flanker has signed a further extension to the one he agreed last December

A different Call of Duty takes England’s Luke Cowan-Dickie to the Warzone

Nick Cain speaks to the Exeter Chief about his appetite for streaming the first-person shooter game on Twitch

Dream Team: Northampton Saints and England flanker Tom Wood

An embarrassment of riches to choose from at No.8 for the 50-cap England back row

‘Bath is the best place for me’ – Will Spencer returns to the Rec

Things have come full circle for lock Will Spencer, rejoining Bath after seeking a move away in 2016 after a string...

Rugby Matters: Fine margins swung the 1997 series the Lions way

Brendan Gallagher goes deeper into the influence of Martin Johnson and Jim Telfer on the epic 1997 Lions tour

Will RFU use snatch squads over Swing Low?

THE decision by the RFU to launch a review of the historical context of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot shows how inept...

Tell the south to keep hands off our jewels

WHERE World Rugby’s plans for a global season are concerned there is a growing sense that the tail is wagging the...

Essential to feed the roots to grow game

WORLD Rugby have a vision of ‘Rugby as a sport for all’ and a mission to ‘Grow the global rugby family’,...

Suspend WR funding to force reform in Pacific

Fighting for change: PRPW CEO Dan Leo, second from left middle row, is leading the battle against corruption in Pacific Islands...

Winter rules

I CAN’T believe Jerry Guscott does not like watching rugby in the winter because it’s too wet and cold. As a...

Speed bump

WHY are so many people banging on about quickening up the game. We have a fantastic product so stop trying to...

Bright: If you are in good shape age is just a number

By JON NEWCOMBE Veteran: Mark Bright is still going strong aged 41 EVERGREEN No.8 Mark Bright has plenty of examples to...

Rugby must not go soft on the true red card offences

Winning start: Beauden Barrett helped Auckland Blues to victory over his old side the Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images ALL those supporters...

DREAMTEAM

JAMES SHORT, THE EXETER AND FORMER SARACENS, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH WING, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

The laws already work, refs need to apply them

COLIN BOAG Pinged: Hurricanes scrum-half TJ Perenara complains to referee Mike Fraser At last the rugby famine is over, with New...

Walker rides 50k a day to be up running for Trailfinders

By NEALE HARVEY Italian adventure: Charlie Walker DETERMINED former Harlequins wing Charlie Walker is clocking up the bike miles in a...

Robshaw off to USA

F0ego Legion in the MLR. The 66-cap flanker, 34, who last week agreed to stay at Harlequins until the suspended Premiership...

Radford switches codes to join the Jackals

By JON NEWCOMBE Rugby League Challenge Cup-winning coach Lee Radford has landed his first job in professional Rugby Union - as...

Earl in a hurry to make his mark with the Bears

By NEALE HARVEY Making a splash: Ben Earl scores for Saracens against Northampton Saints PICTURE: Getty Images BACK ROW dervish Ben...

Hook plans to inspire the new generation – with his words

By NEALE HARVEY Versatile: James Hook JAMES HOOK will make it his business to inspire the next generation of Welsh playmakers...

Now rugby men should take a knee says Yarde

By JON NEWCOMBE No swap: Jonny May WITH a new contract signed and sealed, Marland Yarde is looking forward to picking...

RPA chief Hopley critical of ‘comical loophole’

PREMIERSHIP clubs have been scrambling to get players to sign new contracts and exploit a ‘loophole’ in new salary cap rules....

Beauden gets a dig from his old mate Coles

SUPER RUGBY By SAMUEL JACKSON NEW Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett enjoyed victory over former side the Hurricanes on his Blues debut...

Altrad’s run for mayor hit by third cap scandal

FRENCH COLUMN Billionaire Mohed Altrad is running to be mayor of Montpellier - a position which would mean giving up the...

Driven by desire for Bristol’s champagne!

MY LIFEIN RUGBY HAYDN THOMAS THE FORMER EXETER CHIEFS, GLOUCESTER & BRISTOL SCRUM-HALF THE other day we had a 10th anniversary...

Everitt puts faith in kids for pyramid climb

NEWS EXTRA By JEREMY BLACKMORE NORWICH boss David Everitt says the club are rising like a phoenix from the ashes after...