French lessons will help Myles earn top marks with Wasps

By NEALE HARVEY Combative: Myles Edwards is ready to fight for his place SURPRISE Wasps signing Myles Edwards warns second row...

August restart in Ireland

THE PRO14 hopes to return to play on August 22 with a series of behind closed doors matches. The Irish Rugby...

Varndell stays in the game with coaching role at Bury

By NEALE HARVEY TOM Varndell is ready to add another chapter to his x-factor career after joining Bury St Edmunds as...

Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2

France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in...

Rejecting Eddie led to my Test career

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ANDREW MOWER THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH & NEWCASTLE FLANKER Ball skills: Andrew Mower in action for Newcastle...

Rochford resolute despite coaching changes

NEWS EXTRA By JACK ZORAB AMBITIOUS Rochford Hundred are being forced to re-adjust their sights ahead of their debut season in...

Lockdown’s got Lawrence in the shape of his life

By NEALE HARVEY Lone wolf: Ollie Lawrence has thrived on training by himself PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLANDmidfield hopeful Ollie Lawrence is...

France claim their first Slam despite tinkering selectors

Unbeatable combination: France’s Camberabero brothers, Lilian and Guy THE conventional wisdom is that, having identified your chosen playing group, consistency of...

Swinging 60s rugby showed its very good, bad and ugly sides

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union FOR rugby the 60s mirrored the pop...

Premiership unlikely to follow Myners’ guidance

As the Premiership digests Lord Myners review I don’t doubt that there will be many people who will take a similar...

French need a lesson from law-abiding Chiefs

Peter Jackson reveals Europe’s saints and sinners since 2015 France can claim to have been dealt the most expensive red cards...

World is watching as rugby returns for NZ clubs

NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY THE players involved in the new-look Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament that is due to get underway...

YOUNGGUNS

EDSCRAGG DRAGONS SECOND ROW If Ed Scragg hasn’t got the best name for a second row forward with designs on becoming...

Titans lead charge with Redruth afterepic four-way title shoot-out

The Rugby Paper’s National 2 South correspondents pick a Team of the Season Nose for the line: Isaac ‘Sniffer’ Dalton scores...

RUGBY SHORTS

Stars cycle for charity A WHO’S Who of rugby stars will be taking part in a 24-hour cycle challenge from 8am...

Black day for Tyler, hero of Rosario

ROSARIO has never been short on claims to fame. The birthplace of rugby’s most revolutionary player (Che Guevara) and the nearest...

Apartheid so sickened Tony, he did not go back

Tony Ward has never forgotten his first impression of apartheid South Africa. The images are as clear and every bit as...

Miracle workers keep World Cup dream alive

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

Rugby must recalibrate by remembering less is more

Q&A MARK MAPLETOFT ON THE RECORD After a decade at Harlequins in various roles, former head coach and academy guru Mark...

More time needed to plan safe return to training

PREMIERSHIP clubs will not return to training for another two weeks at least, delaying the season’s restart until August at the...

Freelance deals could be way forward says Fearns

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England No.8 Carl Fearns predicts a new breed of ‘freelance’ rugby player will emerge as the world’s...

PRO14 agrees investment deal with CVC

THE PRO14 has agreed a deal to sell a 28 per cent stake in the league to private equity firm CVC...

Financial equality would stifle progress

LORD Myners’ report has been discussed elsewhere in these pages recently so I will keep this brief! His thorough forensic report...

Unsung hero Pullin deserves a statue at Twickenham

I WAS reading an article on line the other day about the illustrious British and Irish players with the best records...

Expected disaster story turned into a fairytale

Triumph: South Africa win 1995 World Cup. Inset, a news vendor in Pretoria highlights the pre-tournament tension PICTURE: Getty Images It’s...

Welsh trio can put pressure on Conor

2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… SCRUM-HALVES IF the 2021...

Sam’s a man for hard graft on and off the pitch

NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT IMP ROVING HIS DRIVEWAY…AND HIS GAME SAM Underhill is getting stuck in. There’s nothing...

Sun shines on the Goode

ALEX GOODE, the connoisseur’s choice of full-back, is on his way to Japan, as is Freddie Burns, a seat-of-the-pants No.10 who...

Kolbe’s call on Lions is sign of true rugby man

THERE are plenty of things to like about Cheslin Kolbe, the tap-dancing wing from the Cape Town suburbs whose late try...

Reduce the bench? It just can’t happen

When the Bristol tight-head prop Paul Guttridge was sent off during a league match with Leicester in front of a big...

Overnight success took Chiefs 13 years!

On Tuesday, Exeter Chiefs celebrate the tenth anniversary of winning promotion to the Premiership. NEALE HARVEY marks that momentous day by...

Jonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing...

Transfer fees could bring problems

I SEEmy old Ospreys coach Scott Johnson has put the cat among the pigeons once again by raising the question of...

Find out why King John was so regal

I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be...

Life with the Lions was just so physical

We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action....

It’s all over for Swinson

SCOTLAND and Glasgow second row Tim Swinson will retire at the end of the season. The 33-year-old earned 38 caps and...

Gopperth keeps going

JIMMY Gopperth has re-signed with Wasps, a month short of his 37th birthday. New Zealander Gopperth, right, who joined from Leinster...

Czekaj calls time at 34

FORMER Wales wing Chris Czekaj has decided to hang up his boots at the age of 34. He played for Merthyr...

Humphreys in coaching power battle

GLOUCESTER director of rugby David Humphreys is locked in a power struggle with the Cherry and White’s players and board over...

ON THE BLINGSIGE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■DAN CARTER has formally parted company with Kobe Kobelco Steelers and is now weighing...

Te’o joins Broncos

FORMER England centre Ben Te’o, 33, is set to continue his career in the NRL by agreeing a move to the...

Tigers want some magic from Potter

LEICESTER Tigers are hoping that Harry Potter will cast a magic spell on the wing next season after luring him away...

ROOM101

FRASER HONEY THE REDRUTH FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wind As a...

Six Nations WILL move for global season plan

By PETER JACKSON RUGBY’S global powerbrokers have confirmed that the Six Nations is in the process of being moved out of...

Ring-fence now to help clubs rebuild say Bristol

By NEALE HARVEY EXCLUSIV SALARY cap rebels Bristol have called for Premiership ring-fencing plans to be implemented to enable cash-strapped rivals...

Q&A – Chris Boyd: Even if Cobus wanted to stay, that would have confused my plans for Alex Mitchell

We ask for the Northampton DoR's opinion on an array of matters, including whether he wants to extend his say beyond...

Lions tour contenders RANKED – Faletau is a step ahead of Vunipola

Nick Cain's rankings for the tour of South Africa reaches the final spot within the pack – No.8

Top 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 10-6

The countdown nears No.1, check out the grounds which fell short of inclusion inside the final five

CVC complete £116m acquisition of PRO14 shares

PRO14 approves CVC investment to hold a 27 per cent share in league

Global calendar: Six Nations and SANZAAR confirm consultation over the past two months

Talks over how to align north and south Test windows started in March