Loader steps in to beef up Ystalyfera forwards

By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA YSTALYFERA have added former Wales prop Christian Loader to their coaching team for next season as...

Bracken brings world class to Wanstead

WORLDCup winner Kyran Bracken has signed up to coach East London club Wanstead next season. Bracken, who won 51 caps for...

Retallick rejects offer from Gatland

BRODIE Retallick will not be turning out for the Chiefs in the upcoming Super Rugby Aotearoa with the All Blacks lock...

Saracens lads ‘will thrive in Tier Two’

By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Adam Powell Home-grown: Joel Kpoku, left, and Ralph Adams-Hale can spark Saracens SARACENS academy coach Adam...

England beat the Boks and the All Blacks!

Gloucester farmer: John Pullin GENERALLY the 70s weren’t kind to England but there was a madcap two or three years at...

ANATOMY OF THAT BARBARIANS 1973 TRY

THE 1971 Lions re-mustered in all but name for the Barbarians match against New Zealand in January 1973 with Phil Bennett...

Sideburns,big hair and huge talent the 70s Lions were show-stoppers

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Flying doctor: JPR in full flow in...

Davies calls time on Wales

SARACENS have signed Wales scrum-half Aled Davies from Ospreys on a three-year contract - their first signing ahead of next season...

Dennis wants to make Australia great again

By NEALE HARVEY Mission: Dave Dennis has plans Down Under EXETER star Dave Dennis has outlined his ambition to help Australian...

Webber will take top tips to Jersey

By NEALE HARVEY Career switch: Rob Webber is leaving Sale to coach Jersey PICTURES: Getty Images ROB WEBBER aims to assimilate...

YOUNGGUNS

LEWISHOLSEY WORCESTER PROP When Lewis Holsey had a tap on the shoulder from Worcester supremo Alan Solomons during training one Tuesday...

Where have all the Welsh coaches gone?

NO MATTER how different it may look or when it will start, next season will have a depressingly familiar look about...

Givvons spun them a golden yarn in Oldham

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Star man: Alec Givvons, bottom row, third left, with the Oldham team of...

Was this the greatest club Seven of all time?

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring photographs, and explains the story behind the iconic image Iconic Rugby Pictures:...

I’m leaving Scarlets with them ready to explode

Q&A BRAD MOOAR ON THE RECORD Scarlets head coach Brad Mooar flies back to take up a coaching role with New...

BT show they are true rugby Sports

THESE are nervous cantankerous times with many sounding off before engaging their grey matter while too often reasoned debate descends into...

Barnard Castle, monument to mystery old and new

Old boy: Underwood ISN’T it great to see Barnard Castle back in the news! Actually there is a long, proud tradition...

Can life be pumped back into French titan?

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dynasty: Beziers captain Richard Astre shows the Bouclier de Brennus after beating Montferrand 31-9 to win the 1978 French...

Farrell has the game to replace Sexton

NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION 2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO THIS WEEK… FLY-HALVES Ice cool from the...

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Baron’s Coronavirus Cup proposal dismissed

FRANCIS Baron’s idea of a major international tournament to be held in England in 2021 to ease the financial impact of...

World Rugby law trials not for us says Davies

By SAM JACKSON Integrity: Gareth Davies WORLD Rugby have approved ten optional law trials to help reduce the risk of Covid-19...

Trailfinders bolster backline with top flight duo

Versatile: Max Bodilly EALING Trailfinders have strengthened their squad for next season with the arrival of centre Max Bodilly from Exeter...

Ford: Bodes must be mad to give me a go!

By JON NEWCOMBE Tough gig: Joe Ford coaching at Leeds PICTURES: Getty Images Boss: Steve Boden Tenacious: Sam Olver Talent: Charlie...

RUGBYQUIZ

FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Making an entrance: Erika Roe at Twickenham 1. Who were England’s...

DAN BIGGAR ON…

...Gareth Anscombe’s arrival spurring him on I made a joke and said I was happy coming off the bench last season,...

I’ll never be like Beauden but I aim to be a winner

NICK CAIN TALKS TO WALES AND NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF DAN BIGGAR, THE SCOURGE OF ENGLAND Injury-hit: Gareth Anscombe DAN Biggar says he...

Force for good is coming out of Oz at long last

SHOCK! Horror! A good news rugby story from Australia, where tales of woe have been a dime a dozen since Israel...

Lansdown argument all about monopoly

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST According to the American business magazine Forbes, there are around a thousand people in the world blessed...

Cudd talks himself out of his job at Dragons

NIC CUDD is quite rightly proud of what he achieved over eight seasons at the Dragons, but perhaps his greatest legacy...

Thomas urged to make Ospreys chance count

By ROB COLE Held: Nicky Thomas of Scarlets tackles Leinster’s Ed Byrne Inset: Nicky Smith Help: Bernard Jackman NICKY Thomas’ return...

Isiekwe will be a Saint for a year

ENGLAND forward Nick Isiekwe, 22, will join Northampton Saints on loan for the 2020-21 season, as revealed on Blindside in March,...

Holmes in at Dragons

DRAGONSconfirmed the signing of Wales wing Jonah Holmes following his release from Leicester. The 27-year-old scored 24 tries in three seasons...

Tyrrells are toast for the women

TYRRELLS have chosen not to renewtheir threeyear sponsorship of the Women’s Premier 15s when it comes to end in August. The...

Battlefields to playing fields, medics with double lives

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most impressive rugby doctors TOP 20 ...RUGBY PLAYING DOCTORS NEXT WEEK...

Back three riches will give Pivac a problem

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was a time not so long ago when Wales were worried about their back...

Five clubs in a queue for Lucas

Wanted: Isaac Lucas LONDON Irish and Bath are among the clubs who are interested in signing former Queensland Reds fly-half Isaac...

You read it all in Blindside first, folks!

BLINDSIDE has once again proven this week that nobody comes close to us to providing transfer news. We reported last Sunday...

Saracens make a bid for Bok lock Flip

Offer: Flip van der Merwe SARACENS are set to make a bid to tempt former Springbok second row Flip van der...

Trailfinders trio are off to join Quins

HARLEQUINS are ready to confirm that they have swooped for Ealing Trailfinders stars Craig Trenier, Jordan Els and Matt Cornish. The...

ROOM 101

TIM COCKER BT SPORT’S RUGBY PRESENTER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Oversharing Online...

Bristol get set to welcome back fans

By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs are preparing to welcome back spectators, with Bristol leading the way in being ready to accommodate...

Bristol get set to welcome back fans

Mills aims to up his game Ryan Mills admits his form was not consistent enough at Worcester and is determined to...

Orange card gets thumbs up from Nigel

By PETER No cop out: Nigel Owens THE orange card is today given the green light by the world’s most-capped Test...

British & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test

Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history

Q&A – Mark Mapletoft: Harlequins could improve on bringing through more youngsters

After a decade at Harlequins, academy coach Mark Mapletoft is moving on. We asked him about his time at the Stoop...

Faith shown by Chris Boyd has seen Fraser Dingwall grow at Saints

The Northampton Saints centre talks to Jeremy Blackmore about his breakthrough season at Franklin's Gardens

My Life in Rugby: Playing for British & Irish Lions was most special honour for Rory Underwood

England's all-time leading tryscorer played in a World Cup and was a spectator at the 2003 triumph in Sydney

French lessons will help Myles Edwards make his mark at Wasps

The new Wasps signing explains how his career took a detour in France before a Premiership homecoming

Rugby Matters: Expected disaster story turned into a fairytale

Brendan Gallagher recalls the doom-mongering around the 1995 Rugby World Cup, as South Africa grappled with fragile identity after Apartheid's end