Jackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt

Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland

Billy Vunipola ruled out of the Six Nations for England

Who can replace England's talisman with no Sam Simmonds or Alex Dombrandt in the squad?

Player-head coach Joe Ford leaves Yorkshire Carnegie

Carnegie say Ford has left the Championship club to concentrate on his business activities away from rugby

LEAKED: How Saracens breached the salary cap

Saracens co-investments broken down across property, hospitality and image rights

Harlequins sign Andre Esterhuizen after meeting lofty wage demands

Quins win race for Springbok centre's signature after facing competition from rival Premiership club

Williams column: Wayne Pivac has shocked a few and I am glad

Shane Williams praises the shrewd picks of Nick Tompkins and Will Rowlands in the Wales squad for the Six Nations

My Life in Rugby: Former London Irish and Scotland forward Kieran Low

A remarkable story of a player who reached the heights but can't recall some moments due to concussion

Premiership Rugby finally break cover over Saracens farrago

Chief executive Darren Childs says Premiership Rugby acted to protect the integrity of the league

Cain column: Vindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Saracens

Nick Cain believes the punishment served to Saracens bears no relation to their crimes

Guscott column: Simon Amor can get England to be more instinctive

From Wisemantel to Amor, England's fast-paced attack play can become more expressive

Lyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars

What will this mean for their England careers?

Northampton Saints strengthen front row with Nick Auterac signing

The Harlequins prop will leave The Stoop after two seasons in London

Saracens have ‘tainted’ their success and should ‘repent’, says Bristol owner Lansdown

Bristol Bears owner Steve Lansdown lifts the lid on his displeasure at Saracens flouting salary cap rule

Munster out of Champions Cup as Leinster and Ulster progress

In what was a very rare fall from grace for the Munster squad, the door for this year’s Champions Cup closed...

Leicester confirm coaching restructure which will see Steve Borthwick join Tigers

What will Borthwick's arrival mean for Geordan Murphy?

Warriors play waiting game after bonus win keeps dream alive

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Job well done: George Turner scores Glasgow’s final try PICTURE: Getty Images CLINICAL with every chance that came...

Result is just awesome, says Teimana

Criticism: Chris Boyd TEIMANA Harrison saluted the efforts of his Saints teammates after the bonus point put the club within reach...

Furbank and Fish hook the big one in Lyon for super Saints

By NICK CAIN GEORGE Furbank is one of the young tyros putting a spring back in Northampton’s step, and it was...

It’s sweet sixteen for No.1 seeds Leinster

European Champions Cup By JAMES LLOYD LEINSTER battled hard to overcome a resolute Benetton side to claim a valuable home quarter-final...

Amor can get England to become more instinctive

Game-changer: Simon Amor, right, talks to his England Sevens squad in Dubai PICTURE: Getty Images SIMON Amor should start his stint...

DREAM TEAM

LEE BLACKETT, WASPS BACKS COACH AND FORMER ROTHERHAM AND LEEDS CENTRE/WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....

Law change will simply mean more kicking

Views COLIN BOAG Really? Scotland crash to Japan, but chief exec Mard Dodson, inset, sees pay soar This is the time...

Does Wray really deserve the boos?

DOES the salary cap truly benefit English rugby? Every season more and more players not qualified for England are signed by...

Jamie’s sad death brings local clubs rallying to help

SOMETIMES things happen in life that make you realise that rugby, the game we all love to play, coach and support,...

PRL behaving like an arrogant dictatorship

Letters IN regard to the front page headline in last week’s TRP which covered comments from Lord Dyson – the senior...

Fresh terms for Balmain

GLOUCESTER tighthead prop Fraser Balmain has signed a new undisclosed- length deal with the club. The 28-year-old has made 57 appearances...

Stormers sign up Roberts

FORMER Wales centre Jamie Roberts has left Bath with immediate effect to join Super Rugby side Stormers. Roberts was in his...

Wales lose prop Carre

SARACENS prop Rhys Carre will miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Italy after being banned for three weeks. Carre, 21, was...

Big Dom will stay with Quins

HARLEQUINS back row Alex Dombrandt has extended his contract by two years.. The 22-year-old graduate of Cardiff Met University has made...

Eastmond: Ford still has best years ahead of him

By NEALE HARVEY KYLE Eastmond believes George Ford’s best form in England’s No.10 shirt is yet to come – and expects...

Search begins for Phillips’ successor

WELSHRugby Union chief executive Martyn Phillips is to leave his role this summer after five years in charge. WRU chairman Gareth...

Evans is the future in Wales 10 shirt – Hook

By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMES Hook backs Jarrod Evans to be Wales’ long-term No10 and believes Stephen Jones is the man to...

Gray back to Glasgow as brother exits

RICHIE Gray has agreed a two-year deal to return to Glasgow next season and replace his brother Jonny who has signed...

Leg fracture puts Green under knife

BATH scrum-half Max Green will have surgery after fracturing his leg in their European Champions Cup defeat by Harlequins. Green, 23,...

Codling calls on U20s lads to take lead

News By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Alex Codling ENGLANDU20s forwards guru Alex Codling has challenged his Red Rose stars of the future...

Do England need scrum coach? We never did!

Doing it naturally: Jeff Probyn playing for England against Wales in 1991 As we all wait with anticipation for the start...

World Cup hero focused on European domination

By ALEX BYWATER South Africa enforcer: Eben Etzebeth EBEN Etzebeth ended 2019 on top of the world and South Africa’s giant...

Gahan’s double does the job for Bridge

Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWBRIDGE went ten points clear in One East after they won 28-16 at home...

Sevens circuit helps get Rosser up to speed

News DRAGONS speedster Jared Rosser is lighting up the PRO14 with the everimproving Dragons and his team have two American Sevens...

Seventh heaven for Gogs in much-needed win

RGC ..................43 Llanelli ............21 By ROB COLE RGC ran in a magnificent seven tries to notch their first win since December...

Vale boost survival hopes with vital victory

Ebbw Vale ......18 Pontypridd ......5 By IAN GOLDEN EBBW Vale hauled themselves off the bottom of the Premiership with victory over...

Too little too late for Ravens as Drovers seal win

Bridgend ........14 Llandovery ....35 By PAUL HOPKINS LLANDOVERY held off a late fightback to secure a bonus-point away victory. The first...

Evans on target as Wizards stay in hunt

Aberavon ........19 Merthyr RFC ..13 By MARK LAWSON ABERAVON stayed in the title race as they completed the double over the...

Quins blast Cardiff aside as title race heats up

Premiership Carmarthen....29 Cardiff RFC ......7 By PAUL HUNTINGDON CARMARTHEN extended their unbeaten home run this season as they strode to a...

Not even bogey ground can stop Ponty

Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL enjoyed their first victory at the Gnoll since December 1991 – running in eight...

Lethal Lightning strike more than just twice

Waterloo ........5 Loug’r L’ning ..74 By SAM WILLIAMS LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning received an early wake-up call before putting 12 tries past bottom...

Cherries blossom after early blitz

Richmond ..........0 Glouc’r Har’y ..20 By LORRAINE SPALL GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY produced a dominant firsthalf performance to secure a bonus-point victory away at...

Wasps leave Bears Crakeing in their boots

Wasps FC ........34 Bristol Bears ..20 By MARK DAVEY TWO Liz Crake tries helped Wasps continue their unbeaten start to the...

Sharks breached by five-star Jess

Harlequins......68 DMP Sharks ......0 By WILLIAM TRIMBLE HARLEQUINS’ battle with Saracens at the summit of the table intensified after their emphatic...

Botterman bombs past Warriors’ defences

Worcester ......26 Saracens ........48 By MARTYN DAVIES HANNAH Botterman scored two tries in Saracens’ emphatic victory over Worcester Warriors at Sixways....