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Premiership clubs order 25 per cent pay cuts

PREMIERSHIP sides Gloucester, Wasps and Worcester Warriors have all announced 25 per cent pay cuts because of the financial impact of...

Game will return in a nicer form

SO rugby players in all our professional leagues will have to take pay cuts as we look to navigate our way...

Teleni beat shoplifting rap to lead Fiji v Wales

ONE OF rugby’s more controversial characters has passed away. Former Fiji captain Esala Teleni, below, has died having first come to...

All our yesterdays come gloriously alive again

Party time: Peter O’Toole and Richard Harris get in the mood PICTURE: Phil Shepherd Lewis It’s amazing the rugby stuff there...

Willie John still can’t forgive ‘cowards’ who denied Irish

Peter Jackson remembers another chaotic season that scuppered Ireland’s chance of a Grand Slam Irish Lion: The great Mike Gibson Green...

My 15 Kings of the North

NICK CAIN PICKS HIS INTERNATIONAL TEAM FROM THE SIX NATIONS PERFORMANCES Joe Marler Julian Marchand Tadhg Furlong Best in world: Maro...

Investment? Not Maro!

TALKING of France, the glitzy Parisians of Racing 92 were willing to make a handsome investment in Maro Itoje before being...

Dupont was nobbled in anyone’s language

HAD THEY been thinking outside the box, Fabien Galthie and the rest of the French hierarchy could have argued that as...

Now, more than ever, game needs leadership

Accusation: Eddie Jones blasted referee Ben O’Keeffe for sending off Manu Tuilagi at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images Never let a good...

Griffiths pledges to save Championship

By NICK CAIN Main man: Saracens CEO Edward Griffiths arrives for the Premiership final between Saracens and Northampton at Twickenham in...

CVC cash may help struggling regions

By STEFFAN THOMAS and ROB COLE WELSH rugby’s four regions are set to call on government funding and will look to...

That Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty!

Nick Cain catches up with Exeter and England wing Jack Nowell as he relishes being fit again Dive and twist: Jack...

Jamie’s experience would be a major asset in Cardiff

JAMIE Roberts’ rugby experience is unparalleled in Welsh rugby. That is why it would be great to see him come back...

Lydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival

Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for...

Baxter delight as ‘odd-bod’ Harry signs on

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLANDtighthead Harry Williams has ended speculation that he might leave Exeter Chiefs by extending his stay in Devon,...

Lozowski opts to join Toulouse

Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski is off to France SARACENS back Alex Lozowski is heading to play in France next season after agreeing...

Hastings ready for code switch

Man of Steel: Hastings JACKSON Hastings, who was crowned Super League’s man of steel last October, is looking to make a...

Yarde stays at Sale…with May?

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLINDSIDE SALE Sharks winger Marland Yarde is unlikely to be heading to...

ROOM 101

HEATH STEVENS THE COVENTRY UTILITY BACK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Poor hygiene...

Paywall looms for Six Nations TV

THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...

Wales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs

Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into...

Trailfinders: We may sue if Falcons are champs

■ By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Ben Ward CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle...

Rugby players in Ireland agree to IRFU pay cuts

Cuts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent will take effect among the Irish player base

I want to be the Bristol No.10 of the future, says Ioan Lloyd

"Pat will reward you on your performances" - Ioan Lloyd on reaping the benefits of Pat Lam's player management

Life in Lockdown – Italy flanker David Sisi on life in Parma

Sisi believes Italians are keeping cooler heads than Brits after seeing photos of empty shelves

RFU declares end to the 2019-20 season in England

The Premiership has not been affected by the RFU's announcements

Wasps and Worcester become first Premiership clubs to cut wages

The two Premiership clubs will cut wages by a quarter

Wasps turnover king Jack Willis merges into England’s stiff back row competition

The Wasps flanker talks to Neale Harvey about his Test ambitions with England

Jackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR

Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media

Rugby Matters: High time Sale Sharks got the recognition they merit

Underappreciated in the sporting hub of greater Manchester? Brendan Gallagher looks at the unheralded success of Sale

When Fran Cotton folded Paper, England’s Grand Slam was on

Brendan Gallagher recalls England's triumphant Five Nations Grand Slam in 1980

PRO14 cancel league final and list criteria needed to return to action

The PRO14 has drawn a four-point criteria which must all be met to allow the season to resume

WRU expects to record ‘substantial loss’ in finances

The Welsh Rugby Union reported a loss of $4.3m last year

Saracens forward to move on loan to Premiership rival

TRP understands the forward is the latest player to move on loan - with Northampton Saints the destination

Wales legend Jamie Roberts shows generosity to NHS staff

Roberts is away in South Africa where he has been playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby

Sean O’Brien can take the Premiership by storm, says London Irish coach

Exiles forwards coach George Skivington also tips prop Harry Elrington to push for an England place in Japan

Room 101: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle

Jack Spittle walks Neale Harvey through three of his biggest pet hates in life

U20 World Championship in Italy set to be scrapped by World Rugby

France's defence of their 2019 title to be put on hold - reports

South African lock turns back on Leicester Tigers move

Lions lock Marvin Orie appears to have attracted interest from outside the Premiership

Four times Italy came close to shocking England in the Six Nations

Italy have had their fair shot at claiming a win over England over the years

Levelling up – Regionalised leagues would strengthen the club game

A lop-sided National One leaves the North-South divide looking uncertain

Young Guns: Northampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun

Leaning on the experience of the Franks brothers at Franklin's Gardens

Rugby Matters: Llandow disaster turned triumph into tragedy

Brendan Gallagher recalls the tragedy of the Llandow Air Disaster

Bath star could jump ship to fierce rivals Bristol Bears

Bath's moves in recruitment opens door for move to West Country derby opponents

Williams column: Keep the faith, Wales are showing promise

Shane Williams lends his backing to Wayne Pivac after finding new pieces to further Wales

Harlequins prop Mark Lambert wants others to reach 250-game milestone

Through five different directors of rugby, Mark Lambert's career at Harlequins has been complex and in many ways unique

‘He deserves more time to show what he can do’ – Pat Lam on Jake Armstrong

Tighthead Jake Armstrong has signed a one-year extension, and Lam believes the best is to come

Leicester Tigers taken off market as hopes to sell find no suitable buyer

The Premiership club have been on the moment since last June

The experimental England squad Eddie Jones could take to Japan

TRP proposes a 32-man squad we could all get excited to watch in the two-Test tour of Japan