YOUNG GUNS

SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding...

WELSH COACHES WORKING ABROAD

LYN JONES Russia head coach After a successful reign at the Ospreys, Jones has had spells with the Dragons, London Welsh...

Cricket ace Bevan is USA secret weapon

■By STEFFAN THOMAS American danger man: No.8 Samu Manoa PICTURE: Getty Images HE PLAYED A crucial role in helping England’s cricketers...

Polynesian muscle men are moving in

The new season brings improved budgets for some National One clubs, discovers Adam Ellis Hard edge: Ofisa Treviranus is bound for...

Income protection insurance is a must

At a time when there is little happening in the world of rugby as we wait for the excitement of the...

Highs and lows on

Lions tour in ‘74 RIGHT up until my early 20s, when I was playing professionally for Middlesbrough, I seemed to be...

Dowson plans to blood kids in Cup again

Champions: Alex Waller lifts the Premiership Cup for Northampton By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS will welcome Bristol Bears to the Twickenham Stoop...

Underdogs Ampthill are ready for fight of their lives

After coaching stints at Sale, Bedford, Harlequins, Dragons and Wasps, former Wales, Newbridge, Newport and Sale flyhalf Paul Turner tells NEALE...

Saints will bulk up to take on Sarries and Chiefs

NORTHAMPTON full-back George Furbank has revealed how Saints’ stars are bulking up to try and break the stranglehold of Saracens and...

Ulster prop Gareth out for nine months

PROP Gareth Milasinovich will miss much of his debut season with Ulster after suffering a knee ligament injury. The Irish-qualified forward,...

Wallace has unfinished business in top flight

By NEALE HARVEY LUKEWallace is confident Coventry will provide the vehicle for a fast return to the Premiership after salary cap...

Celtic Cup dates are announced

POOLS and fixtures were also revealed for the Celtic Cup, which features development squads from the Welsh regions and Irish provinces....

Derby days are back for the regions

By ADAM ELLIS BOXING DAY derbies will return for all four Welsh regions this season after the PRO14 released the full...

Stars searching for a place to shine

Former Leicester hooker Ross McMillan, who counts Northampton and Gloucester among his other clubs, is lending his support to fellow jobseekers...

My arm is taking strain OK so far says Faletau

■From JAMES CANDY in Fiesch Boxing clever: Bradley Davies warms up in Wales pre-World Cup training camp in Switzerland Report: Pages...

Portrush golfers take a love of rugby onto the fairways

Sharp shooter: Ryan Fox THREE golfers from three continents with connections to international rugby converged on Royal Portrush for the Open...

Farewell to Tigers’ life and soul’

THEY came from near and far to a 12th century church in the heart of England last week to pay tribute...

New chance for Welsh clubs to join a British Lge

Of all the lamentable decisions taken since professionalism, the one lamented in Wales more than any other revolves around the abolition...

Warriors call time on Duncan

WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan is no longer part of the club’s plans. South African PRO 14 side Southern Kings are...

DREAMTEAM

DAN TEMM, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER ENGLAND 7s, TYNEDALE, NEWCASTLE, EALING TRAILFINDERS AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...

Strauss off to join the Blue Bulls

SALE Sharks back row Josh Strauss has left the club with a season remaining on his three-year contract to join Super...

Phil’s aiming to defy rugby gods for once

Rob Cole talks to Namibia coach Phil Davies about their prospects in Japan As he prepares for his fourth World Cup...

JONNY MAY ON…

…If his reign as England’s speed king is in jeopardy from his back three mates They are all quick. I know...

Rocket man has booked a trip to stardom with Red Rose mates

JONNY May is England’s very own Rocket-Man, the most prolific elite Test finisher on the planet going into the 2019 World...

Roll the dice but risky to gamble with specialists

WHEN IT COMES to a Rugby World Cup squad the key to success is getting the right balance between versatility and...

Wales are getting fit in a fairyland torture chamber

James Candy watches Wales put through their World Cup paces in Fiesch, Switzerland Picturesque: Gareth Davies practises his passing in the...

New scrum rules could spoil great World Cup

WHEN it comes to timing, World Rugby is like a faulty alarm clock. At the midnight hour, barely two months out...

Britain are off to Tokyo as men and women win

■By SAM JACKSON Delight: Simon Amor, head of England Sevens, celebrates with Mike Ellery PICTURES: Getty Images Final hattrick: Dan Norton...

England fall short in Europe Grand Prix

■By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND men’s and women’s teams loaded their squads with new caps for the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix...

Herschel is scrum-half of the future for Boks

■By ADAM ELLIS Praise: Boks’ backs coach Mzwandile Stick HERSCHEL JANTJIES has been marked as one to watch by two senior...

Jantjies double act to handle for wobbly too much Wallabies

■By GARY FITZGERALD HERSCHEL Jantjies produced a dazzling two-try debut to throw his cap firmly into the World Cup ring at...

Uren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol

■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...

New British League is ‘coming in two years’

■By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH League featuring the long overdue revival of Anglo-Welsh competition will be ‘up and running in two...

Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt is keeping his head up after seeing Adams and Evans star for Wales

The 24-year-old has been named in two of Warren Gatland's squads but has been hindered by a severe shoulder injury

Column: Jeremy Guscott gives his prediction for Wales at the Rugby World Cup

Do Wales deserve to be among the favourites?

Bone graft surgery fixes up Taulupe Faletau for Wales’ big push

The Lions no.8 was back in training with Wales earlier this month as he works his way back from a broken...

Why London Irish might be content in spurning £750,000 in order to stay up

Championship winners London Irish are working to long-term goals to ensure their Premiership status, no matter the cost

Q&A: Dean Richards considered his position at Newcastle Falcons

Neale Harvey spoke to the Newcastle Falcons director of rugby on lessons of last season

Lozowski: It’s been difficult to deal with my World Cup snub

After starring for Saracens in their double-winning season, Alex Lozowski says he'll use his World Cup snub as motivation to hold...

Rugby and betting – a quick look

The sport of rugby has certainly taken the whole by storm. People across the world are more into it now than...

Relegation? It was just part of life – we’re coming back

Newcastle rugby director Dean Richards tells NEALE HARVEY why relegation last season has failed to dampen his enthusiasm for rugby in...

Can Wales go all the way in Japan? Yes, they can!

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE question that keeps on coming up is whether Wales, having won a Grand Slam...

Rowe’s so wrong to doubt England

Strong opinions: Tony Rowe celebrates an Exeter win with Jack Yeandle COLIN BOAG It always makes for a great read when...

Bates is a big miss

IT’S a shame to see the RFU lose another top coach as England U20 boss Steve Bates follows Dean Ryan out...

Don’t forget the community clubs need cash, too

IN AN otherwise wellreasoned interview with Neale Harvey in last week’s Rugby Paper, Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter presents a very...

Let’s have more focus on disability

I THOUGHT it was time to think about how the game can improve for next season. I would like to see...

Square pegs not wanted

ONCE again I open up the pages of TRP and see all doom and gloom, well nearly all. If it’s not...

Your way is highway now, Eddie

THE England rugby coach meets the chief executive of the RFU in the corridors of Twickenham. “How yuh doing, Eddie?” asks...

Joe can star at World Cup then roar as a 2021 Lion!

By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler may enjoy his fresh taste of England so much he will decide to also take a...

Dowson: Ludlum has the attitude that Eddie loves

LEWIS Ludlam’s hardnosed attitude and determination in the face of adversity will give him a vital edge in the battle for...