Bone-graft Faletau is fit for the big push

By PETER JACKSON TAULUPE Faletau will be cleared to make a long-overdue Wales come-back next month thanks to bone-graft surgery on...

Wales go full throttle for England warm-ups

By ALEX BYWATER ENGLAND will face a full strength Wales side when the teams meet at Twickenham on August 11 to...

Former Harlequins coach John Kingston on hand to help Rams

Kingston will work with National Two South champions Rams

Sale Sharks recruit Jake Cooper-Woolley sees club hitting next level

The departing Wasps prop has been impressed by the signings announced by Sale

Looking back on James Small’s colourful career

Many rugby fans around the world will be carrying around a great sadness upon hearing the news that the former Springbok and...

FIXTURES: Premiership clubs discover their 2019-20 schedules

London Irish's return to be broadcast on TV with trip to Wasps

Exclusive: Exeter head Rob Baxter won’t be tempted by England job if World Cup ends in failure

In our extensive Q&A interview, Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe shares his opinion on England head coach Eddie Jones

Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones finally signs new contract to stay with Ospreys

The Grand Slam-winning lock assures the Ospreys are the best place for him to be 'at this stage' of his career

Sonny Bill may not last pace

NEWS EXTRA ALL BLACKS coach Steve Hansen admits he has doubts over Sonny Bill Williams’ ‘durability’. Injuries have been an ongoing...

Tears show how much we care says Quesada

By SAM JACKSON Dejected: Jaguares captain Pablo Matera and coach Gonzalo Quesada EMOTIONS ran high in the Jaguares changing room after...

Read signs off after 12 years

KIERAN Read thanked the Crusaders as his 12- year stint came to and end as he prepares to leave New Zealand...

Beaten, but Jaguares still give Eddie lots to think about

By NICK CAIN ASKED whether he was concer ned about the improvements made by a Jaguares side which is virtually England’s...

McConnochie’s enthusiasm would galvanise England

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Consistently good: Ruaridh McConnochie has a complete skill set PICTURE: Getty Images I’M much more...

Reece call up stinks – Hansen’s so wrong

COLIN BOAG Try power: Sevu Reece has been called into the All Black squad Does off-field behaviour matter in professional rugby,...

No signs yet of Premiership clubs coining it

SO the Premiership clubs are going to ride a wave of growing support to break out into sunlit uplands, where they...

How can Marler just walk back in?

I WANT England to do well in Japan as much as the next man, but I do wonder why Joe Marler...

Wilson could have stayed

JEFF Probyn wrote last week that Championship players can now be selected for England after all. So why does Mark Wilson...

Get Jones, Woodward to discuss way ahead

AFTER England won the 2003 World Cup, coach Clive Woodward said the victory was despite England’s domestic structure, not because of...

Rejuvenated Harry gets ready to square the circle

By NEALE HARVEY Motivated: Exeter prop Harry Williams TEAK-TOUGH tighthead Harry Williams says he is in the shape of his life...

Robshaw should be in Japan says Lasike

By GARY FITZGERALD Snubbed: Chris Robshaw PAUL Lasike admits he is surprised and disappointed Harlequins team-mate Chris Robshaw will not be...

Ocean life helps Sam build trust in his crew

By NICK CAIN Rowing the boat: Sam Underhill, in black life jacket with, from left: Dan Robson, Willie Heinz, Tom Curry,...

Richard’s the Conquerer of Normandy wasteland

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Taking on the big boys: Richard Hill has led Rouen to two promotions Richard Hill is a...

Success in France keeps Joe on radar

NEALE HARVEY finds Oyonnax boss Joe El Abd hungry for another chance with England Success: Joe El Abd helped coach England...

Owens: We’ll run ourselves into the ground

By ALEX BYWATER KEN OWENS will take a mantra of ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ into Wales’ World Cup...

Foden boy-band set for X factor

CELEBRITY X Factor will see rugby stars Ben Foden, Thom Evans and Levi Davis form a boyband. A celebrity version of...

Rifleman Bean takes aim at Prem big guns

By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Saints signing Lewis Bean in action for the Army Comrade: Rokoduguni POWERHOUSE Army lock Lewis Bean...

Play-offs fly in face of player welfare

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Favourites: Newcastle are expected to earn promotion to the 13-team Premiership PICTURE:...

Great journey but what a brutal end

MY LIFEIN RUGBY NICK LLOYD THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS, ROTHERHAM AND WAKEFIELD PROP Premiership class: Nick Lloyd in action for Saracens...

Kingston on board to help guide Rams’ young bucks

By NEALE HARVEY Experienced: John Kingston and Greig Tonks, inset FORMER Harlequins supremo John Kingston is back in mainstream rugby after...

Evans is Ospreys’ homecoming king

ALEX BYWATER talks to Ospreys new boy Gareth Evans after his move from Gloucester Out to impress: Gareth Evans Star transfer:...

A mature O’Connor will still deliver

HE MAY have missed out on the initial squad but the return of James O’Connor, who trained with the Wallabies in...

Erasmus’ squad can do serious damage

New star at No.9: Herschel Jantjies For the first time since 2015, there was no South African representation in the Super...

Pumas call in the outsiders at last

ARGENTINA head coach Mario Ledesma has included five European-based players in his 46-man squad. Los Pumas’ group had previously been made...

Boks take it slow with captain Kolisi

Injured: Siya Kolisi SOUTH Africa will ease Siya Kolisi back into action this summer with the injured team captain likely to...

Lealiifano back for Wallabies after cancer

By SAM JACKSON Recall: Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano Out: James O’Connor CHRISTIANLealiifano is back in the Wallabies set-up for the first...

All Blacks pick Reece ahead of Naholo

STEVE Hansen has named four new caps in a 39-man squad for the Rugby Championship but there is no place for...

Rob won’t be tempted when Eddie bombs at World Cup

Q&A TONY ROWE ON THE RECORD Chief at Exeter: Tony Rowe Tony Rowe, chief executive and chairman of the Exeter Chiefs,...

Blues fans are feeling All Shook Up

MOREthan 30 years ago Elvis Presley recorded a song called A Mess of Blues. The long-suffering faithful at Cardiff Arms Park...

All change as Eddie dumps his stalwarts

IN THEeuphoric Red Rose aftermath of Eddie Jones winning a Grand Slam at the first attempt, nobody could have imagined that...

Can Rabbit put Cheika back in the running?

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Early promise: A young James O’Connor playing for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images...

Tomlinson and Roberts blow for Cardiff

By ROB COLE CARDIFF’S hopes of defending their WRU National Cup title and bidding for Indigo Premiership success have been hit...

Fowles fired up for battle with Falcons

By NEALE HARVEY Experienced campaigner: Nathan Fowles in action for Edinburgh PICTURES: Getty Images Coach: Wigglesworth EAGER No.9 Nathan Fowles is...

YOUNG GUNS

BEN WARREN CARDIFF BLUES TIGHTHEAD PROP NEALE HARVEY Ben Warren will never forget his first experience of an U20s World Championship....

Blues hit by Arms Park rent demand of £200k

CARDIFF Blues have been issued a demand by their landlords over unpaid rent at the Arms Park. Cardiff Athletic Club (CAC)...

Mark may head overseas to land Welsh dream job

By ROB COLE Exile: Mark Jones looks set to leave Wales WELSH rugby could lose another top coach overseas with Mark...

Youngs: Cipriani’s ripping up trees in training

By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND scrum-half Ben Youngs believes every player deserved their place in Eddie Jones’ official World Cup training squad,...

Hopes of nation rest on them

Wooing of strongest loose-head scrummager has paid off -- barring a late u-turn Can be barnstorming in the loose, but still...

EDDIE JONES ON…

400 Caps left out I never think selection is a gamble. It’s a process, a four-year process. There’s some very good...

Eddie turns ruthless as he banks on versatility

No sentiment: Eddie Jones Under microscope: Joe Marler, below, is back but Danny Cipriani, right, must still prove himself PICTURES: Getty...

Exile Laidlaw left playing catch-up

By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND scrum-half Greig Laidlaw knows he has some catching up to do to make his second World Cup...