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Peter Jackson: Rookie 10s can shape outcome of Six Nations

24 January 2014 1 comment

The Six Nations cast for 2014 includes seven fly-halves who have yet to play in the tournament and seven more who cannot be sure of […]

Jeff Probyn: Italians have a lot to gain by forming their own league

24 January 2014 3 comments

The comments of Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) president Alfredo Gavazzi that they may remove their two professional teams from the Rabo Direct Pro12, could be […]

Nick Cain: French cash pile could bury international game

23 January 2014 7 comments

Ben Mowen’s decision to quit Australian rugby at the end of this year to take up a contract with a Top 14 club should have […]

20 Questions: Schalk Brits – Saracens hooker

22 January 2014 1 comment

Enjoying the season so far? Loving it! I share the workload with Jamie George so I’m feeling fit and fresh and as a team we’re […]

Wales call on experience for Six Nations

14 January 2014 0 comments

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland has named an experienced 32-man squad to defend their 6 Nations title. Led by British & Irish Lions captain Sam […]

20 Questions: Rob Webber – Bath hooker

8 January 2014 0 comments

Good season so far? Really good. Everyone’s working hard and we’ve been getting some good results. We just want to keep improving in the New […]

Nick Cain urges England to look at some new faces in the World Cup build up

8 January 2014 0 comments

The seemingly routine announcement of amendments to the England elite squad on Thursday at Twickenham is the exact opposite. It is a make or break […]

Nick Cain: This Anglo-Welsh decoy shouldn’t be discounted

8 January 2014 0 comments

Is the golden handshake across the Severn, binding the four Welsh regions to the English clubs, the solution it is being cracked up to be. […]

WRU ‘will move their top stars to England’

7 January 2014 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the war with their regions.

Peter Jackson: Cliff was out of this world, but Barry was untouchable!

3 January 2014 2 comments

New Year gongs will be all the rage all too soon, a good enough excuse to enter the festive spirit and award a few of […]

Brendan Gallagher takes a personal look at the Rugby World in 2013

2 January 2014 1 comment

BEST NEWCOMERS BTSport for their lively match day coverage and excellent Sunday lunchtime round-up show which is the must-watch rugby programme of the week; Isreal […]

Nick Cain picks his highs and lows from 2013

1 January 2014 2 comments

Team of the Year – The 2013 Lions. Whereas the All Blacks are virtually a club side which plays and trains together for half of […]

My Life in Rugby: Hugh William-Jones –former Wales & Llanelli prop

31 December 2013 1 comment

I was the first ever temporary blood replacement for Wales – against Italy in 1994 in a World Cup qualifier in Cardiff when Ricky Evans […]

20 Questions: Matt Evans – Cornish Pirates wing

25 December 2013 1 comment

Thoughts on Pirates’ season to date? Couple of glitches but we’re close to where we want to be. We’re a new squad and it’s taking […]

Nick Cain: France’s ‘Little Napoleon’ is trying to rule in Europe

19 December 2013 4 comments

When it comes to exercising absolute power within a rugby fiefdom there is no one who comes close to Pierre Camou. Since 2007 Camou has […]

Peter Jackson: Top dogs in Europe have bark but no bite

12 December 2013 2 comments

When they opened the roof after the Wallabies had done their level best to bring the house down, Wales were left to stare at the […]

20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre

11 December 2013 1 comment

Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in the side for the […]

Jeremy Guscott: England only third in ‘group of death’

11 December 2013 0 comments

The Autumn Internationals provide an obvious point from which to do a stock-take on where England, Wales and Australia are two years out from meeting […]

Peter Jackson: Luke Charteris’ uncool hands mean try wait goes on

6 December 2013 0 comments

Luke Charteris threw himself back into the day job in France at the weekend, wondering why there is still no international try to his name […]

Nick Cain: IRB must take the blame for debacle over George North

5 December 2013 2 comments

In what appears to be a clear case of mistaken identity, Premiership Rugby have decided that Northampton are the bad guys in the tug-of-war for […]

Brendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever

4 December 2013 0 comments

It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test sides but Australia did […]

Brendan Gallagher on Fiji’s duty to end 100 years of lost opportunities

29 November 2013 0 comments

There is a myth that the full All Blacks have never played in Fiji which is not quite true. In 1913, on the way back […]

Peter Jackson: Wales will count cost of vanishing 70,000 fans

29 November 2013 5 comments

For the second time in six days, Wales went about their business in Cardiff on Friday night in front of more than 25,000 empty seats. […]

Nick Cain: World Cup schedule is IRB-made shambles

28 November 2013 0 comments

The England 2015 Rugby World Cup fanfare gets underway for real at Twickenham on Wednesday when the IRB announce their ticketing strategy, including distribution and […]

Halfpenny nominated for IRB Player of the Year

22 November 2013 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny could end a sensational year in style after being nominated in a five-man shortlist for the IRB Player of the Year award. The […]

Autumn international teams

22 November 2013 0 comments

France v South Africa (preview) France: Brice Dulin; Yoann Huget, Florian Fritz, Wesley Fofana, Sofiane Guitoune; Rémi Talès, Morgan Parra; Yannick Forestier, Benjamin Kayser, Nicolas Mas; […]

Nick Cain talks to Nick Mallett about the growing threat of South Africa

21 November 2013 0 comments

Nick Mallett knows a thing or two about being in charge of “the most dominant team in the history of the world”. That, of course, […]

Nick Cain: Get scrum right Alain – or be kicked into touch

21 November 2013 1 comment

When Alain Rolland was introduced at the Millennium Stadium last weekend as the referee for the Wales v South Africa match he was met with […]

Ireland v Australia preview

14 November 2013 1 comment

British and Irish Lion scrum-half Conor Murray has been dropped by Ireland to face Australia on Saturday. The Munster star sees Leinster rival Eoin Reddan […]

Autumn Internationals teams

8 November 2013 1 comment

England v Argentina England (Team news): Mike Brown; Chris Ashton, Joel Tomkins, Billy Twelvetrees, Ben Foden; Owen Farrell, Lee Dickson; Joe Marler, Dylan Hartley, David […]

Nick Cain assesses the challenge a warring Argentina will set for England this week

6 November 2013 0 comments

Patricio Albacete is Argentina’s most experienced forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best locks in the game, yet he arrives at Twickenham […]

Peter Jackson: Threadbare Wales are on a wing and a prayer

1 November 2013 1 comment

Wales will go into their annual home bash at the Southern Hemisphere down to the bare bones in specialist wings. They have picked just two […]

You’re out, no you’re not, Wales tell James Hook!

30 October 2013 0 comments

Wales told James Hook he had been dropped from their squad only to reinstate him barely 24 hours later.

Dream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half

28 October 2013 1 comment

1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary, but soon realised he […]

Saracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview

17 October 2013 0 comments

Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as American Chris Wyles is […]

Heineken Cup: Round One wrap

13 October 2013 0 comments

Pool 1 Leinster started their campaign on a high beating the Ospreys 19-9 at the Liberty Stadium. Dan Biggar put the host 6-0 in front but two penalties […]

Amlin Challenge Cup: Round One wrap

12 October 2013 0 comments

London Wasps ran in 14 tries to trash Viadana 90-17 in Italy and record their biggest win on the European stage. William Helu grabbed a […]

Nick Cain looks at the opening rounds of the final Heineken Cup

11 October 2013 3 comments

The 19th Heineken Cup has been billed as the last of its kind, the collector’s edition. And winning it will be a huge accolade irrespective […]

Brendan Gallagher: The quiet-man keeping that Tigers’ roar loud and clear

10 October 2013 1 comment

A small, bald-headed gent has been taking centre stage at Leicester on match days this autumn but the volume and quantity of ‘chat’ has diminished […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster’s dilemma is who plays 10, Farrell or Burns?

9 October 2013 2 comments

Having watched the best team in the world, New Zealand, beat the second best, South Africa, 38-27 in a humdinger of a match in Jo’burg, […]

Dream Team: Thom Evans – former London Wasps, Glasgow and Scotland wing

7 October 2013 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – Mountain of a man who carries the ball really well. He is so powerful and has a bit of pace about […]

Brendan Gallagher: Don’t let the big boys’ Euro row put an end to Treviso dream

3 October 2013 2 comments

While the ERC blazers, club representatives from England and France and TV executives squabble endlessly over the future of a European club competition, the likes […]

20 Questions: Andy Goode – London Wasps fly-half

2 October 2013 0 comments

An ex-Leicester man at Wasps… how? I know. If you’d told me when I was playing for Leicester that I’d end up playing for our […]

20 Questions: Andy Goode – London Wasps fly-half

2 October 2013 1 comment

An ex-Leicester man at Wasps… how? I know. If you’d told me when I was playing for Leicester that I’d end up playing for our […]

Andrea Masi out for five months

2 October 2013 1 comment

London Wasps have suffered a huge blow as Andrea Masi will be sidelined for up to five months with a knee injury. The Italian centre […]

Jeff Probyn: Money is not the root of all success in Europe

27 September 2013 5 comments

There’s an old saying which seems to be more and more fashionable in our game and that is, ‘money talks’. As Europe hogs the headlines, […]

Nick Cain: Heineken war could harm World Cup 2015

25 September 2013 4 comments

The battle lines have been drawn around the Heineken Cup – or the territory it once occupied – and there is a bloody fight looming. […]

England Sevens win in Bucharest

23 September 2013 0 comments

England Sevens will go into the HSBC World Series as the reigning European champions after a strong display in Bucharest. For Simon Amor’s first outing […]