ON THE BLIND SIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are set to offer veteran Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali’i the chance of extending...

Top Kiwi Plumtree aims for Prem job

JOHN PLUMTREE, the Hurricanes forwards coach, is looking for a move to the Premiership in 2018. Kiwi Plumtree, who was a...

ROOM 101

ARTHUR ELLIS THE EALING FLANKER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Arsene Wenger Wenger’s...

Hayes: Falcons are doing us proud in USA

By GRAHAM JENKINS PREMIERSHIP Rugby have heaped praise on Newcastle Falcons for spearheading the league’s latest American adventure. The Falcons will...

Dan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market

WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle...

Philadelphia is next stop on rugby’s world tour

Brendan Gallagher takes a look at how club rugby has spread around the world since 2011 Globalisation is one of the...

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Surgery for Manu as jinx strikes

MANU Tuilagi will not be available for England’s autumn internationals after undergoing surgery on the knee he injured against Bath. Playing...

Skivington: Franco will throw his weight around at Irish

By NEALE HARVEY FRANCO van der Merwe could be one of the best signings of the Premiership season, according to London...

Give Biggar a huge send-off

WHEN word first got out of Dan Biggar signing for Northampton, a senior member of the Ospreys’ management team borrowed the...

Welsh Lions keep their feet up as mates toil

NONE the worse for their summer exertions in New Zealand, a trio of Lions made it onto the starting grid for...

Brilliance of Patchell goes unrewarded

IN THE course of routing Munster in Dublin at the end of last season, the Scarlets cast Wales in a poor...

Welsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have...

Henson on target but Dragons fade

By GARY HEATLY On the attack: Gavin Henson flips out a pass for Dragons PICTURE: Huw Evans EDINBURGH head coach Richard...

Cheetahs cut down by Wootton 4-try blast

By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says there is still plenty of room for improvement even though the...

Kiss praise for Trimble after 2-try supershow

By KEVIN GRAHAM ULSTER coach Les Kiss paid tribute to Andrew Trimble after the Irish winger led them to victory with...

Late Leinster try treble sends Blues tumbling in Dublin

By ALEX BYWATER JUST before the hour mark, there were only four points between the teams. By the time Andrew Brace...

Rennie off to a flyer as Dunbar doubles up

By ALEX McLEMAN TWO tries from Alex Dunbar helped Glasgow Warriors secure a dream home debut victory over the Ospreys for...

Scorching Scarlets lift gloom with another rout

By ROB COLE SCARLETS put another team to the sword at the start of their defence of the Guinness PRO14 title...

Carty has Connacht in cruise control

Connacht …32 Kings …10 JACKCarty maintained his 100 per cent record from the tee this season as tries from Tom Farrell,...

Dan’s a big loss but Ospreys do have Sam

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND DAN BIGGAR is a colossal loss to Welsh rugby. It was no surprise to see...

Heathcote: We’ve found ways to give Wasps some problems

By NICK VERDIER WORCESTER fly-half Tom Heathcote admits high-flying Wasps are far from the dream opponents for a team in need...

De Jongh’s aiming to catch eye of the Boks

NEALE HARVEY talks to Wasps’ South African centre about the 2019 World Cup Wasps centre Juan de Jongh reckons he still...

Deano: Steals won us the game

NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards praised their lineout defence after locks Calum Green and Will Witty caused severe problems for the Sale...

Sharks go wonky in the lineout to hand it to Falcons

By COLIN NEWBOULT FOR ALL the zip and zest of the previous weekend, where attacking rugby thrived and defences were deemed...

Slade thanks to young guns

HENRY SLADE, who graduated from Exeter’s production line to the England squad, paid tribute to the youngsters aiming to follow in...

Champions back on track with five tries

By MIKE SINCLAIR CHAMPIONS Exeter shrugged off the spluttering start to the defence of their title as they handed newlypromoted London...

Is it all as black as that?

THERE is more than a hint of a PC version of 1984’s ‘Big Brother’ about the New Zealand Rugby Union’s enquiry...

Troubling doubt over future for Tuilagi

MANU Tuilagi’s latest knee injury, which requires surgery and will keep him out of action for three months, puts the biggest...

Brits is best of all the imports into Premiership

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Schalk Brits masterclass against Northampton that lit up the Twickenham doubleheader last...

Medics aid for choking Catrakilis

QUINS director of rugby John Kingston said his team’s medics had to react quickly when Demetri Catrakilis started to struggle to...

Gloucester battered by Quins’ storm troopers

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER WE HAD thunder and lightning on and off the field for 20 minutes at the Stoop yesterday which...

Tigers and Worcester battle over academy

By NEALE HARVEY Leading by example: Saints captain Dylan Hartley goes over for a try to stun Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images...

Falcons get court threat over Matavesi

By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE NEWCASTLE Falcons have been threatened with legal action by the Ospreys over their alleged failure to pay...

Peter Jackson: North must show he is still worth his place

Ever since the early days on Anglesey, George North had been used to clearing obstacles at high speed in a manner...

Shane Williams: I won’t be tempted to write off Kings yet

The start of a new era in the Guinness PRO14 saw all eyes on Llanelli as defending champions Scarlets took on...

Brendan Gallagher: So why has rugby just gone north in the North?

Sale entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby  –  or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer...

Irish have the culture to survive says Narraway

Former London Irish back rower Luke Narraway reckons the behind-the-scenes culture being created by coaching supremos Brendan Venter and Nick Kennedy...

Northampton confirm Biggar signing

Northampton have today confirmed that Dan Biggar has signed a contract to join the East Midlands club in the summer of...

WRU and Ospreys statement on Dan Biggar

Dan Biggar has informed his employers of his intention to leave Welsh Rugby to join Northampton Saints next season. Biggar is...

Nick Cain: Fearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!

The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with dread. This is not so much because the Lyon-based...

Jeremy Guscott: Welcome back Manu, it’s going to be interesting!

Manu Tuilagi will want to hit the ground running this season. However, after virtually three years out of the game with...

Bath coach going back to New Zealand

Tabai Matson will leave his position as Bath head coach next week to return to New Zealand due to family reasons....

Championship better than A-League – Melville

Nigel Melville has cast doubt on Premiership proposals to create a fully blown A-League competition from season 2018-19. The RFU‘s director...

Raising the salary cap would harm the game says Premiership club director

Newcastle managing director Mick Hogan has slammed demands by Saracens to increase the salary cap, describing a suggestion by Sarries boss...

Lions star pens new Wasps deal

British and Irish Lions and England international Elliot Daly has extended his contract with Wasps. The 24 year-old, who started every...

The struggles of Premiership rugby in the North West

SALE entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer...

Statement: Worcester respond to TRP exclusive

Following our exclusive story on Sunday revealing Worcester Warriors were up sale, the club has issued the following statement. Warriors Chairman...

Now we must beat Leicester says embarrassed Mallinder

Control: Alex Lozowski SARACENS boss Mark McCall paid tribute to a stellar performance by 36-year-old hooker Schalk Brits after the European...

Blitz by Brits sends sorry Saints running for the shelter

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham Saracens 55pts Tries: Barritt 9, Wigglesworth 11, Maitland 20, 31, 35; Lozowski 28, Kock 38, Brits...