Jacko column: Warburton an invaluable role model for all

By Peter Jackson No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking up permanent residence in that...

Premiership season ticket prices: Leicester freeze to launch O’Connor revolution

Leicester Tigers have backed Matt O’Connor’s on-field revolution by freezing season ticket prices at Welford Road in a bid to pack...

Myler: I’m relishing challenge from Piers Francis at Saints

Evergreen Stephen Myler insists he has no interest in personal accolades as he prepares to face down the latest challenger to...

Maro Itoje to become the Premiership’s first £1m player after 2019

MARO ITOJE will become the Premiership‘s first million pound a season player after returning from the Lions tour with an enhanced...

Leicester Tigers move for Damian McKenzie and a flanker show signs of gathering pace

LEICESTER TIGERS are believed to in advanced talks with All Blacks full- back Damian McKenzie about a move to Welford Road....

Scots can have no complaints over Lions selection says Sean Maitland

Warren Gatland named only two Scottish players – Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour – in his initial squad announcement

Pain of Wasps defeat will spur Leicester on says Hamilton

By NEALE HARVEY Chargedown: Leicester’s Luke Hamilton blocks a clearance from Munster scrum-half Conor Murray LEICESTER crowd favourite Luke Hamilton predicts...

I planned on a two-year stay, but I’m heading home after 11!

NEIL DE KOCK ON THE RECORD Q&A Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years...

Lions attacking skills were shining ‘diamond’ bright

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE Sean O’Brien try against New Zealand in the first Test was the best of...

DREAMTEAM

JEFF WILLIAMS, THE BATH WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Cian Healy – He is...

Don’t be blinkered, the Lions are all about cash

COLIN BOAG How much money do you think was generated from the Lions tour of New Zealand? Your guess is as...

Rise up to end this scrum outrage

IT IS about time the unrecognised members of the rugby fraternity get listened to, namely the fans and enthusiasts. The people...

Letters that prove Poite made one of the great decisions

HAWKEYE should be used to ensure the right decision is made in highly pressurised situations in rugby. If you look at...

Sorry, Nigel you’re out of touch on this

I WAS shocked to see just how out of touch Nigel Wray is with the fans. To suggest the Lions play...

Myler relishes challenge from new Saint Francis

By NEALE HARVEY EVERGREEN Stephen Myler insists he has no interest in personal accolades as he prepares to face down the...

Exeter coaches agree new deal to stay at Sandy Park

ROB Baxter insists there is a “burning desire” among Chiefs coaching staff to take the Devon club onto even greater things,...

White: Cup snub will fire me up for Exeter

By NEALE HARVEY Pass master: Nic White releases the Montpellier backline PICTURES: Getty Images REVVED-UP Aussie maestro Nic White has revealed...

Banned Sonny Bill goes on safari

SONNY Bill Williams is making the most of island time, as he waits to bounce back from his four week ban....

Robson quits Irish saying ‘I’ll be back’

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER London Irish lock George Robson refuses to rule out a return to top-flight rugby despite revealing his...

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter Saturday August 5...

Warriors record sale

GLASGOW Warriors have again sold a record number of season tickets for the upcoming campaign. The club have sold all their...

Namibian star for Scottish

NAMIBIANinternational Tjiuee Uanivi has signed for London Scottish from Glasgow Warriors. The 26-year-old can play either second-row or flanker, and has...

Cruden can help restore the thrills

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier fans cannot wait to see All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden in their colours this season. They...

Little Belgium has a big rugby heart

Assistant coach Simon Leader gives the inside track on the rise of rugby in Belgium Our season finished with a big...

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER SELKIRK, SCOTLAND AND BRITISH & IRISH LIONS FLY-HALF JOHN RUTHERFORD When I made my Scotland debut in 1979 it...

For consistency, Murray is your man

By JON NEWCOMBE CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards,...

Now let Williams off the leash for Wales says Byrne

By ALEX BYWATER Potency: Liam Williams makes a break against New Zealand PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM Williams must start at full-back...

Seniloli try treble sends Tonga into RWC

By SAM JACKSON Samoa 16 Fiji 38 TONGA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan without having to play...

Sunwolves end season on a high as Keino binned

By ADAM ELLIS THE Sunwolves rounded off their second year in Super Rugby with a maiden win over New Zealand opposition,...

Key’s Rotherham will have fear factor

By GUY WILLIAMS THE challenge facing Andy Key, Rotherham Titans’ new head coach, is huge: How to revive the reputation and...

We’re gearing up for a fast start say Exiles

By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish face a race against time to be ready for their return to the Premiership but hooker...

YOUNG GUNS

CALLUM SIRKER ENGLAND SEVENS WING Callum Sirker ended the past two seasons at Twickenham but what a journey the last 14...

Did Poite let Lions off twice?

AMIDthe microscopic analysis of Romain Poite’s volte face on the penalty decision in the last Test, another question over the same...

Vintage crew quits Top 14

FOR the first time this century, a quartet of Test veterans will be missing when the Top 14 come under starter’s...

Blink and you’d have missed these eight Test debutants

THE Lions having been the only game in town since the end of the domestic season, it would have been nigh...

Who’d have thought it? Sam a radio role model

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking...

Premiership imports who have been pure Gold …

Jon Newcombe discovers the overseas stars who have impressed Gary Gold most in the Premiership Jon Newcombe Being a World Cupwinning...

Wallaby win shows Scots way forward

Gregor Townsend turned down the opportunity to help coach the Lions to ensure he was available to start his career in...

Fiji reap the benefits of early RWC qualification

Brendan Gallagher rounds up the recent international action that has seen early qualifiers for RWC2019 Away from the excitement of the...

Will president Spencer fight to save the Lions?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Roaring with the Lions: Manager John Spencer celebrates at the end of...

Cometh the hour, cometh the man

PETER JACKSON analyses the numbers to reveal the major Lions contributors PETER JACKSON Clocking time: Taulupe Faletau in action against the...

20 QUESTIONS

MATT EVERARD NOTTINGHAM CAPTAIN How’s your summer been? Studious. We had one week off at the end of the season and...

How Lions rated on tour – man by man

Nick Cain spent seven weeks touring with the British and Irish Lions, watching every minute they played. Here he presents his...

Change would put ‘superb’ Premiership at risk

PREMIERSHIP Rugby commercial director Dominic Hayes insists English rugby will not fall into the Super Rugby trap of expanding beyond its...

Tigers freeze ticket prices to aid O’Connor revolution

By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER Tigers have backed Matt O’Connor’s on-field revolution by freezing season ticket prices at Welford Road in a...

BE PART OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST RUGBY AWARDS

Determined: Hartpury No 9 Jake Polledri on the march towards the Rosslyn Park try line in National 1 THE AWARDS This...

Now we have hope about RWC 2019

NICK CAIN SPELLS OUT WHAT EACH OF THE HOME UNIONS CAN LEARN FROM THE LIONS TOUR IN the stock-take of one...

England lads get ready for tour of S Africa

By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDUnder 18s have named a 26-man squad for their three-match tour of South Africa in August. England face...

Restyled PRO14 would ‘gain £10m TV deal’

By NEALE HARVEY EUROPEAN rugby supremo Simon Halliday claims his organisation have yet to be consulted over plans to induct two...

Topsy warns Irish rivals: Joltin’ Joe is coming for you!

LONDON Irish hitman Joe Cokanasiga is ready to take the Premiership by storm, according to veteran Exiles winger Topsy Ojo. Cokanasiga,...