As the start of the season nears, a lot a pre-season freindlies took place this afternoon. Read all the reports in tomorrow’s edition of the […]
Latest Posts
SA Schoolboys 36 England U18 29
England U18 conceded a 36-29 defeat against South Africa Schoolboys in Cape Town for the last game of their tour in the South Hemisphere. Read […]
Australia 19 New Zealand 27
New Zealand dominated Australia 27-19 in Sydney for the inaugural match of the Rugby Championship. Read the full report of the game in tomorrow’s edition […]
Henry Thomas relishing Andrew Sheridan Heineken Cup rematch
Henry Thomas is eager for the chance to turn the tables on former tutor Andrew Sheridan this season after Sale‘s graduation to the Heineken Cup. […]
England U18 name team to play SA Schoolboys
England U18 have named their side to take on South African Schoolboys in Cape Town tomorrow. Head John Fletcher has made nine changes from the […]
O’Connor at No.10 for Ulster to face Tigers
Niall O’Connor will run out in the number 10 jersey at Ravenhill for the first time since his short term spell in Galway last season […]
Worcester name side to face Scarlets
Worcester have named their team to face Welsh side Scarlets at Sixways tomorrow. England prop Matt Mullan will captain the Warriors for his first start […]
Bath’s Heathcote out for six weeks
Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote will miss six weeks of action after injuring his knee against London Welsh last weekend. It was feared the 20-year-old would […]
Cipriani and Gray to make Sale debuts
Danny Cipriani and Richie Gray are set to make their Sale debuts after being selected among the replacements for tomorrow’s friendly game against Glasgow Warriors. […]
Waldouck handed first Saints start against Leinster
New Northampton Saints signing Dominic Waldouck has been selected to make his home debut for his new club in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Heineken Cup […]
Another Scot captains a Premiership club
Following Hugo Southwell yesterday at Wasps, Gloucester has today named Scottish international second row Jim Hamilton as their captain for the new season. 29-year-old Hamilton […]
Lions out of Super Rugby, long live the Kings
The South African Rugby Union confirmed today that the Kings will replace the Lions in the 2013 Super Rugby competition. Despite wining the 2011 Currie […]
Five debuts for Edinburgh against Falcons
Edinburgh Rugby have handed five debuts for tomorrow’s friendly game against Newcastle Falcons at Kingston Park (KO 8pm). New faces on the front line include […]
Wasps’ Palmer and Wentzel pair up to face old club Leeds
England international Tom Palmer and newly appointed vice-captain Marco Wentzel will form London Wasps‘ lock partnership to face their old club Leeds in their final […]
Ospreys name team for Bath’s friendly
Steve Tandy has named the Ospreys team to play Bath at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (KO 3pm) Even though both side were at different […]
Scot Hugo Southwell named as Wasps captain
Hugo Southwell has been named as London Wasps‘ captain for the upcoming season. The 59-times capped Scottish fullback – who captained the side on a […]
New Shark Shepherd suing Saints
New Sale signing Cameron Shepherd is suing Northampton Saints for pulling out of a deal to sign him. A three-year deal was announced in May […]
SBW named in All Blacks team to face Australia
Sonny Bill Williams has been named in the All Blacks team to play Australia in the opening Investec Rugby Championship match at ANZ Stadium on […]
Haskell relishing return to England and Wasps
England back-row James Haskell is relishing his return to English rugby as he settles back into life at London Wasps. Haskell returned to his former […]
Gary Gold and Bath look at tie-up with Super Rugby side
Bath are considering forming an alliance with a Super Rugby side in a groundbreaking move which could involve trans-hemisphere player swaps. Former Springbok assistant coach […]
Reformed Shark Andy Powell is the new ‘Sebastien Chabal’
Sale Sharks are to extend Andy Powell’s contract in recognition of the Welshman’s emergence as ‘the new Sebastian Chabal.’ The Premiership’s sole surviving northern club […]
Elliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck
The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young’s decision to let Dominic Waldouck go a […]
Step aside you Brownlees rugby has the Claassens
The Brownlee brothers have provided no shortage of excitement with their Olympic triathlon exploits but rugby will be able to enjoy its own sibling rivalry […]
Retiring prop Matt Stevens gave quitting England ‘lot of thought’
Saracens boss Mark McCall insists Matt Stevens’ decision to retire from international rugby was not made on the spur of the moment. The 29-year-old prop […]
‘El Mago’ returns for Pumas’ Championship debut
Argentina fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez will make his first Test appearance in three years for their historic Rugby Championship debut against South Africa on Saturday. […]
South Africa name team for Argentina opener
South Africa centre Frans Steyn will play in his 50thTest for the Springboks when they face Argentina on Saturday at Newlands in Cape Town. The […]
London Welsh: “We’ll stick to our principles”
Ed Jackson believes the culture at London Welsh this season will not change despite the arrival of a host of foreign imports. As revealed in […]
Let me wing it like Alesana says new Tiger Adam Thompstone
Alesana Tuilagi racked up more than a half-century of tries for Leicester at an average of better than one every three games so when Adam […]
We know we’ll get thumped says Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi
Argentina‘s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy‘s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in the Rugby Championship against […]
Deacon injury blow for Tigers
Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the new season with second-row Louis Deacon suffering a shoulder injury. The England lock has […]
Lock of ages? French turn back clock for Brits
The burgeoning British colony in France hurls itself into Top 14 action next weekend, an assault force headed by surely the oldest pair of locks […]
Sale sign Shepherd and Uys
Sale Sharks have announced the signings of Cameron Shepherd and Corne Uys. Shepherd, 28, has played for the Waratahs and Western Force and also has […]
Spies to miss out entire Rugby Championship
South Africa’s injury problems have worsened after Pierre Spies was ruled out of the entire Rugby Championship campaign with a finger injury. The 27-year-old suffered […]
England U18 defeated by France in SA
England U18 were outdone by northern hemisphere rivals France in George, South Africa, losing 20-13 at Outeniqua Park Stadium in a bruising encounter. The loss […]
Peter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps
When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of England and Europe. Eight […]
Man Behind the Match: Rob Andrew and the 1995 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
England went into the 1995 World Cup quarter-final in Cape Town having seen many highs since the desperate low of losing the 1991 World Cup […]
Barnes at No.10 for Wallabies, Cooper out
Berrick Barnes has been named at fly-half for Australia‘s clash against New Zealand in Saturday’s opening game of the Rugby Championship while Quade Cooper has […]
Moment in Time: Sale Sharks and the 2002 Parker Pen Shield
Lift-off for Sale Sharks. This was the day when chairman Brian Kennedy’s vision of creating a powerhouse team in the north-west of England finally came […]
Jeff Probyn: Rugby should be backing the war against drugs
Isn’t it funny how those at the top of sport believe that only what affects them is of any importance or consequence to what happens […]
20 Questions: Danny Care – Harlequins and England scrum-half
Enjoying pre-season at Quins? Loving it! It’s great to be back around all the boys again. It is hard work but everyone is looking to […]
Room 101: Tom May – Northampton and former England centre
1. Warm ups I don’t know if it’s because I have been playing for what seems like a long time now but I really hate […]
Young Gun: Luke Treharne – Exeter and Wales U18 full-back
A contemporary of George North in the Scarlets academy, Luke Treharne and the giant Welsh winger made a ferocious midfield combination in west Wales. Where […]
SBW cleared to play for the All Blacks
Sonny Bill Williams was today cleared by his new Japanese club to play in the All Blacks‘ opening Rugby Championship matches against Australia. Despite his […]
Ospreys’ Ryan Jones back in six weeks?
Ryan Jones will miss the start of the new RaboDirect Pro12 season after undergoing keyhole surgery to his knee. The 31-year-old back-rower went under the […]
Huge blow for Ulster’s Paddy McAllister
Ulster prop Paddy McAllister will be sidelined for the majority of the season after picking up a significant knee injury in training last week. The […]
My Life in Rugby: Ollie Smith – former Leicester, England and Lions centre
Making the British and Irish Lions tour in 2005 was an achievement I couldn’t really comprehend. The squad was announced on the Monday and then […]
Dream Team: Scott Barrow – Fylde and former Leeds centre
1. Simon Emms – Very fast for a chunky fella. One of the most athletic props I’ve played with, including Premiership guys. We played at […]
Ospreys name side to face Clermont
Ospreys Head Coach Steve Tandy has named his team to face French giants Clermont Auvergne at Issoir on Friday night (KO 8.00pm local time). The […]
Kellock carries on as Warriors captain
Lock Al Kellock was today confirmed as Glasgow Warriors captain for the seventh consecutive season. He has made 76 appearances in the RaboDirect PRO12 since […]
Ulster name team to face Bayonne
Mark Anscombe has named his first match day squad for the pre season friendly against Bayonne at the Parc des Sports Jean Dauger this evening […]
Rugby Union News 24/7
Recent Posts
Five players who have scored five or more tries in a single game
20 January 2025Steve Borthwick: It’s time to put our foot down
19 January 2025Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade can work in Six Nations – Brad Barritt
19 January 2025Anthony Watson: I had to quit, I was in so much pain
19 January 2025Christ Tshiunza: There’s no panic at Exeter Chiefs
19 January 2025
The best betting sites
