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Loader still has England in sight

7 April 2024 0 comments

Ben Loader still dreams of playing for England and is hoping his performances in Cape Town for the Stormers will one day offer a route […]

Cruse, 35, announces retirement

7 April 2024 0 comments

Grateful: Northampton’s Tom Cruse NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old has spent nine years […]

Care to make his Baa-Baas debut against Fiji

1 April 2024 0 comments

DANNY Care will make his Barbarians debut against Fiji at Twickenham in June. The 37-year-old scrumhalf, who announced his international retirement last week after winning 101 […]

I’m ambitious. I want to coach as high as I can

24 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Alex Rae – The former Northampton Saints, Saracens, Wasps and Bedford Blues lock, now head coach at Coventry, talks about […]

Joseph third player confirmed by Barbarian F.C. for Killik Cup encounter

13 March 2024 0 comments

Jonathan Joseph will pull on the famous black and white hooped jersey of Barbarian F.C. for the first time in his career this summer, the […]

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

10 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE – EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop, Exeter are going back […]

It’s a huge honour to play for your country

10 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose – the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back on his career in […]

Second Barbarian chance for Mercer

3 March 2024 0 comments

Zach Mercer will pull on the famous Barbarians jersey again this summer in the Killik Cup clash against Fiji. Mercer, 26, joins England’s most-capped men’s […]

Wales to play Boks in double header at HQ

25 February 2024 0 comments

Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham turf in an historic double header on June 22 – with a clash between South Africa […]

O’Shea wants more England A fixtures

18 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Twickenham is looking to arrange up to four England A fixtures in the coming years following the resurrection of the side this […]

Riley scores again as Wild Knights march on

18 February 2024 0 comments

Japan League One The gap between the Saitama Panasonic Wild Knights and the rest is widening at the top of the table but the Chiefs’ […]

Exeter prop on way to Glasgow

11 February 2024 0 comments

Exeter tighthead Patrick Schickerling, 25, is set to join Glasgow Warriors on a multi-year contract. Schickerling’s commitment comes on the heels of contract extensions for […]

Legend who had no wish to be one

11 February 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play for Cardiff RIP the […]

I loved it! Cipriani calls it a day at 36

4 February 2024 0 comments

DANNY Cipriani has retired from professional rugby, describing it as a “sobering but freeing moment”. Cipriani, 36, left Bath at the end of the 2021-2022 […]

Red Rose legends can’t wait for Lions to set sail

4 February 2024 0 comments

By PAUL MARTIN Maggie Alphonsi and Danielle Waterman share 156 England caps between them but both would have traded a few for a chance to […]

Millar Mills on course to emulate his star sisters

28 January 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Elliot Millar Mills this week joins up with the Scotland squad to prepare for the Six Nations little more than a year […]

Ben for Baa-Baas

28 January 2024 0 comments

Former England scrumhalf Ben Youngs will return to Twickenham with the Barbarians this summer. The most-capped male player and Leicester Tigers back is lined up […]

Now Slade holds talks with Stade

21 January 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has had a […]

Ratuniyarawa jailed for sexual assault

9 January 2024 0 comments

Former Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed for three sexual assaults committed in the days leading up to a match he was due to […]

Wales legend JPR Williams dies aged 74

8 January 2024 0 comments

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74. The Bridgend and London Welsh legend won eight Five Nations titles, […]

Cheika brought an axe in and wielded it about

7 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance – the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks about his life in […]

Proud men who graced the game

31 December 2023 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar CBE (Ballymena, Ireland, Barbarians, […]

Day when the tears flowed for Devereux

24 December 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE Brewery Field in Bridgend last Wednesday night offered more than a few famous old faces in […]

Hastings close to Gloucester return

17 December 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Adam Hastings is close to a return for Gloucester after an injury-plagued 2023 that has seen the Scotland outside-half make just three […]

Rugby celebrate historic win over Baa-Baas

17 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School celebrated the end of their bicentennial season in style with a double win in an historic fixture against […]

Only right that the Lions play in Ireland

10 December 2023 0 comments

The Lions used to go out of their way to make friends in little towns not much bigger than villages. Now that they have to […]

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

10 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener – The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in the game IF I […]

Young Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland

10 December 2023 0 comments

BY BEN JAYCOCK Under the close guidance of Will Parkin, Archie McParland has made the transition from fly-half to scrum-half and is reaping the rewards […]

Matavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall

3 December 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered the magic of his […]

Garry’s laying down the Law in bid to find consistency

3 December 2023 0 comments

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In their ninth consecutive season in National One, Darlington Mowden Park’s director of rugby Garry Law possesses a profound understanding of the […]

Record turnover for Saints

26 November 2023 0 comments

Northampton have posted a record turnover of £21.96m in their annual report for the year ending June 2023. The club made an overall loss before […]

All Eyes on the Six Nations 2024

21 November 2023 0 comments

We’ve seen the Six Nations teams in action in France in the concluded Rugby World Cup, and based on form, it provides an early indication […]

Vakatawa grateful to Lam for giving him a chance at Bears

19 November 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Virimi Vakatawa says he feels blessed to be playing rugby again after being told last year that a heart condition meant his […]

Scottish genie turning on the magic at Bath

19 November 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name signings have become rare […]

Llewellyn looks to stengthen girls game in Bristol

19 November 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK South Bristol Girls, in their second season, appear to be thriving at their permanent base of Bristol Barbarians RFC. The club was […]

Heartbreak for Scarlets as Van Wyk try steals it

12 November 2023 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets …………23pts Tries: Rogers 17, Elias 68 Conversions: Lloyd 18, 69 Penalties: Lloyd 3, 48, 54 Lions……………… 24pts Tries: Louw 21, Botha […]

Red Roses: Marlie Packer

5 November 2023 0 comments

BACK ROW, CAPTAIN Birthplace: Yeovil DOB: 02/10/1989 Community Club: Ivel Barbarians, now known as Yeovil RFC Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: May 2008 v Sweden […]

Halfpenny prepares to bow out against Baabaas

2 November 2023 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny is set to make his final appearance for Wales, as Warren Gatland’s men prepare to take on a Barbarians side led by former […]

Village teams which gave stars their start

29 October 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN the Principality Stadium crowd rises to salute Leigh Halfpenny as he makes his final appearance on the international […]

Tipuric on fine form as Ospreys hold out

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Ospreys ………………………….34pts Tries: Morgan-Williams 15, Protheroe 21, Nagy 42, Smith 49 Conversions: Walsh 16, 22, 43; O Williams 50, Penalties: Walsh 35, […]

Stormers too good as Scarlets suffer

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Stormers………..52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies 7, 29, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 36, […]

Lam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa

1 October 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a chance conversation in August. […]

Dream Team with Ian Sanders

1 October 2023 0 comments

The former Bath, Gloucester, England ‘A’ and Barbarians scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Gareth Chilcott – Of his […]

Scarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19. Former Llanelli, Wales, and […]

Slade in starring role as Chiefs too hot for young Bears

10 September 2023 0 comments

■By DAN ANJOS IN the last throws of summer, the Exeter sizzled as they blew away a vastly less experienced Bristol side by 75 points. […]

Graham in charge as Saints take on Ealing

10 September 2023 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing v Northampton PREVIEW… Today. Kick-off 1pm, Vallis Way SAM Graham will captain Northampton Saints for the first time today as his […]

Retired? No, I’m available, says Cipriani

10 September 2023 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Danny Cipriani will consider any offers to continue his playing career despite not pulling on his boots for the last 10 months. […]

Moore agrees Saints deal

10 September 2023 0 comments

Northampton Saints have handed former London Irish back row Izzy Moore a short-term contract after he joined the club on trial. The former England U20 […]

Tapley sparks Bedford to super win over the Saints

27 August 2023 0 comments

By JAMES LOGAN Matt Worley on the attack PICTURES: KeyEyeShoots Try time: Pat Tapley scores for Bedford A BRACE from Pat Tapley to start off […]

French centre Vakatawa returns for Barbarians

20 August 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA VIRIMI Vakatawa’s premature retirement is over as the former France centre started for the Barbarians against Samoa last night in Brive. Vakatawa, who […]

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