All posts tagged "England"
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 6 months agoHarlequins will be looking to get back on the right track
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Gloucester-H Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, The Stoop THREE-TIME reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury head to Twickenham Stoop...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoBack in the real world and Meg Jones is raring to go
Having just conquered rugby’s Everest, Meg Jones says the return to day-to-day life and the start of the PWR has been...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoClifton servant Cano offers a candid hint on playing future
By CHRIS COLLYER Going strong: Clifton prop Ricky Cano CLIFTON’S stalwart prop Ricky Cano recently celebrated his impressive 150th cap for...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoColes agrees new long-term deal to stay at Saints
NEWS EXTRA Charge: Alex Coles on the attack for Saints ENGLAND second row Alex Coles has signed a new, undisclosed-length, contract...
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Features
/ 6 months agoYoung Guns: James Townsend – Leicester Tigers scrum-half
James Townsend is determined to follow in the footsteps of his boyhood hero Ben Youngs as he continues his rise through...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoTomos is great role model for me, says Englefield
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD CAOLAN Englefield hopes “great role model” Tomos Williams can help him join the growing band of...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSmith focuses on playing
WALES prop Nicky Smith says the squad will not “bury heads in the sand” over the prospect of a professional club...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSnowsill rebuke for England
FORMER fly-half Elinor Snowsill is frustrated that England come after Wales’ best young talent. Snowsill, who has led one of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 9, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoRoue enjoying kicking peace
By JOSEPH TERRY BATH University flyhalf Will Roue believes his childhood experience playing rugby in Singapore and New Zealand has greatly...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoMoody is overwhelmed by ‘wonderful’ support
FORMER England captain Lewis Moody has been overwhelmed by the “wonderful” support the public has shown him since his motor neurone...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoJoe will see you now
JOE Marler is launching a brand new show following his appearance on The Celebrity Traitors. The 35-year-old Harlequins legend, who won...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoSouth Africa skipper Siya Kolisi in favour of hybrid players
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is not surprised England are replicating their use of hybrid players and a bomb squad from...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCunningham-South stays
ENGLAND back row Chandler Cunningham-South has signed a new “multi-year” contract with Harlequins. Sale Sharks had been circling, with director of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland-Fiji talking points: Ellis Genge leads the way and time to unleash Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
England will be targeting a ninth successive victory when they host Fiji at Allianz Stadium on Saturday in the second of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoLouis Rees-Zammit named among replacements for Wales return against Argentina
Louis Rees-Zammit has been named among the Wales replacements for his international return against Argentina.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland ring the changes as Marcus Smith and Fin Smith both start against Fiji
England have overhauled their team for Saturday’s match against Fiji with full-back Marcus Smith and fly-half Fin Smith given starts at...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoTom Farrell handed Ireland debut at 32 against Japan
Munster centre Tom Farrell will become the oldest back to make an Ireland debut in the professional era after being selected...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoJoe Heyes: ‘Infatuation’ with Dan Cole made choosing England over Ireland easy
Joe Heyes has revealed his “infatuation” with Dan Cole ensured that pledging national allegiance to Ireland over England was never an...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoLewis Moody overwhelmed by ‘outpouring of love’ since MND diagnosis
Former England captain Lewis Moody has been touched by the “outpouring of love and support” which followed his motor neurone disease...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup – England vs Fiji: Why does Nemani Nadolo predict a Fiji win at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham?
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Fiji international Nemani Nadolo...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland face full-back dilemma with Freddie Steward doubtful for Fiji clash
Freddie Steward has emerged as a doubt for Saturday’s clash with Fiji at Allianz Stadium in what could be a significant...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland’s Henry Pollock shines bright in Steve Borthwick Bomb Squad
Steve Borthwick hailed the impact of Henry Pollock as he helped inspire England to a 25-7 win over Australia and get...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland 25-7 Australia: Henry Pollock puts England on the road to redemption
Henry “Peroxide” Pollock wants to be noticed, and the bleached-blond young flanker made sure the Wallabies will not forget him in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoLuke Cowan-Dickie’s painful journey towards 50th cap for England
Luke Cowan-Dickie raised his bat for his 50th England cap yesterday and admitted he had got there the hard way –...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLeicester Tigers back rower Emeka Ilione is ruled out for three months
Leicester Tigers back rower Emeka Ilione will be out for up to three months after injuring his shoulder in the narrow...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoAlan Dickens calls for better preparation from Newcastle Red Bulls
Alan Dickens is using the break from the Prem to look at how Newcastle Red Bulls prepare for games on the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland’s Fraser Dingwall happy with Steve Borthwick’s new tactic
Fraser Dingwall has backed England boss Steve Borthwick’s plan to shake up his backline in the rest of the Autumn Nations...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoMaro Itoje: I’m putting what I learned with the Lions into practice for England
Maro Itoje brought the lessons learned from his successful Lions captaincy in Australia into England camp as the autumn internationals got...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep it simple, England, and forget the gimmicks
Trying to get a handle on this England team is not always easy, but after their eighth win on the bounce,...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker
France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoIreland 13-26 New Zealand: All Blacks take charge to deny Ireland repeat win
Ireland’s hopes of repeating their historic first-ever win over New Zealand in Chicago nine years ago came unstuck at Soldier Field...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Avoid the circus and keep strategy simple
We are told the bench is now the ‘swingometer’ that dictates who wins at international and top club level.
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking
New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoWell played, Steve
REPORTS that England’s senior coaching staff met up with their cricketing counterparts before their match against Australia is the kind of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoGeoff Parling is backing Leicester Tigers to push on
Leicester have made a steady start to the season, but Geoff Parling has warned their top four rivals that there is...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNorthampton Saints 26-17: Quick-fire Saints shoot down Quins
Two second-half tries in quick succession helped maintain Northampton Saints’ unbeaten record this season in all competitions with victory over Harlequins...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 8-10 Leicester Tigers: Orlando Bailey’s on target to seal it for Tigers
If opportunity is the mantra of the Prem Cup, then Orlando Bailey took his with both hands to score the crucial...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoSale Sharks vs Gloucester: Mike Forshaw’s happy to be helping Sharks again
Buoyed by the return of Mike Forshaw for the Prem Cup windows, Sale Sharks will field a youthful, energetic side for...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoJack Nowell: I love the challenge in France
A wounded animal is when it is at its most dangerous and La Rochelle intend to right some wrongs from last...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDREAMTEAM
ED PASCOE, THE FORMER REDRUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, ENGLAND COUNTIES, CORNWALL AND CURRENT ROYAL NAVY SECOND ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 6 months agoChris Hewett: ‘Finishers’ need to be put in their place
Imagine you are peering across halfway at a pack of forwards so big, knotted with muscle and profoundly pug-ugly that the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoBuilding from the wreckage! Steve Tandy’s task to reignite Wales
As Welsh rugby lurches from one calamity to the next as if trying to navigate a maze blindfolded, the worst of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoDave Walder: Exeter Chiefs are bringning their A-game in push for silverware
Exeter Chiefs attack coach Dave Walder is confident they can maintain their early-season form and challenge for silverware after director of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNorthampton Saints’ Josh Kemeny is hoping for Australia return
Josh Kemeny wants to add to his two Australia caps and does not think staying with Northampton Saints will be an...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBevan joins Bristol on short-term deal
BRISTOL Bears have signed Cardiff and Wales scrum-half Ellis Bevan on a four-week loan to help ease the club through their...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoPeter Jackson: Welsh Rugby’s press charade does the game no favours
When the top brass at Twickenham interviewed Dudley Wood for the vacant position of RFU secretary, they raised a pressing matter...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 6 months agoSaracens spin the wheel as Harlequins head north
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX THE first PWR derby of the season sees Saracens host...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 6 months agoLightning look to Kabeya to lead attack on Sharks
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Loughborough v Sale Sharks Today. Kick off 1pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning welcome Sale Sharks today...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoIt’s a privilege to help shape next generation – Harlequins’ Matt Ferguson
Matt Ferguson feels reinvigorated in his new role at Harlequins as transition coach, bridging the gap between academy, loan and senior...















