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Australia win keeps heat on Blitzboks

5 June 2022 0 comments

WORLD 7s SERIES By BEN JAYCOCK HENRY Paterson scored a hat-trick including a golden-point try as Australia beat New Zealand 19-14 in the London Sevens […]

Warriors keen on Nakawara

22 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEILFISSLER WORCESTER are in the market for a new second row and Fiji star Leone Nakawara – with his future with Toulon […]

Semesa Rokoduguni to leave Bath after decade at Recreation Ground

20 May 2022 1 comment

England international winger Semesa Rokoduguni will leave Bath Rugby at the end of the current Premiership season, ending a 10-year stay at the Rec. The […]

Ireland to kick-off autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa

12 May 2022 0 comments

Ireland will kick-off their autumn campaign by hosting world champions South Africa, the Irish Rugby Football Union has announced. The Springboks, who are in the […]

Pivac must make bold calls to stop Welsh slide

24 April 2022 2 comments

PETER JACKSONTHE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Since taking charge of Wales after the last World Cup, Wayne Pivac has been searching high and low […]

Pumas end wait for glory

24 April 2022 1 comment

ARGENTINA won their first Sevens World Series Cup in 14 years as they took the crown in Vancouver after beating Fiji in the last Sunday’s […]

Gollings off to a winning start as Fiji coach

17 April 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRABy JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England 7s ace Ben Gollings has paid tribute to his players after they handed him a winning start as Fiji […]

The France fly-half with instincts of a bullfighter

3 April 2022 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures:PART 104 Pierre Albaladejo […]

Give next generation game time to develop

27 March 2022 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMSWALES AND LIONS LEGEND Late bloomer: Alex Dombrandt starred for Cardiff Met Uni before breaking into professional rugbyWe’ve been here before in Welsh rugby […]

Sexton announces retirement plans

8 March 2022 0 comments

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has announced today he will retire at the end of the 2023 World Cup. Earlier today, the 36-year-old signed a new […]

Saints beef up the pack

6 March 2022 2 comments

NORTHAMPTON confirmed the signing of Queensland Reds lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Worcester prop Ethan Waller for next season.Salakaia-Loto, 25, will join after spending seven years […]

Gloucester stalwart Charlie Sharples retires with immediate effect

28 February 2022 0 comments

Gloucester’s stalwart winger Charlie Sharples will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. Initially planning on retiring at the end of the season, a shoulder […]

These late, late shows are a test of nerve

6 February 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETTGUEST COLUMNIST Funny places, rugby Press boxes. It was comedy gold, listening to the antediluvian correspondent of a middle-market tabloid scream “speak louder, damn […]

The Main Differences Between Rugby and American Football

2 February 2022 0 comments

Many people generally tend to mix rugby and American football without actually realizing these are two different sports. While at first sight there are indeed […]

Elias eager to shake off the rust after Covid break

9 January 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS RYAN Elias has lived in the shadow of Ken Owens since breaking into the senior Scarlets squad in 2014 but took a […]

Why is this season considered a failure for All Blacks, and is there a reason to be optimistic?

22 December 2021 0 comments

All-Black’s finished one of the worst seasons with a 15-point defeat to France last month. New Zealand Boss has called the results of the previous […]

Fifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai

5 December 2021 0 comments

GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in the play-off. Team GB, […]

Rememberance Day honours true bravery

21 November 2021 0 comments

I HAVE long felt that the language commentators used during matches is inappropriate.Last Sunday, Rememberance Sunday, a commentator during the Wales v Fiji game described […]

Berry has been squashed by Erasmus controversy

21 November 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Watching last weekend’s match between Wales and Fiji I was somewhat bemused by referee Nic Berry’s performance. I can’t recall seeing an international […]

Ice-cool Priestland provide Wales with

21 November 2021 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales …………….29pts Tries: Elias 23, Tompkins 48 Conversions: Biggar 24, 48 Penalties: Biggar 6, 16, 38, 65; Priestland 80+3 Australia ……….28pts Tries: […]

No guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits

14 November 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living – or, in the […]

Wales threw away 20 points – that’s criminal

31 October 2021 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Big doubt for the Boks: Alun Wyn Jones walks off injured PICTURE: Getty Images Rhys Priestland In the end […]

Honest Amos has no regrets

24 October 2021 2 comments

Up front: Hallam AmosCARDIFF full-back Hallam Amos says he has no regrets about announcing his plans to retire despite missing out on Wales’ autumn internationals.The […]

Brown: I’m still ready for you Eddie

17 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES MIKE Brown is primed and ready to add to his 72 England caps – even at the age of 36.Brown, who began […]

Call up for Young is common sense now

17 October 2021 2 comments

SHANE WILLIAMSWALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squadPICTURE: Getty ImagesWhichever way you look at it, […]

Williams wants to shine with proud dad ringside

17 October 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Williams hopes to be given the chance to finally wear the red of Wales in front of his family this autumn.Williams, […]

Rugby can conquer America? Dream on

17 October 2021 0 comments

INTERESTING to read Saracens “investors taking their brand to a global level” and “playing games in America” at the same time the US Eagles were […]

Hard to replicate those post-war halcyon days

10 October 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been sporadic but the Horsham […]

Adams up for challenge of ‘world class’ club

10 October 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOSH Adams plans on putting himself into the world class category by dominating against the best this autumn.Six Nations champions Wales take […]

Stars look to France as fee row rumbles on

3 October 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL Bears could be facing a fight to hang onto back row Nathan Hughes who has been offered to French clubs with his contract up […]

Jordie let-off proves there’s one law for NZ and one for rest

12 September 2021 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERSBRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE was much evidence this week for those (ie everybody living outside of New Zealand) who have always felt the All Blacks […]

Rowlands finds a new direction

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Wasps v Dragons Date. Kick-off 2pm, Stadium WILL Rowlands admits making to-and-fro dashes from Wales to Coventry left him out on […]

Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?

5 September 2021 1 comment

TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which country will his choose? […]

Islanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost

5 September 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five years, he oversaw a […]

Harlequins 45-33 Cardiff Blues: Quins put on show for their new boss

5 September 2021 1 comment

TABAI Matson smiled broadly after seeing for himself the kind of fighting spirit, character and skill which helped enabled Harlequins to be crowned champions. Inspired […]

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

29 August 2021 0 comments

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell’s hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

End this Springbok farce says Lions ace

15 August 2021 2 comments

■By GARY FITZGERALD SOUTH AFRICA’S goslow spoiling tactics against the Lions must finally force rugby chiefs into taking urgent action to avoid the game becoming […]

My Life in Rugby – Jeremy Davidson: Beating the Boks was pinnacle of my career

15 August 2021 2 comments

Now running things up at Brive, Jeremy Davidson reflects on his time as a Lion

Jonathan Davies fighting for his future in Welsh midfield

15 August 2021 0 comments

Captain for Wales this summer, Jonathan Davies sees plenty of competition coming his way in the national team

Sevens was thrilling, give us more on TV

8 August 2021 2 comments

THE Olympic Sevens was a wondeful event and I would like to congratulate New Zealand and Fiji for winning the gold medal in the Women’s […]

Fiji Sevens duo Aminiasi Tuimaba and Jiuta Wainiqolo

The Flying Fijians: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Men’s Sevens Champions

5 August 2021 0 comments

Profiling the gold medal-winning Fiji Men’s team which added to its history in Rio by triumphing in Tokyo

Ditch the tech like Anna did to strike gold | Chris Hewett

1 August 2021 2 comments

Purity and simplicity are not among the nouns most commonly associated with Rugby Union in its current state of confusion: prop forwards were routinely described […]

Such brilliant rugby deserved the mightiest of crowds to applaud it

1 August 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the Olympics and 30 minutes of the most intense sevens rugby he’s seen

Gareth Baber gets his hands on a medal at last | Peter Jackson

1 August 2021 0 comments

Welshman Gareth Baber followed the successes of Ben Ryan five years ago in Rio by taking Fiji to gold in Tokyo

Fiji’s double gold shows they have so much more to give | Jeff Probyn

1 August 2021 0 comments

How can World Rugby set a structure to aid the development of Fiji and the Pacific Islands?

Kiwis are on a mission to turn silver into gold, says Heather Fisher

25 July 2021 0 comments

Looking at Team GB Women’s chances of claiming a medal in the sevens competition at Tokyo

My Life in Rugby – Geoff Evans: Poisoned anchovies sabotaged my tour

25 July 2021 0 comments

Former British & Irish Lions centre Geoff Evans details a hellish night at the team hotel in 1974

All Blacks tell Wales: We’re still coming OK

25 July 2021 0 comments

A major boost for the WRU as the All Blacks reiterate their commitment to the autumn Test at the Principality

Fiji favourites but anything can happen

25 July 2021 2 comments

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the men’s rugby Sevens competition at the Olympic Games which gets underway in Tokyo on Monday, July 26-28 WALES winning […]

Simon Amor’s Tokyo Olympics verdict on the Men’s Sevens

25 July 2021 1 comment

The former Team GB Sevens coach previews the action in Japan

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