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New-look Danny Care can tick all the boxes now

7 February 2014 1 comment

Attacking flair has always been Danny Care’s calling card, that airborne reverse flick pass against Clermont just the tip of an iceberg of inventive highlights.

France v Italy preview

6 February 2014 0 comments

Hugo Bonneval will make his France Test debut after being named on the wing to take on Italy on Sunday. as one of three changes […]

Six Nations teams

31 January 2014 1 comment

Teams for the RBS 6 Nations openers.

Peter Jackson: Dr Ron still at the head of Grand Slam pack

31 January 2014 2 comments

It has been said of Dr Ronald Cove-Smith that he never turned up on a Saturday afternoon without his little black surgical bag to ensure […]

Nick Cain: England need Saxons to be battle-hardened

29 January 2014 0 comments

The Saxons should be a huge influence in building an England team, so that the head coach never runs out of seasoned tightheads – as […]

Deadline looms for Anglo-Welsh league plan

28 January 2014 0 comments

England’s elite clubs and the four Welsh regions have signed contracts for a 16-team Aviva Premiership from next season and will announce their intentions on Friday.

Jeff Probyn: Italians have a lot to gain by forming their own league

24 January 2014 3 comments

The comments of Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) president Alfredo Gavazzi that they may remove their two professional teams from the Rabo Direct Pro12, could be […]

Peter Jackson: Italy arrive in Wales on a wing and a blessing

17 January 2014 0 comments

Italy come to Cardiff for the opening match in the Six Nations next month armed with something different, a Papal blessing. Judged on their biennial […]

20 Questions: Rob Webber – Bath hooker

8 January 2014 0 comments

Good season so far? Really good. Everyone’s working hard and we’ve been getting some good results. We just want to keep improving in the New […]

WRU ‘will move their top stars to England’

7 January 2014 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the war with their regions.

20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre

11 December 2013 1 comment

Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in the side for the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever

4 December 2013 0 comments

It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test sides but Australia did […]

Halfpenny nominated for IRB Player of the Year

22 November 2013 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny could end a sensational year in style after being nominated in a five-man shortlist for the IRB Player of the Year award. The […]

Tommy Allan in line for Italy starting debut against Pumas

21 November 2013 0 comments

Tommy Allan will make his first Test start for Italy against Argentina after being named at fly-half by Jacques Brunel today. The former Scotland U20s […]

Dream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half

28 October 2013 1 comment

1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary, but soon realised he […]

Saracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview

17 October 2013 0 comments

Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as American Chris Wyles is […]

Brendan Gallagher: The quiet-man keeping that Tigers’ roar loud and clear

10 October 2013 1 comment

A small, bald-headed gent has been taking centre stage at Leicester on match days this autumn but the volume and quantity of ‘chat’ has diminished […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster’s dilemma is who plays 10, Farrell or Burns?

9 October 2013 2 comments

Having watched the best team in the world, New Zealand, beat the second best, South Africa, 38-27 in a humdinger of a match in Jo’burg, […]

Dream Team: Thom Evans – former London Wasps, Glasgow and Scotland wing

7 October 2013 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – Mountain of a man who carries the ball really well. He is so powerful and has a bit of pace about […]

Brendan Gallagher: Don’t let the big boys’ Euro row put an end to Treviso dream

3 October 2013 2 comments

While the ERC blazers, club representatives from England and France and TV executives squabble endlessly over the future of a European club competition, the likes […]

20 Questions: Andy Goode – London Wasps fly-half

2 October 2013 0 comments

An ex-Leicester man at Wasps… how? I know. If you’d told me when I was playing for Leicester that I’d end up playing for our […]

Jeff Probyn: Money is not the root of all success in Europe

27 September 2013 5 comments

There’s an old saying which seems to be more and more fashionable in our game and that is, ‘money talks’. As Europe hogs the headlines, […]

England Sevens win in Bucharest

23 September 2013 0 comments

England Sevens will go into the HSBC World Series as the reigning European champions after a strong display in Bucharest. For Simon Amor’s first outing […]

My Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former Newcastle, Brive and England centre

17 September 2013 0 comments

My defence was always good but my attack was sometimes questioned. But that’s what I did, I was known as a big tackler and I’m […]

Peter Jackson: Ten years on, Coombs is overnight sensation!

13 September 2013 1 comment

When it comes to recurring rejection in pursuit of a professional career, Andrew Coombs deserves to be out on his own at the top of […]

My Life in Rugby: Tom Shanklin – former London Welsh, Saracens, Cardiff and Wales centre

3 September 2013 1 comment

When I was 20 Clive Woodward tried to poach me for England and it actually led to my first Wales call-up. I was at Saracens, […]

Jeff Probyn: Proposed Heineken deal leaves Rabo with peanuts

30 August 2013 0 comments

I often wonder if Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty is living in the real world or one that is dominated solely by what is […]

No U-turn on Europe promises Premiership boss Mark McCafferty

20 August 2013 4 comments

England’s Premiership clubs are adamant there will be no u-turn on their crusade for a new European Cup, promising it will increase annual revenue by […]

Brendan Gallagher: The Puma underdogs must show teeth again

16 August 2013 1 comment

And now the hard work and the pain really begins. Making their debut in the Rugby Championship last season was an exhilarating but daunting experience for […]

My Life in Rugby: Nnamdi Ezulike – former Leicester, London Irish, Worcester and England Sevens wing

30 July 2013 1 comment

Rugby was just one of the sports I was interested in and to be honest when I started out at Leicester the idea of getting […]

Dream Team: Gordon Bulloch – former Scotland and Lions hooker

29 July 2013 1 comment

1. Tom Smith – Underrated because of his size, but Tom was a very powerful scrummager. He was very quiet but when he did speak […]

Jeff Probyn: High ticket prices will keep kids away from World Cup

12 July 2013 1 comment

Well that’s it for another four years (12 if you’re Australian), the end of another Lions tour with all the angst and controversy, heroes and […]

“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni

3 July 2013 1 comment

Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind. He won a drawn-out […]

‘Outstanding’ Steve Borthwick to be top coach says Eddie Jones

26 June 2013 1 comment

Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick will become an outstanding coach after his playing days are over, according to Japan head coach Eddie Jones. Borthwick, 33, has […]

Ryan Grant called up by Lions

7 June 2013 0 comments

Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead, who was supposed to […]

Three new caps for Scotland against Samoa

4 June 2013 0 comments

Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat McArthur are set for their Scotland Test debut after being named in the starting XV to face Samoa in […]

“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook

8 May 2013 2 comments

James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive days. “It’s obvious that […]

Carlos Nieto to retire

2 May 2013 0 comments

Carlos Nieto has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. In a career where he was capped 34 times by Italy, […]

Peter Jackson: All Blacks rest cure will cost WRU £4m

30 April 2013 0 comments

The All Blacks have torn a gaping hole in Wales’ autumn schedule, one damaging enough to run into seven figures. Instead of squeezing every last […]

BBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly

24 April 2013 3 comments

The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire autumn Test schedule. After […]

England open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France

16 April 2013 1 comment

England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday, February 1. On the […]

Jeff Probyn: Selection of Marler cost England the game

3 April 2013 3 comments

As the wheels fell off England’s Chariot in Cardiff I couldn’t help thinking that it was probably for the best. The meteoric rise in the […]

Nick Cain assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of England and Italy

24 March 2013 0 comments

Italy have yet to beat England in the Six Nations, and, given that their only away win in the tournament since they joined it 13 […]

Young Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop

23 March 2013 1 comment

Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could not have asked for […]

Peter Jackson: Trust me, Cardiff jinx waits for Lancaster!

21 March 2013 0 comments

At a dinner in London some years ago, the English defined their rugby relationship with the Welsh as one based on “trust and understanding”. Dudley […]

Jeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans

20 March 2013 0 comments

It would seem that Nick Cain’s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off rugby ticket’ ice berg. […]

Italy v Ireland: teams

14 March 2013 0 comments

Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland’s last game of the Six Nations with a foot injury. The Leinster playmaker, who missed the last […]

Rob Howley: England showdown is so huge

12 March 2013 0 comments

Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales’ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales, who marched past Scotland […]

Under-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam

10 March 2013 0 comments

England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle to beat Italy 18-11 […]

Jeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow

9 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay dividends as the French […]

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