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Relegation is not end of ambition in France

14 November 2021 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south to Grenoble and Oyonnax […]

Shanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks

24 October 2021 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the distance with the All […]

DREAM TEAM

17 October 2021 0 comments

OLLIE STEDMAN, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS, EALING AND DONCASTER No.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. […]

Ears and eyebrows marked out young Toby

12 September 2021 0 comments

Adam Hathaway talks to teammates about Toby Flood who retired this week Toby Flood was a skinny teenager when he was elevated from the Newcastle […]

Old Deer Park waits for the Bennett thunderclap

12 September 2021 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 76 Phil […]

We ignored coach, played our fast 15-a-side rugby and claimed the day!

29 August 2021 0 comments

MOMENT IN TIMELONDON WELSH 1994-95NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS THE record books show that Welsh won promotion from Courage League Five South in 1994-95 […]

‘We chased the Prem dream and went bust’

29 August 2021 1 comment

LONDON Welsh might have been a powerhouse in the amateur era of the 1960s and 1970s, supplying seven members of the 1971 Lions side that […]

Carlisle answers call to help Titans rebuild

29 August 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE JOEY Carlisle’s love of rugby may have been tested in recent years but the 33-yearold former Premiership player is still relishing a […]

Rowe: RFU must help clubs bridge gap to Prem

18 July 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES TONY Rowe believes there should be a route into the Premiership for aspiring Championship clubs when the suspension on relegation from the […]

DREAM TEAM

11 July 2021 0 comments

CHRIS WOLFE-ELDER, THE FORMER WASPS ACADEMY, PLYMOUTH ALBION, LONDON WELSH, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE, CHINNOR & RICHMOND FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST…. […]

My Life in Rugby – Kieran Murphy: Insulted in French, but I couldn’t understand!

11 July 2021 0 comments

The former Scarlets, Brive, London Welsh and Ealing Trailfinders will head for a job in the City

Tomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs

9 May 2021 0 comments

The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the Premiership champions

My Life in Rugby – Alex Davies: My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all

9 May 2021 0 comments

SOMEONE pointed out to me that winning silverware doesn’t happen very often so I can count myself as one of the lucky ones having celebrated […]

Enjoy the game was John Dawes’ golden rule

18 April 2021 0 comments

A striking captain whose nerve held up in the chaos of a frantic Test match, Peter Jackson pays tribute to John Dawes

Potential stars will quit ‘treadmill’ warns Jones

14 March 2021 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY RICHMOND No.9 Luc Jones predicts potential England players will go part-time or quit the game unless the RFU reverse their decision to […]

Pied-piper John helped launch three dynasties

14 March 2021 0 comments

ONE of the great pleasures of the Rosslyn Park Sevens every March – alas cancelled for a second year due to Covid – used to […]

Touchline insult turned Campion into champions

14 March 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LIFE and sport are rarely fair – that’s why we cheer the underdog – and […]

Four Lions put roar into Surrey’s big day

7 March 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER WHEN it comes to the old, full bore County Championship, it was Yorkshire, Lancashire, […]

Ealing aim to spoil PRL party with unbeaten promotion run

21 February 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Deep thinker: Stephen Shingler STEVEN Shingler wants to take Ealing Trailfinders to the Premiership before moving into coaching. Shingler, who also coaches […]

Dream Team with Dan Collier

14 February 2021 1 comment

The Plymouth Albion and former Ealing, Bridgwater, Manchester, Barking and London Welsh lock, chooses the best XV he’s played with or against 1. Martin Rice […]

Clatter of trains couldn’t derail mighty Emanuel

14 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Learning from the master: The great Mervyn Thomas, second left front row, coaching at Emanuel […]

Q&A – Lance Bradley: League place is no concern, George is key to our plans

30 January 2021 1 comment

Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley discusses the exit of Danny Cipriani mid-season and why he has total faith in George Skivington

Highs and lows of Will Taylor’s rollercoaster rugby career, now settled at London Welsh

17 January 2021 0 comments

Taylor is now involved with London Welsh and runs a gym in Richmond

Thompson: Take a punt on Trailfinders

8 November 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Feeling the burn: Guy Thompson has had to up his game at Ealing. Inset, Trailfinders work-out at their top class gym facilities […]

Gareth’s golden boot sets Exeter on their way

25 October 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 31 Gareth […]

DREAM TEAM

25 October 2020 0 comments

WILL HURRELL, PLYMOUTH ALBION COACH AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, COVENTRY, DONCASTER AND BRISTOL CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. […]

Rugby Matters: Olympic heavyweight John Coker was truly box office

23 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher celebrates Black History Month by examining the multi-sport career of Harlequins wing John Coker

Lovejoy Chawatama is at home among London Exiles

21 October 2020 0 comments

Zimbabwe-born Chawatama has played for London Scottish, London Welsh and London Irish in his route to playing at the top level

Bangor lead the way – when will RFU follow?

20 September 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE THE long wait for community rugby to be played in the UK has finally come to an end – in Northern Ireland. […]

Tomas Francis believes in chance to play for Exeter AND Wales

12 September 2020 0 comments

Francis has until March 31 next year to reach the 60 required caps to remain at Exeter and still play for Wales

All systems go again as Tomas eyes Test recall

6 September 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN Exeter and Wales prop Tomas Francis says competition is driving him on as he targets a domestic and European club ‘double’ […]

Free agent Greg Bateman joins Dragons after Leicester exit

2 September 2020 0 comments

Only Kyle Eastmond remains unsigned out of the five Leicester players who rejected new contract terms in July

My Life in Rugby: Former England flanker Mickey Skinner

1 September 2020 0 comments

A deeper look at the career of the iconic back row, revered for more than just the Cecillon tackle in ’91

Can Chris Ashton make a splash on debut for Harlequins?

13 August 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe previews Friday night’s Premiership restart match between Harlequins and Sale, looking at the betting odds

DREAMTEAM

9 August 2020 0 comments

BARNEY MADDISON, THE EALING AND FORMER TYNEDALE, ROTHERHAM, LONDON WELSH AND LONDON IRISH LOCK, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Robin ‘Bomber’ […]

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders scrum-half Dan Hiscocks

14 July 2020 0 comments

A player who left Ospreys and took the route to the Championship with Ealing

Thorpe targets top grade at Chinnor

5 July 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Blank canvas: Richard Thorpe during his time as a player at Chinnor NEW Chinnor director of rugby Richard Thorpe is hoping to […]

Kirwan will add his ferocty to Nottingham cause

28 June 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Excited: Carl Kirwan CARL Kirwan is delighted to be back in the Championship after signing a part-time deal with Nottingham. The fearsome […]

Phillips wants rebirth of Ospreys galacticos

21 June 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Glory days: Kristian Phillips playing for the Ospreys PICTURES: Getty Images KRISTIAN Phillips hopes the takeover of the Ospreys by an Asian […]

Jackson column: Keith Lyons, the bushfire hero who blazed a trail in rugby analytics

19 June 2020 0 comments

Lyons’ influence and keen eye for breaking down rugby helped the likes of Alan Davies, Alec Evans and Kevin Bowring

Ambition? Lansdown should ask Ealing!

31 May 2020 0 comments

STEVE Lansdown wants to ring fence the Premier League so that the clubs can get their finances in order. Well, we’ve had over 20 years […]

Premiership told to stop shackling the mavericks

10 May 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH rugby’s failure to embrace mavericks like Danny Cipriani is one of the travesties of the modern game, according to former Wasps […]

Steve McQueen? Arthur was ‘Cooler King’

3 May 2020 0 comments

Tunnel man: Arthur Rees ON THE subject of POWs it was noted Welsh flanker Arthur Rees who is widely thought to have been the original […]

Will Hurrell harbours dreams of being defence commander after stroke ends playing career

23 April 2020 0 comments

The Bristol Bears centre talks to TRP’s Neale Harvey after his retirement announcement last week

Leicester Tigers fend off interest for another international in their backline

22 April 2020 0 comments

After losing Jonny May to Gloucester, Tigers face another fight to keep hold of winger

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie

21 April 2020 0 comments

Three relegations haven’t dampened the Canadian’s outlook on his time in English club rugby

London Welsh aim to harness their steeped history in rebuild

9 April 2020 0 comments

The Exiles are putting things in place to climb through the leagues

Exiles aim to build on Welsh legacy

5 April 2020 0 comments

Steffan Thomas finds out London Welsh have gone back to their roots to mount a recovery Ambitious: Cai Griffiths, inset, coaching London WelshPICTURE: Dave JacksonIN […]