All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 4 years agoMARTIN GILLINGHAM
ROOM 101 THE EXPERIENCED RUGBY COMMENTATOR TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FORM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Ref abusers...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoBiggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams
The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLIZA BURGESS
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS WORCESTER COACH Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Newly-appointed Worcester...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDream stay at Pirates delivered big break
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRISTOL BEARS WOMEN’S HEAD COACH AND FORMER BATH, NORTHAMPTON, SALE, CORNISH PIRATES, HARLEQUINS AND AMPTHILL HOOKER/FLANKER DAVE WARD...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week
BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBoks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too
Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOllie’s Lions record falls at Murrayfield after 16 years
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For more than 16 years, Ollie Smith of Leicester and England held a...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDouble delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington
Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes
SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoThe three key selection dilemmas facing Lions coach Warren Gatland
THE debate surrounding selection for the Test series is one of the areas that galvanises Lions fans, and the 2021 tour...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEnglish whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson
UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoBryce Hegarty tipped to be a star for Tigers
QUEENSLAND Reds attack coach Jim McKay says Bryce Hegarty’s signing for Leicester is a “win-win” for the player and the club....
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Features
/ 4 years agoBok star Marcel agrees a deal with the Exiles
ON THE BILND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Free agent: Marcel van der Merwe playing for Toulon LONDON Irish have agreed a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSacked Hayward back in Cardiff with Canada
BYRON Hayward will be back on the international stage in Cardiff this week eight months after losing his job with Wales....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBanahan aiming for new life as a golf pro
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING played in his first professional golf tournament, recently retired rugby star Matt Banahan admits turning from lock...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBasham can be best No.7 of lot says his ex-coach Jackman
By STEFFAN THOMAS Fan: Bernard Jackman BERNARD Jackman has tipped Taine Basham to become Wales’ first choice openside by the 2023...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOyonnax coaching job for Alex Codling
ALEX Codling is set to return to the game with a move across the Channel in time for next season. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAmazon in pole for Autumn Internationals rights
AMAZON Prime are leading the race to show England, Scotland, and Wales’ Autumn International campaigns. Historically, the BBC and Sky Sports...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStokes agrees extension at Irish
LONDON Irish full-back James Stokes has signed a contract extension with the Brentford-based club. The 29-year-old, who has also played on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHawkins aims to be like Sonny Bill
TEENAGE Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins is modelling his game on Sonny Bill Williams and Jonathan Davies as he looks to make...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWill Skelton will end his career in France
WILL Skelton has closed the door on a return to the Premiership after signing a four-year contract extension with La Rochelle....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoHistory of Lions v Springboks
Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards Riding...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew dad Robshaw set for shoulder surgery
By SAM JACKSON CHRIS Robshaw’s American adventure is turning into an injury nightmare. The former England and Quins captain, 35, who...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoExeter 38-40 Harlequins: Underdogs? Quins roar like big dogs in a classic
WHEN it comes to long runs from the back there is nothing in the annals of English club rugby to match...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIt’s all about love as Quins claim a thriller
LOUIS Lynagh had World Cup winning father Michael in tears as he emulated the Wallaby great by becoming a Twickenham hero...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBreakfast is essential in your life with the Lions
YOU’VE seen the DVD many times – Living with the Lions – but frankly that’s only the half of it. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIrish lively lads can strike gold in Tokyo
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IFI was a betting man, and thank the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoVerdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack
SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoConor Murray named captain as Alun Wyn Jones drops out
CONOR Murray of Ireland was last night named as Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s 28-10...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoHandre Pollard can cement his place as best ever Bok 10 | Daniel Gallan
In Handre Pollard, Morne Steyn and Elton Jantjies, Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has a set of flyhalves that tick every box....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDeep diving podcast into ‘97 Lions is a must-hear
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SUDDENLY our cup over-runneth with Lions previews not to mention retrospectives, podcasts, books and specials dealing with...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoHigh ball doubt may cost Stuart Hogg Lions slot | Nick Cain
STUART Hogg’s high points this season in leading Scotland to away victories over France and England in the Six Nations, as...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoBooth has helped Adam Beard find his consistency and regain Wales slot
ADAM Beard believes getting dropped from the national squad last autumn was a blessing in disguise and insists he can become...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoMandela’s words ring true today as ever
DANIEL GALLAN EVER since Nelson Mandela used the Springbok emblem to help heal the wounds of apartheid, South Africa’s national rugby...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSouth Africa are perfect fit for the Six Nations | Jeff Probyn
With more South African teams joining the PRO14 to make it a 16-team Rainbow Cup competition, it can only be a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGrounds will be used to ring-fence
A DAMAGING and potentially divisive suspension of promotion-relegation in the English league structure for up to three or four seasons is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoCapturing is as important as victory
Nick Cain on the underlying essence of today’s England A clash with Scotland A PREVIEW... England A v Scotland A Today....
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales U20 crash as Ireland set up Triple Crown showdown
WALES U20s suffered a thrashing at home against a strong Ireland side who will play England for the triple crown next...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoCrowds or not, I just focussed on the opposition | Jeff Probyn
I WAS a little puzzled when I read Danny Care and Rob Baxter’s reaction to fans being allowed back into the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoBok stars will inject new life into PRO14
WITH the final game of the Rainbow Cup over and Benetton seizing the trophy, it’ fair to say the tourniment and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTigers fan Stewart keen to star in front of mum and dad at Welford Road
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big talent: Freddie Steward LEICESTER’S Freddie Steward spent yesterday afternoon with his feet up watching the player he...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoFast start keeps England U20 on track
ENGLAND will head into next week’s showdown with Ireland with two bonus-point victories in the bag, after coming through unscathed against...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGarvey to Worcester
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER have signed experienced forward Matt Garvey. The 33-year-old is the club’s 13th signing and joins from Gloucester, where...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoWrong for table toppers to wind up with nothing
WE’RE at the end of the rugby season and once again, the complete travesty of justice that is the Premiership playoffs...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHastings and Horn can inspire Covid-wrecked Scottish squad
By BRYN PALMER SCOTTISH Rugby performance director Jim Mallinder has challenged Scotland’s next generation to step up and show their leadership...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoFaltering France hold off prying Azzurrini
FRANCE’S rocky start to the Six Nations continued as they laboured to a hardfought 13-11 victory over Italy. A week after...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTiger White joins Exiles
LONDON Irish have signed former Leicester scrum-half Ben White. The 23-year-old left Tigers earlier this month having been around the first...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoWhere’s the justice?
CAN someone tell me how Manu Tuallagi got only ten minutes in the bin and no post match citing for poleaxing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAttack was king amid madness
PAUL REES gives his verdict on a Premiership season like no other It was a Premiership campaign unlike any other, even...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIs the rash of red cards truly making game safer? | Chris Hewett
"Brave boy,” said Ugo Monye, admiringly, as he watched his beloved Harlequins close in on their famous Premiership semi-final victory over...











