NICK CAIN EVALUATES THE SPRINGBOKS PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LIONS SERIES WHEN Faf de Klerk was buried by a brutal Jake Ball tackle in Llanelli last […]
ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell’s return to action for Saracens has been delayed after he sustained a minor strain.The 29-year-old, who was named Sarries skipper this […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBYTHE NEWCASTLE PROP AND SCRUM COACHMICKY WARD I LIVE about 15 minutes from the rugby club, and have never ventured far. There were a couple […]
Probyn: There’s more skill in the women’s gameBy LUKE JARMYN LIFE on the road is proving a tough slog for Championship side Jersey Reds, who travelled […]
AFTER waiting for a year to return to Championship action Cornish Pirates centres Callum Patterson and Nico De Battista have suffered the heartbreak of season-ending […]
By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Sanderson claims his “sadomasochistic” Sale Sharks are geared up physically and mentally to succeed on both domestic and European fronts as […]
WARREN GATLAND will be unable to select any Saracens players in the planned Lions warm-up game against Japan – unless the Lions pay the Premiership […]
By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor from the Six Nations […]
RUGBY coaches do not change dramatically in terms of personality – even if they have life-changing moments. So, it is unlikely England’s fifth-place finish in […]
BRISTOL BEARS flyer Ratu Naulago could become the next South Sea Islander to be given a chance to impress by England coach Eddie Jones. The Fijian, […]
DONCASTER’S stellar start to this Championship campaign gathered pace at Castle Park with their fourth successive victory – and their first win against Cornish Pirates […]
A DOMINANT display by the Jersey forwards saw the islanders end their nine-game winless drought in style against ill-disciplined Bedford. A late try by Bath-loanee […]
HONOURS were even between the Premier 15s two juggernauts as Zoe Harrison’s late penalty undid all of Harlequins’ backs-to-the-walldefence to snatch a draw. Poppy Cleall […]
■By STEFFAN THOMAS SCOTT Murray is confident Scotland will have their highest British & Irish Lions representation for a generation this summer.The country’s former lock […]
CORNISH Pirates are aiming to extend their Championship start to three wins out of three when Bedford Blues visit the Mennaye Field today. But they […]
SARACENS are looking to bolster their front row next season ahead of a potential return to the Premiership. The fallen Premiership and European champions, playing […]
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 […]
REJUVENATED Saracens put last week’s shock defeat in Cornwall firmly behind them with a dominant win over Jersey. They had the bonus point secured by […]
DURABLE Leicester No.9 Richard Wigglesworth says luck allied to an insatiable appetite for self-improvement are fuelling his desire to keep playing. Wigglesworth, by some distance […]
Jeremy Guscott urges Eddie Jones to unleash his skill players and his own thoughts about selection with France and Ireland to come in the 2021 Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON OWEN Farrell and Pascal Gauzere had been the central characters in an incident eight years ago which bore an uncanny resemblance to the […]