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Jeff’s right, we must protect the grassroots

21 April 2024 0 comments

I COULDN’T agree more with Jeff Probyn highlighting the importance of the RFU being able to ensure a fair slice of central funding for grassroots […]

Lion who enjoyed a taste of Italy

21 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ANDREA Gazzi’s grave lies on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, a long way from the fishand-chip […]

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

21 April 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you get into coaching rugby […]

More local derbies in the north would help

14 April 2024 0 comments

Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did you get into coaching […]

I’m really impressed by the ambition on show

14 April 2024 0 comments

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to England men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury following a successful U18 Six Nations festival So, Jonathan three wins from three, how […]

London school shows inclusive values

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Ravenscourt Park Prep School represented the only mixed-gender team participating in last month’s Rosslyn Park 7s, and head coach Sam Challenor believes […]

Sedbergh finish the season in style with home win

1 April 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS SEDBERGH emerged triumphant in their own Tens tournament to take the last piece of major silverware available in the school year […]

Latsha is just loving her life at Harlequins

1 April 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Harlequins prop Babalwa Latsha is relishing the opportunity to play in the Women’s Premiership and hopes to transfer her skills and knowledge […]

Trailblazing Springbok Latsha loving life at Harlequins

27 March 2024 0 comments

Harlequins prop Babalwa Latsha is enjoying the opportunity to play in the Women’s Premiership and hopes to transfer her skills and knowledge to her international […]

Jantjies to give back

24 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies, below, has taken up a coaching role with youth rugby programme Rugga Schools in Johannesburg as he […]

Wales look like missing out again

24 March 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As Wales ‘wails over the embarrassing state of its national sport’, a club coach raises an issue […]

RPNS7s – U18s Vase: Stamford finish up on top despite early defeat

24 March 2024 0 comments

U18 Vase Stamford School claimed the U18s vase for the first-ever time, ruling the roost in a category containing 224 schools. The Lincolnshire-based school managed […]

RPNS7s – Prep Schools: Danes Hill set the standard

24 March 2024 0 comments

Sixty teams took part in the Prep Schools competition, with each competing to try and win one of the 10 groups in the festival. Bishop’s […]

RPNS7s – U13 Boys: Ipswich and Northants show their class

24 March 2024 0 comments

There was plenty of great rugby on display by players to watch in the future with 114 schools competing across 19 groups. Of the group […]

RPNS7s – U14 Boys: New generation on the way up

24 March 2024 0 comments

Millfield showed they have yet another generation ready to take the schools rugby world by storm. The Somerset youngsters came through the 216-team tournament despite […]

RPNS7s – U18 Girls: Cardinal Newman celebrate double

24 March 2024 0 comments

Cardinal Newman beat Peter Symonds’ College in the final for a second year in a row to retain the girl’s cup competition. It was another […]

RPNS7s – U16 Girls: Ivybridge go all the way

24 March 2024 0 comments

Ivybridge Community College went one better than last year’s U16s as they claimed the trophy having been beaten finalists in 2023. The Devonians enjoyed one […]

Harrow take it in battle of big two

17 March 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Harrow won their first ever National Schools Cup title with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Kirkham at Twickenham. The schools rugby season […]

Haskell: Time for England to prove a point against France

15 March 2024 0 comments

James Haskell has challenged England to prove their performance against Ireland was more than just a one-off. Victory over Grand Slam-chasing Ireland brought the feel-good […]

Players or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance

10 March 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees reports on World Rugby’s attempts to broaden the sport’s appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an annual event this decade […]

Unbeaten duo to do battle in National Cup final

10 March 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the National Schools Cup, Vase, Plate and Bowl were decided last weekend in a tense festival of […]

Emanuel adds his knowhow for U18s

3 March 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA WALES U18 face Scotland today ahead of the Six Na- tions festival which starts at the end of the month A Wales Uis […]

Hampton look team to beat at Rosslyn Park 7s

3 March 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Hampton claimed the Middlesex School Sevens Cup as they continue to impress ahead of the Rosslyn Park National 7s later […]

As usual, Gibson-Park enjoys life in top gear

25 February 2024 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER It’s more than a little sobering to think that Ireland’s win over Wales on Saturday was probably their “iffy” performance of their 2024 […]

Rugby’s stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up

25 February 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the youngsters FREDDIE Burns is […]

Lawes can bring some order

25 February 2024 0 comments

Paul Rees says the former England captain who has signed for Brive will have much to offer when he retires Brive will be delighted that […]

Cranleigh show big boys how it is done

25 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The sevens season continued with a quiet week before it truly erupts, with just one headline tournament taking place. With […]

Young Guns: Harlequins fly-half Josh Bellamy

25 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Josh Bellamy is fortunate to be able to pick the brains of England star Marcus Smith at Harlequins and is eager to […]

Sedbergh kick-off sevens season in style

18 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Sevens season is here. This week saw the first major regional tournaments take place and made sure the lead up […]

All Blacks in Dublin will be the acid test

11 February 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED EARLY February is not obviously the moment to select a highlight of the calendar year. Especially if that highlight is still […]

Young Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell

11 February 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Nancekivell didn’t go down the traditional route entering rugby and has only played for one club so far in his career […]

Dominant Ipswich march on with more silverware

11 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying geographic importance. Seaford Tens […]

Suffolk’s Ipswich take the spoils in Seaford

4 February 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS This week was the highlight of the school tens period, the Seaford Southern Tens tournament. The tournament is unique in […]

Rams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2

28 January 2024 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the new Tier 2 League […]

Exeter College top 10 in Devon

28 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with the Mount Kelly festival. […]

Magnificent tome tells fantastic tales

21 January 2024 0 comments

Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s Who of English rugby […]

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

21 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch – The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about his life in the […]

St Peter’s get better of Welsh high-fliers Glantaf

21 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS With schools rugby slowing down this term as we build up to March’s national cup climax, those still indulging in […]

Saints and Bath academy lads top of class

14 January 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school rugby is sparse. Nonetheless, […]

How the Continental Tyres Schools Vase and Bowl semi-finals took shape

11 January 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS A quite period gives us the chance to look back at some of the scintillating rugby played at school level at the […]

Roberts loving life in ‘rugby mental’ Portugal

31 December 2023 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Ciaran Roberts swapped life in west London for Portugal this summer to play in the promising Portuguese Top 10 and has fallen […]

We need ‘whole game solution’

31 December 2023 1 comment

IT is significant that the latest statement by the Championship clubs, seeking to protect their position in the English rugby hierarchy, highlights the need for […]

Red Roses: Sadia Kabeya

31 December 2023 0 comments

ENGLAND FLANKER Birthplace: Lewisham Date of birth: 22/02/02 Community club: Streatham & Croydon RFC Club: Loughborough Lightning England debut: v Canada November 2021 Caps: 13 […]

Proud men who graced the game

31 December 2023 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar CBE (Ballymena, Ireland, Barbarians, […]

Secrets of learning about the dark arts

24 December 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week’s paper, and in particular Nick Cain’s article, put a smile on my face that […]

Elite will battle on after the Christmas break

24 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Christmas holidays mean the end of the rugby season for most schools. While the elite of the country’s independent schools […]

Rugby celebrate historic win over Baa-Baas

17 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School celebrated the end of their bicentennial season in style with a double win in an historic fixture against […]

Hartpury lads seal 12th ACE league crown

10 December 2023 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBYBy TOM JEFFREYS AS we head towards the Christman holidays, and for many, the end of the rugby season, there are decisive games aplenty. […]

Matavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall

3 December 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered the magic of his […]