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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 […]

Mike Blair keen to make his mark in Premiership

16 August 2013 1 comment

Mike Blair is counting down the days until he samples Premiership rugby at first hand for the first time with Newcastle. Unlike his brother David, […]

Brendan Gallagher meets the modest architect of Wasps greatness

15 August 2013 1 comment

Rob Smith never sought the limelight as a player, coach or indeed guru to some of England’s most promising youngsters, so it was typical that […]

Man behind the match: Prince of Pace ensured England wore the crown

30 July 2013 0 comments

There are just five days to go before England are due to step foot in Murrayfield for the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens and […]

Nick Cain looks ahead to the 2015 World Cup showdown between England, Wales and Australia

25 July 2013 1 comment

We are six months closer to the 2015 World Cup Pool of Pain, and the Lions victory over Australia provides a natural watershed from which […]

Nick Cain: North star needs help to twinkle for Saints

24 July 2013 1 comment

When it comes to buying marquee players for the new season no one in the Premiership has done a better job than Northampton. The acquisition […]

Tiger Niall Morris aiming to be an Irish Wolfhound

23 July 2013 1 comment

Niall Morris, having impressed with Emerging Ireland in Georgia this summer, hopes to get another crack at international rugby. Leicester winger Morris was called up […]

Nick Cain’s tour verdict: Gatland shows he has Midas touch

11 July 2013 0 comments

After the gunsmoke had cleared at the ANZ Stadium, the massed ranks of Lions fans waited to cheer on the 2013 Lions before they exited […]

Young Gun: Harry Wells – England U20s lock

6 July 2013 1 comment

He may just have a watching brief during today’s JWC final but England U20s and Leicester lock Harry Wells believes that patience will prove his best […]

Olly Morgan gives his career one more shot

2 July 2013 0 comments

Olly Morgan is making a final attempt to save his career and avoid joining a long list of international players forced to quit over the […]

Sam Warburton out of Series decider

1 July 2013 3 comments

British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton will miss the Series decider in Sydney on Saturday with a hamstring injury. The Welsh flanker limped off […]

Australia beat British & Irish Lions to set up Sydney decider

29 June 2013 0 comments

Rookie Christian Lealiifano kicked a last-gasp conversion for Australia as they leveled the series against the British & Irish Lions with a 16-15 win in […]

20 Questions: Ross Moriarty – England U20s flanker

28 June 2013 0 comments

Enjoying the England U20s experience? Great, apart from losing narrowly to South Africa which was very disappointing. All the boys are getting on well and […]

Nick Cain: Lions tour? Aussies couldn’t give S***!

26 June 2013 1 comment

On the eve of the Brumbies game there was a Wallabies v Lions gala dinner held in the great hall of the Australian Parliament in […]

Jeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test

26 June 2013 0 comments

What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price was worth it just […]

‘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 […]

Jeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency

21 June 2013 0 comments

As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some who are not satisfied. […]

Nick Cain sizes up the task ahead of the Lions in Saturday’s first Test in Brisbane

21 June 2013 0 comments

Mike Phillips versus Will Genia is the one clash which seems to encapsulate better than any the differences between the Lions and Wallabies ahead of […]

Nick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton’s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside has made a habit […]

Peter Jackson: Richard Hibbard, from dog-house to life with the big cats

19 June 2013 0 comments

Richard Hibbard came home from Australia this time last year fearing the worst, that he would never play for Wales again. The management blamed their […]

England v Baby Blacks: highlights

19 June 2013 1 comment

Last night England U20s qualified for the Junior World Champions final after beating New Zealand 33-21. Read the full report here. Watch the highlights below. England […]

England to meet Wales in JWC final

18 June 2013 0 comments

England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and South Africa in the […]

Marco Wentzel to return to South Africa

18 June 2013 1 comment

London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel is to return to South Africa for family reasons. The ex-Springbok returned to Cape Town after appearing for the Barbarians […]

Baby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes

9 June 2013 0 comments

South Africa dented England’s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks backed up their 97-0 […]

Gethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour

8 June 2013 2 comments

The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the rest of the tour […]

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 […]

Wade and Kvesic to make Test debut

6 June 2013 1 comment

Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by Stuart Lancaster to face […]

England U20s off to winning start at JWC

5 June 2013 0 comments

England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La Roche sur Yon. Nick […]

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 […]

Dean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move

24 May 2013 0 comments

Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera, nominated for this season’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half

23 May 2013 0 comments

My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to the stage where my […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

23 May 2013 0 comments

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad: The pace to scare […]

James Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good

22 May 2013 1 comment

Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with all the inherent injury […]

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

22 May 2013 1 comment

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch them on TV! The […]

Jeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015

17 May 2013 1 comment

With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The announcement that 22 of […]

Peter Jackson: Forgotten Byrne can join select Welsh club

17 May 2013 1 comment

A new name ought to be added to Europe’s painfully small Welsh roll of honour next weekend, a player long declared surplus to international requirements. […]

My Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock

16 May 2013 1 comment

I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership winners’ medal is a […]

Nick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England

16 May 2013 0 comments

The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game. However, when Stuart Lancaster […]

James Haskell: I can’t wait to see new back row in action

15 May 2013 0 comments

Being injured sucks! Not just because you miss out on all the tours. No it sucks because you end-up working harder than you did during […]

“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 […]

Scotland name nine uncapped players

7 May 2013 1 comment

Scotland have included nine uncapped players in a squad of 31 for next month’s quadrangular international tournament in South Africa. The event will see double-header […]

Baa-baas squad nearing completion

7 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England later this month. The […]

20 Questions: Ashley Johnson – London Wasps flanker

3 May 2013 1 comment

Enjoyed the move to Wasps? I really have. The culture is a bit different from South Africa but I’ve been fortunate with the club and […]

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 […]

Young Gun: Nick Tompkins – Saracens centre

27 April 2013 2 comments

As a converted flanker it’s little surprise that Nick Tompkins’ kicking game remains a work in progress – but in England full-back Alex Goode he […]

Youngs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge

26 April 2013 37 comments

Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker Tom this week received […]