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Worcester bring in Aussie cover at 10

8 October 2017 2 comments

FRANCOIS Hougaard will be sidelined for at least two more weeks as he recovers from an adductor injury. Ryan Mills will also be out for […]

Gary Gold to leave Worcester at the end of the season for USA post

2 October 2017 0 comments

By Adam Ellis Worcester Warriors director of rugby is to leave the Aviva Premiership club at the end of the season to become the new […]

Let’s get Saturday back as match day

1 October 2017 0 comments

THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday nights, Sunday afternoons, in […]

Dragons sign Bristol centre

19 September 2017 0 comments

Dragons have announced the signing of back Thretton Palamo from Bristol on a short-term loan. The 28-year-old linked up with the Welsh Region on Monday […]

My Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former England, Newcaslte and Brive centre

12 September 2017 0 comments

Scoring a hat-trick against Scotland in my first Six Nations campaign – I think I was the first England player to do so in a […]

Hayes: Falcons are doing us proud in USA

10 September 2017 1 comment

By GRAHAM JENKINS PREMIERSHIP Rugby have heaped praise on Newcastle Falcons for spearheading the league’s latest American adventure. The Falcons will take on European champions […]

Kiss praise for Trimble after 2-try supershow

10 September 2017 1 comment

By KEVIN GRAHAM ULSTER coach Les Kiss paid tribute to Andrew Trimble after the Irish winger led them to victory with a couple of first-half […]

Dan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market

10 September 2017 1 comment

WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle and it will perhaps […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

3 September 2017 1 comment

THE FORMER ENGLAND, NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND BRIVE CENTRE JAMIE NOON Scoring a hat-trick against Scotland in my first Six Nations campaign – I think I […]

Red Roses wilt against Black Ferns onslaught

27 August 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW ZEALAND, shocked at their failure to reach the 2014 final, finally erased that stain from their memories with a powerhouse performance […]

20 Questions: Arthur Ellis – Ealing Trailfinders openside

23 August 2017 0 comments

How has pre-season been going? Everyone is pretty excited to get started and play some games now after a lot of hard work in training […]

American international signs for London Scottish

22 August 2017 0 comments

London Scottish have added international quality to their front-row after completing the signing of American tighthead Dino Waldren. Waldren has earned seven caps for the […]

DTH ready to turn up the heat for Falcons

20 August 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE signing DTH van der Merwe plans to blaze a trail in the Premiership before putting out fires for real when he […]

Catherine Spencer: Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too

16 August 2017 0 comments

In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain. But, somehow, I found […]

Jackson heads north to boost Scotland hope

13 August 2017 1 comment

TRANSFER WRAP By NICK VERDIER RUARIDHJackson will turn out for Glasgow again this season after leaving Harlequins with immediate effect. The fly-half, below, who moved […]

Saracens just short of getting ton up in Caribbean

13 August 2017 1 comment

US Islanders 92 Saracens 0 SARACENS kicked-off their pre-season calendar in style, running in 14 tries against the USA Islanders invitational team in Bermuda on […]

Leicester and Gloucester confirm May and Slater switch

8 August 2017 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of England international Jonny May from Gloucester for the start of the 2017/18 season. His move to Tigers will […]

Confidence is booming after beating world’s best

6 August 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND will be the team with a target on their back following their successful tour of New Zealand, but head coach Simon […]

Molloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal

6 August 2017 0 comments

New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the withdrawal through injury of […]

Scarratt: We’re not champions, just contenders

5 August 2017 0 comments

It seems like yesterday that Emily Scarratt was thrust into the rugby limelight as the leading points scorer and player of the tournament at the […]

Mike Ford: My love of risk-taking has landed me in the USA

3 August 2017 0 comments

The opportunity to try something new appealed to me when Dallas Griffins owner Phil Camm asked me to head up the club’s rugby operations ahead […]

2017-18 pre-season fixtures

30 July 2017 0 comments

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs Thursday August 3 Leicester Lions v Coventry Friday August 4 Clermont v Exeter […]

Tonga Qualifies for Rugby World Cup After Fiji Victory

21 July 2017 0 comments

Fiji braved the rain to see off Samoa and take home the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2017

Wallaby win shows Scots way forward

16 July 2017 1 comment

Gregor Townsend turned down the opportunity to help coach the Lions to ensure he was available to start his career in charge of Scotland this […]

Lionhearted Saracens won’t buckle

9 July 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens Six: Super Maro Itoje and insets Owen Farrell, Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, George Kruis and new signing Liam Williams PICTURES: Getty […]

Hunter leads women in their World Cup defence

2 July 2017 1 comment

SARAH Hunter will captain England’s title defence at the World Cup in Dublin on August 9. Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara Taylor and Danielle Waterman […]

Blossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game

25 June 2017 0 comments

By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh van der Flier, Kieran […]

Irish sizzle in the sun to roast Japan with 7 tries

18 June 2017 1 comment

By JOSEPH ROSS IRELAND racked up seven tries to demolish Japan on Saturday in the second of their threematch summer tour. It was a brutal […]

Six changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend

15 June 2017 0 comments

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the second Test of the […]

Schmidt calls up Reidy for Irish tour

4 June 2017 0 comments

ULSTER flanker Sean Reidy has been drafted into Ireland’s squad for the USA and Japan tour after Tommy O’Donnell pulled out with injury. Munster back […]

Pacific Nations fighting for their World Cup lives

4 June 2017 0 comments

THE eyes of the rugby world will, of course, be focussed primarily on New Zealand and the Lions over the coming weeks but there is […]

Schmidt brings in new faces

21 May 2017 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA JOE Schmidt has included eight uncapped players in his Ireland squad for the three-Test tour of the USA and Japan next month. John […]

Jeremy Guscott: French World Cup record is big threat to England

17 May 2017 0 comments

Every international coach ranked 1-8 wanted to avoid the 2019 RWC group Argentina were in. They are a nation that showed in 2015 that they […]

World Cups need more pools of death

14 May 2017 0 comments

HERE are the cold hard facts. There is only one “pool of death” in the 2019 World Cup draw made in Kyoto last week, and […]

Tough pool perfect for knockout preparation says Eddie

14 May 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones has given his players two years to become ‘bullet-proof like James Bond’ after his side were pitched into another tough Pool […]

French World Cup record is big threat to England

14 May 2017 0 comments

Developing: Fly-half Camille Lopez could be a danger in Japan 2019 PICTURE: Getty Images EVERY international coach ranked 1-8 wanted to avoid the 2019 RWC […]

England in World Cup Pool of Death again

10 May 2017 0 comments

England will be in the Pool of Death at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after being drawn with France and Argentina at the tournament […]

Now Springboks must head north says veteran Burger

7 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK CAIN SCHALK Burger has called for South Africa to join the Six Nations and European Cup as soon as possible to stem the […]

Rugby Continues Seeing an Increase in Popularity Worldwide

2 May 2017 0 comments

AN increase in popularity was seen after the announcement of rugby getting a place in the 2016 Olympic Games, the first feature in the Olympic Games since 1924. However, even before that we saw a positive trend in many countries.

Munster v Saracens: Pedigree is there for a classic Euro showdown

21 April 2017 0 comments

It’s 18 years since Saracens first met Munster in Europe in a double header that still ranks alongside any clash in the competition’s illustrious history. […]

Humphreys hails fighting spirit after Gloucester close it out

16 April 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Double trouble: Tom Marshall scores the opening try for Gloucester, the first of his pair PICTURES: Getty Images Shark attack: Byron McGuigan […]

Norton notches try record as England move into quarters

9 April 2017 0 comments

WORLD SEVENS SERIES HONG KONG By NICK VERDIER DANNorton became the most prolific try scorer in World Sevens Series history as England booked their place […]

‘I was close to being an LA drop-out’

8 April 2017 0 comments

Monster hooker Joe Taufete’e has been a massive hit at Sixways but it was not so long ago that the huge American with Samoan heritage […]

’I was close to being an LA drop-out’

2 April 2017 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY talks to Joe Taufete’e, the American Football ace now tearing up the Aviva Premiership Early days: Taufete’e in LA gear Monster hooker Joe […]

We wanted it too easy, Baxter raps his Chiefs

26 March 2017 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter 30pts Tries: Horstmann 25, Cowan-Dickie 38, Woodburn 46, Armand 67 Conversions: Slade 38, 67 4Penalties: Slade 50, 76 Sale Sharks 25pts […]

Northampton lure playmaker Francis back from Auckland

26 March 2017 0 comments

TRANSFER WRAP By STEVE RIGBY NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Auckland Blues’ highly-rated playmaker Piers Francis for next season. Francis, 26, originally from Gravesend in Kent, […]

England on track after Kenya win

12 March 2017 0 comments

Vancouver By NICK VERDIER Clincher: Dan Bibby ENGLAND were pushed hard in their opening fixture but a four-try win over Kenya means they were in […]

Boys from Brazil stun Canada

5 March 2017 0 comments

By JOSE NUNEZ AMERICAS CUP MOISÉS Duque kicked a last-gasp conversion as Brazil made history again by defeating Canada 24-23 on Friday evening to back […]