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Blitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes

12 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time this season, but unlike […]

Oaks continue to grow under Lynn’s guidance

5 February 2017 1 comment

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to next week’s kick-off in the Rugby Europe Championship WHILE Georgia have already qualified for the 2019 World Cup thanks to […]

Rodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten

5 February 2017 0 comments

WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup quarter-final against Argentina overnight. […]

Rugby for Dummies: How and Where to Catch the Fever

19 January 2017 0 comments

There is nothing quite as exciting, and perhaps mystifying, as the ye old game of rugby. While it might pure heaven for the ardent fan to watch to watch 30 guys chase a ball, to the uninitiated newcomer the sport can be about as foreign as Martian hieroglyphics.

Worcester sign former American football star

13 December 2016 0 comments

Warriors have signed talented USA international Joe Taufete’e until the end of the season. The 24-year-old front row, who can play at prop or hooker, […]

Hall of Fame or a random collection of great names?

24 November 2016 0 comments

by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo and bowling to wrestling […]

Sports betting and Lottery – a booster for a sports teams

31 October 2016 0 comments

Sports betting and Lottery – a booster for a sports teams that people often do not consider. There is an overlap between the people who […]

Brendan Gallagher – Who would earn place in Steve Hansen’s Invincibles?

21 October 2016 0 comments

If New Zealand beat Australia in Auckland on Saturday – and they haven’t lost at Eden Park against anybody for 22 years for heaven’s sake […]

Shane Williams column: Answers to this Pro12 predicament lie within

5 August 2016 0 comments

Is the world going mad or are the Pro12 administrators really considering sending players to the United States, South Africa or Canada to try to […]

Introducing the reigning Olympic rugby champions

4 August 2016 0 comments

15. Charles Doe (Stanford University): Basketball was his first love but he quickly took to rugby. Vice-captain in Paris in 1924 and a gold medallist […]

Brendan Gallagher: Built on sand, but Fiji’s Olympics bid will be rock solid

28 July 2016 0 comments

When it comes to stand-out Olympic performances, David Hemery’s 400m hurdles gold for Great Britain in 1968 is right up there and Ben Ryan’s Fiji […]

Nick Cain column: England’s U20 stars would thrive at Rio Olympics

28 July 2016 0 comments

Here’s hoping that the GB Sevens side for the Rio Olympics which was announced last week come back from Brazil with a medal. If they […]

Team GB ‘too small to match big guys’ in Rio

27 July 2016 0 comments

Mike Friday, head coach of USA 7s, believes Team GB’s Olympic medal chances have been damaged by not picking more stars from the 15-man game. […]

Jon Fisher on his way to Bristol

28 June 2016 0 comments

Bristol have secured the signing of versatile forward Jon Fisher from Northampton Saints. The 27 year-old, who can play across the back row, made 25 […]

Nick Cain column: James Haskell can add muscle to GB’s bid for Rio gold

1 April 2016 0 comments

Great Britain’s campaign to become the first team to win Sevens gold at the Rio Olympics is in such dire straits that England head coach […]

Sale sign USA fly-half MacGinty

31 March 2016 0 comments

Sale Sharks have secured the signing of USA International fly-half AJ MacGinty. The 26-years-old, who will join from Connacht, is a direct replacement for Danny […]

Can rugby hope to take a bite of the Big Apple?

24 March 2016 0 comments

Matthew Emery reports on the experiment of taking a Premiership match to the American market. George Best and Pele tried to crack the American sports market with […]

Mark McCafferty: American dream starts here for the Premiership

9 March 2016 0 comments

Clearly an exciting development for the Premiership? Yes, we’ve been intent on trying to build the US market for a few years and so this […]

Peter Jackson column: James Bird swoops into pole position with Eagles

18 February 2016 0 comments

Goalkicking fly-halves turned out mob-handed for the opening round of the Six Nations, all nine of them. How wonderful to report that a relatively unknown […]

Brendan Gallagher feature: All the big guns set their sights on Rio Olympics

8 January 2016 0 comments

So far so good. After Rugby’s ill-starred Olympic history it’s been comparatively plain sailing to date for the 2016 tournament, at least on the pure […]

My Life in Rugby: Jake Abbott – former Worcester and England Sevens

29 December 2015 0 comments

I’m living the proverbial dream as the first professional overseas player in America at the country’s first professional rugby club, Griffins RFC. It won’t be […]

Bath sign Japan No.8

29 December 2015 0 comments

Bath have today announced the signing of Japan No.8 Amanaki Mafi. Mafi will arrive at Bath at the end of January, once the Japanese season […]

Dream Team: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish and Canada flanker

29 December 2015 0 comments

1. Tom Court – Great Irish international who doesn’t grab the headlines but does a lot of unseen work. At top of his fitness levels […]

Jones believes strong start to the season is a sign of things to come for Quins

10 November 2015 0 comments

Adam Jones may be a softly spoken, modest character when sat down in an interview but the forward has much to show off and showcase […]

London Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA

27 October 2015 0 comments

London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas when the Exiles take […]

Joel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?

16 October 2015 0 comments

World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they can find a Plan B.

History maker Japan beat USA but miss out on quarter-finals

12 October 2015 0 comments

Japan became the first team to miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals having won three pool matches after they beat the United States yesterday. […]

Scotland quintet fit to take on Samoa

8 October 2015 0 comments

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against Samoa on Saturday. Scotland […]

Nick Cain column: Ninja Eddie Jones slew Boks with lethal planning

1 October 2015 0 comments

Welcome to Ninja rugby, the brainchild of Eddie Jones. The Japan coach borrowed from the methods of the covert mercenaries feared throughout Japan 400 years […]

Steve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum

1 October 2015 0 comments

Japan’s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by rugby’s elite nations, has […]

20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker

22 September 2015 0 comments

How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games without any major injury. […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Samoa overcome USA in Brighton

21 September 2015 0 comments

Samoa made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 success over the USA in Brighton. Playing in the stadium that saw […]

Rugby World Cup teams

16 September 2015 0 comments

South Africa v Japan South Africa: Zane Kirchner ; Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Jean de Villiers (Capt.), Bryan Habana; Pat Lambie, Ruan Pienaar; Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck […]

My life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre

8 September 2015 0 comments

Captaining Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown was a huge honour. Not only was it Wales’ first for nearly a decade but we achieved it […]

Chris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup

1 September 2015 0 comments

Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man squad that will take […]

Openside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith

27 August 2015 0 comments

Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’ if they continue picking […]

Jeremy Guscott: Jonny May must keep improving to make himself invaluable

13 August 2015 1 comment

There is always a dilemma for international coaches such as Stuart Lancaster when it comes to cutting players, because it is so important that they […]

‘Phenomenon’ Samu Manoa can be even bigger in France

11 August 2015 0 comments

USA Eagle is already proving a big hit with fans in Toulon.

Brendan Gallagher’s Rugby World Cup bolters

6 August 2015 0 comments

Danny Barrett (USA): One of the great hopes surrounding the US Eagles Sevens programme is that some of the talent identified there as they go […]

Leigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe

4 August 2015 1 comment

European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.

Nick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling

15 July 2015 0 comments

There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had a jarring reminder when […]

Glasgow’s stardust can light up Scotland says Gregor Townsend

26 June 2015 0 comments

Scotland will prosper at this year’s Rugby World Cup, according to Gregor Townsend, who believes the dark blues can capitalise on the feel-good factor surrounding […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream

19 June 2015 6 comments

The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to cancel a fixture in […]

Brendan Gallagher: The 69-match journey to the World Cup

12 June 2015 1 comment

Nations Cup The tenth year of this competition and the ninth to be held in Bucharest. Only the inaugural tournament, in 2006 when Lisbon was […]

Tom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record

14 May 2015 0 comments

Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific try-scorer in Premiership history. […]

Harlequins to face USA in pre-season friendly

29 April 2015 1 comment

Harlequins will prepare for next season with a pre-season tour to Philadelphia culminating in a unique friendly against the USA at PPL Park on Sunday, […]

Leicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA

14 April 2015 1 comment

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough Riders this summer. Home […]

Nick Cain’s column: We’re on the wrong road to Rio with Joe Lydon

27 February 2015 1 comment

Phil Greening is concerned that Great Britain, and their qualification nominees, England, are taking the wrong road to Rio. The former Lions and England hooker, […]

England through to Dubai Sevens quarter-finals

5 December 2014 2 comments

England qualified for the Dubai Sevens quarter-finals but they will have take on New Zealand tomorrow morning. Simon Amor’s men lost their last pool game […]

Halaifonua to boost Gloucester’s back-line resources

4 December 2014 0 comments

Gloucester have added more depth to their back-line option with the signing of Tonga international David Halaifonua. The 27-year-old, who was part of the recent […]

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