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How Do Rugby Players Spend Their Time off the Field?

15 February 2019 0 comments

Rugby has a reputation for being a brutal sport, and it is often considered to be one of the most dangerous sports in the world. […]

Farrell has moved well ahead of George now

15 February 2019 0 comments

If I was to reflect on my own career briefly, this current situation for George is similar to what I experienced with Jonny Wilkinson.

Peter Jackson column: Glory days come with a big price for Dafydd

7 February 2019 0 comments

[quote] “Glory Days. Well they’ll pass you by, Glory Days In the wink of a young girl’s eye, Glory Days, Glory Days.” – Bruce Springsteen [/quote] […]

Which are the best types of rugby to bet on?

1 February 2019 0 comments

H1: Types of Rugby The most common types of rugby are rugby league and rugby union. These two types of rugby can both be found […]

Room 101: Former Dragons head coach and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman

30 January 2019 0 comments

Don’t ask Bernard Jackman for tickets to a Six Nations game…

Newcastle sign Alex Dunbar on loan from Glasgow Warriors

29 January 2019 0 comments

Does this signal the end of the Scotland centre’s time at Scotstoun?

Jackson column: All-change Wales aim for Six Nations-RWC double

26 January 2019 0 comments

Nobody has won the Six Nations-Rugby World Cup double since England in 2003

Springboks head coach Rassie Erasmus pays tribute to retired Pat Lambie

22 January 2019 0 comments

Former coach has kind words for the Springboks star who has announced a premature end to his rugby career

Room 101: Northampton Saints flanker Heinrich Brüssow

18 January 2019 0 comments

The former Springbok is not a fan of a full English breakfast item

Peter Jackson column: Battered Adam Hughes finds refuge as a referee after concussion agony

18 January 2019 0 comments

The former Exeter and Dragons wing talks in-depth about his shift from the team dressing room to the neurosurgeon’s office

Challenge Cup fixtures preview

16 January 2019 0 comments

Friday will see two more exciting European matches take place. Agen will host Harlequins and Timisoara Saracens head to Franklin’s Gardens to take on Northampton […]

Joe Schmidt reveals Six Nations squad

16 January 2019 0 comments

“There have been a number of tight calls” – Schmidt

Edinburgh vs Montpellier: Champions Cup Preview

16 January 2019 0 comments

Edinburgh vs Montpellier – 18/1/19 It’s first versus second on Friday night in Pool 5 of the Champions Cup. Edinburgh have won four out of […]

Wasps secure World Cup winner Fekitoa

16 January 2019 0 comments

Wasps have announced the signing of New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa, who is set to join the club next season. The news comes just a […]

Six Nations Roundup

15 January 2019 0 comments

This weekend saw the second round of six nations games held in Twickenham, Murrayfield and Stadio Olimpico with some results having been easy to predict […]

Gloucester prop Paddy McAllister set for return back to Ireland

15 January 2019 0 comments

The Lisburn-born prop agrees to join Connacht

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers flanker Taylor Gough

10 January 2019 0 comments

Neale Harvey discovers the emerging Tigers back row forward didn’t start playing until he was 14

Guscott column: Why Wales can put the heat on Six Nations opponents

10 January 2019 0 comments

“A centre combination of Hadleigh Parkes and Jonathan Davies are a big attacking threat”

Danny Cipriani return deals vital boost to Gloucester ahead of Munster clash

10 January 2019 0 comments

Munster visit Kingsholm on Friday night in a must-win game for Gloucester in the Champions Cup

Faf de Klerk interview: Winning the World Cup would give our country a much-needed lift

9 January 2019 0 comments

The Sale Sharks scrum-half reveals how the club made it easy for him to sign a new long-term contract

Jackson column: Boxing Day derby ties would bring fans back to Welsh PRO14 clubs

9 January 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson reflects on the attendances of Welsh clubs over the festive period

5 players Shane Williams believes can become core players for Wales in Japan

4 January 2019 0 comments

Players not named Jones, Faletau, or Halfpenny who Williams is backing for a big 2019

Can Leinster win the Heineken Cup two years in a row?

3 January 2019 0 comments

Leinster capped off a fantastic 2017-18 European rugby campaign by lifting their fourth Heineken Cup. The Dublin-based rugby club is aiming for a second consecutive […]

Peter Jackson’s New Year wishlist holds hopes for the Lions

3 January 2019 0 comments

Let’s put an end to excessive citings, writes Peter Jackson

Jackson column: Wales’ route to hitting expectations at the World Cup

3 January 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at how the northern hemisphere’s two in-form teams, Wales and Ireland, could meet in the RWC2019 semis

2019 is set to be a big year for new rugby betting sites

28 December 2018 0 comments

This is set to be a seminal year for the sport of Rugby Union, with the latest iteration of the World Cup set to take […]

Secret of how French rugby stars dodged jail time in Wales

28 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson’s column details the role of a French reporter in securing the release of three France players in Cardiff

Shane Williams column: Ospreys pack must deliver carnage over Christmas

20 December 2018 0 comments

Shane Williams looks ahead to the Scarlets v Ospreys clash on Saturday

Mako Vunipola: ‘The gap is closing on New Zealand’

20 December 2018 0 comments

The loosehead prop talks competition for his place in the England squad, Saracens and New Zealand’s favourites tag for RWC2019

Jackson column: Steve Hansen has known ups and downs like no other

20 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks at Steve Hansen’s time at the WRU

Exeter Chiefs’ European problems keep raising the same questions for Rob Baxter

19 December 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott on the Chief’s form that still leaves them with a mountain to climb despite beating Gloucester

Scarlets confirm Stephen Jones will leave to join Wayne Pivac at Wales

19 December 2018 0 comments

WRU announce coaching additions to aid Pivac

EXCLUSIVE: Leicester Tigers line up Dave Ellis as defence coach candidate

18 December 2018 0 comments

Defence guru of France’s 2011 World Cup final run in frame

Jackson column: The numbers don’t lie, fans snub the regions in PRO14

14 December 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson examines the drop in attendance figures among the four Welsh regions

Dream Team: Former Connacht flanker and Bristol Bears defence coach John Muldoon

13 December 2018 0 comments

The best XV he’s played with and against

Cain column: Melville understands the dangers of ring-fencing

13 December 2018 0 comments

Nick Cain on the big topic of ring-fencing the Premiership

EXCLUSIVE: Leicester Tigers line up Paul Gustard as director of rugby

12 December 2018 0 comments

The story from our front page on Sunday

Young Gun: Northampton Saints hooker Samson Ma’asi

7 December 2018 0 comments

A look at one of Northampton’s up-and-coming front row forwards

De Kock column: Northern hemisphere’s no.9s are getting better and better

6 December 2018 0 comments

Neil de Kock analyses the Lions options at scrum-half

Pack will have to be at Test standard to beat Leinster, says Bath’s Ewels

5 December 2018 0 comments

England lock anticipating ferocious clash against kings of Europe

Warren Gatland on England’s radar, as RFU plan talks

5 December 2018 0 comments

Does the head coach job at Twickenham await Gatland?

Jackson column: Curse of knee injuries blindsides Wales

5 December 2018 0 comments

No.6s in short supply to Gatland ahead of Six Nations

Guscott column: Joe Cokanasiga has all the attributes to be an England great

5 December 2018 0 comments

The Bath winger has made a fast start to life on the international stage

Ransom: I didn’t get enough love at London Irish

4 December 2018 0 comments

The former Exile and Saracens full-back will play in the Varsity match this week for Oxford

Leigh Halfpenny to remain sidelined for Scarlets

4 December 2018 0 comments

Unavailable for the region’s Champions Cup match against Ulster

At home with the Sleightholmes – Ollie shows Dad he’s up to speed at Northampton Saints

30 November 2018 0 comments

We caught up with Ollie and Jon after the Saints back’s try against Wasps

Jackson column: Derek Morgan has the answer to Pichot’s foreign rant

30 November 2018 0 comments

World Rugby’s vice-chairman fired shots at Scotland for fielding foreign-born players

TEAMS: Gallagher Premiership – Round 9

30 November 2018 0 comments

Harlequins take on Exeter Chiefs under the lights at Twickenham Stoop

Former Cheetahs head coach in intensive care after being shot three times in robbery

30 November 2018 0 comments

World Cup-winner Naka Drotske loses almost a third of his body’s blood after attack by four gunmen

Williams column: This is the strongest Welsh squad I have ever seen

29 November 2018 0 comments

Will one of Ireland, Wales or England make the World Cup semi-finals?

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