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Guscott column: Eddie must pick a backline and stick with it through to Japan

20 September 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott outlines who he would start with the World Cup less than a year away

Stephen Jones urged to stay at Scarlets rather than join Pivac at Wales

20 September 2018 0 comments

A former Scarlets and Wales coach says Llanelli is the place to be for Jones

Eddie Jones names England training squad as countdown to World Cup hits 12 months

20 September 2018 0 comments

Danny Cipriani overlooked by Eddie Jones as World Cup looms

Henry Trinder says Cipriani has got Kingsholm rocking and can ignite his own England career

19 September 2018 0 comments

The Gloucester fan favourite talks about the Cherry and Whites’ playmaker

Cain column: Hold a World Cup just for Tier Two nations

19 September 2018 0 comments

By Nick Cain SOME of the leading lights in World Rugby appear to be struggling to work out which way is up. Most notable among […]

Murphy’s law can make Manu Tuilagi lethal for Leicester, says George Ford

19 September 2018 0 comments

“We are looking a bit more threatening” – Geordan Murphy can put right the ‘disservice’ done to Tuilagi

Leicester Tigers Will Spencer handed four-week ban for red card against Wasps

19 September 2018 0 comments

Spencer was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Tommy Taylor

I’m not concerned about my job security, says Dragons coach Bernard Jackman

19 September 2018 0 comments

Coming off a heavy loss to Leinster last weekend

RFU and Bulls agree deal to make John Mitchell England’s new defence coach

18 September 2018 0 comments

Just in time for the Autumn internationals

Rassie Erasmus to take charge of Barbarians at Twickenham

18 September 2018 0 comments

Plotting victory with the BaaBaas after beating the All Blacks with the Springboks

How have Leicester’s last eight coaches fared?

14 September 2018 0 comments

From Dean Richards to Matt O’Connor…

12 stalwarts of the game who deserve to be inducted into the Hall of Fame

14 September 2018 0 comments

A dozen stars from different generations of rugby

Alex Lozowski talks England’s 13 shirt with Slade, Joseph and Tuilagi for competition

14 September 2018 0 comments

The Saracens centre has moved up to a shade under 100kg to keep in the hunt for an England spot

Williams column: England need virtuosos like Chris Ashton and Cipriani

14 September 2018 0 comments

Ashton and Cipriani are off-the-cuff entertainers, writes the former Wales wing

We’re notorious for getting off to a bad starts, says Sale number 8 Josh Beaumont

14 September 2018 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs are next up for Steve Diamond’s side

Ring-fence would help Premiership clubs blood kids, says Northampton boss Chris Boyd

13 September 2018 0 comments

The Northampton Saints head coach lauds the academy products available to him at his new club

Ma’a Nonu to re-join Blues after leaving Toulon

13 September 2018 0 comments

A third stint with New Zealand’s underachieving Super Rugby outfit

EXCLUSIVE: Maro Itoje in advanced talks to stay at Saracens and say no to French suitors

12 September 2018 0 comments

The Saracens lock’s current deal expires at the end of the season

Ronan O’Gara leads the latest list of players inducted to rugby’s Hall of Fame

12 September 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the inductees

Guscott column: Why England don’t make fly-halves like Beauden Barrett

12 September 2018 0 comments

The New Zealand 10 can spot gaps and fly through them like few of his northern hemisphere contemporaries can

‘It’s a big challenge’ – Joe Launchbury anticipating bruising autumn encounter against Retallick

12 September 2018 0 comments

The Wasps second row looks ahead to November 10 when England host the All Blacks

Wales aim to sell their TV rights for £20m

12 September 2018 0 comments

The WRU want a £5m increase on their current deal, Peter Jackson has more…

Bristol Bears bring in Springbok international on loan amid injury worries

12 September 2018 0 comments

A crisis at full-back has been eased by Pat Lam dipping into the market

£30m loss by Premiership clubs means door won’t be closed on fresh investment

11 September 2018 0 comments

CVC’s £275m bid for a majority stake in the Premiership has been rejected

My Life in Rugby: Former Nottingham and Saracens back Tim Streather

8 September 2018 0 comments

The ex-Sarries centre talks about how back and knee injury proved an obstacle too difficult to overcome

Shane Williams column: It’s right to let regions take control once more

7 September 2018 0 comments

Is the timing right to move past National Dual Contracts?

Tom Youngs wants his Tigers to be home boys again

7 September 2018 0 comments

‘Fortress Welford Road’ wasn’t a phrase you heard last season in rugby circles

The magic of Mark McCall – chronicling the Ulsterman’s time at Saracens

6 September 2018 0 comments

Schalk Brits, Rob Baxter and Clive Woodward all have their say on the legacy built by McCall in north London

Jackson column: A back-row conundrum that even has Sam Warburton scratching his head

6 September 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson on the multiple combinations used by Wales in the lead up to Japan

Dream Team: Exeter and Wallabies back row Dave Dennis

6 September 2018 0 comments

A XV stacked with Australian talent and the odd Chief

Bristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign

5 September 2018 0 comments

Bristol Bears downed Bath at Ashton Gate last Friday, and Nick Cain writes why that will fuel a debate that has long been burning

Guscott column: My hope is Paul Gustard gets Harlequins playing without fear

5 September 2018 0 comments

If successful at the Stoop, Jeremy Guscott writes why he can see no reason for Gustard to eventually return to the England set-up

Lions Tour 2021: Springboks are considering hosting a Test at 95,000-capacity stadium

5 September 2018 0 comments

The SARU are seeking to reap the financial rewards when the Lions tour South Africa in three years’ time

Ex-owners of Formula 1 propose £275m takeover of Premiership Rugby

5 September 2018 0 comments

Luxembourg-based company values Premiership Rugby at £550m and aims to attain 51% majority

RFU confirm World Cup warm-up match to be held in the North

5 September 2018 0 comments

St James’ Park, not Twickenham, will host England’s international against Italy in September 2019

Bath pin down Zach Mercer with two-year contract extension

4 September 2018 0 comments

Blackadder: ‘Zach has attributes that can make he a world-class player’

Jonathan Davies to miss Scarlets clash with Leinster

4 September 2018 0 comments

Wayne Pivac says it is ‘smart’ to not risk the centre against the PRO14 champions

Matt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season

3 September 2018 0 comments

Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach

West Country foes set to rekindle rivalry in Ashton Gate near sell-out

31 August 2018 0 comments

26,000 tickets and counting have been sold for the Premiership season opener between Bristol and Bath

The Beast has shown Kyle Sinckler the route to the top

30 August 2018 0 comments

The Harlequins prop explains what he learnt playing opposite the Springboks stalwart during the June tour

Premiership preview: Saracens

30 August 2018 0 comments

The champions have focussed their recruitment on tying down their current stars during the off-season

Cain column: Eddie Jones has no grounds to dump his bad boys

30 August 2018 0 comments

The end of Eddie Jones’ “clean slate” approach?

Premiership preview: Wasps

30 August 2018 0 comments

This summer’s big spenders will be looking for a return on their investment in trophies. With All Black fly-half Lima Sopoaga and blindside Brad Shields […]

Steve Diamond can shine rough edges with his talent-spotting

30 August 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s assessment of Sale Sharks heading into the new season

Ackermann relieved as scan shows Tom Savage injury not as bad as first feared

29 August 2018 0 comments

Ackermann had feared the forward could be out for “six to nine months”

Delon Armitage’s season is over after damaging knee ligaments

28 August 2018 0 comments

An ACL injury strikes cruel blow to the Lyon full-back

Marc Jones leaves Sale Sharks to join Scarlets

28 August 2018 0 comments

Competition for Ken Owens and Ryan Elias

Michael Cheika needs to bridge the gap to the All Blacks, says ARU chief

28 August 2018 0 comments

“I don’t think it’s about changing what we’ve got, it’s about what can we bring”

FEATURE: Rob Baxter on Exeter’s prospects in the Premiership and Europe and why ring-fencing would be ‘morally wrong’

24 August 2018 0 comments

Is there any part of Exeter Chiefs that director of rugby Baxter doesn’t have a role within?

Jackson column: Johnny Sexton has become invisible in the PRO14

23 August 2018 0 comments

Peter Jackson points out that Johnny Sexton has played in one PRO14 match in Wales over the past two years

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