THE collapse of the Beziers takeover will hopefully serve as a reminder for rugby authorities to fully ratify prospective buyers. With clubs under the pump […]

I AM a keen rugby fan, love the sport, but reading TRP every week makes me feel it is 60 per cent politics, 30 per […]

MANY thanks to Jeff Probyn (TRP July 12) for highlighting the hypocrisy of Premiership clubs in invoking their contractual rights in refusing to release players […]

HAVING won Celebrity Masterchef a few years ago, Phil Vickery, England’s 2003 World Cup-winning tight-head, is about to open his own restaurant in Cheltenham. Appropriately, […]

By ROB COLE ALEDThomas has called on the WRU to invest more in their Sevens programme, rather than go for the money- saving option of […]

I SHARE the same strong beliefs that more collaboration between the RFU, WRU and SRU is required for the benefit of Team GB Sevens at […]

IN RESPONSE to Jeff Gage’s conspiracy theory contained in his letter published on the June 28. Mr Gage asserted that that there must be some […]

Scarlets star man: Jonathan Davies at the World Cup for Wales against Fiji PICTURE: Getty Images SCARLETSget a positive update with the return of Jonathan […]

I’VE been enjoying Brendan Gallagher’s current features on rugby’s great schools but there has been one glaring omission so far – the almost all-conquering teams […]

HAVE thoroughly enjoyed Nick Cain’s series on his Lions contenders to take on the Boks next summer. His composite team in last week’s paper was […]

ECONOMICS and power have always gone hand in hand and any commodity available to serve the quest of those seeking to achieve and maintain economic […]

I’VE been impressed by Auckland Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu these last few weeks so was surprised to read he is England-qualified through his mother. Eddie […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WAY back in the age of pre-pandemic innocence in March, Darren Childs, the Premiership’s beleaguered chief executive, […]

IF YOUwanted proof of just how significant on-the-field coaching can be look then no further than the contribution of Jacques Nienaber during the 2019 World […]

MIKE Teague has given Gloucester a piece of his mind elsewhere in this edition, but he says the club have at least made one good […]

WHY are so many people banging on about quickening up the game. We have a fantastic product so stop trying to spoil it. You only […]

I CAN’T believe Jerry Guscott does not like watching rugby in the winter because it’s too wet and cold. As a player and now spectator […]

Fighting for change: PRPW CEO Dan Leo, second from left middle row, is leading the battle against corruption in Pacific Islands rugby DAN LEO deserves […]

WORLD Rugby have a vision of ‘Rugby as a sport for all’ and a mission to ‘Grow the global rugby family’, says their website. In […]

NOW for the good news. While PRL’s beleaguered chief executive Darren Childs broadcast that he wanted the Premiership to lead the way with Rugby Union […]

I QUITE enjoyed the Sam Burgess interview last week. I found him to be a very honest and frank speaking individual. Some might have considered […]

THE account of Munster’s historic win against the All Blacks in 1978 suggests it was one of those ‘I was there’ occasions. I suspect the […]

I READ with interest Lloyd D. Parry’s letter last week regarding Mefin Davies and in particular the last time Wales beat New Zealand in 1953, […]

Turnover kings: England flankers Tom Curry and Sam Underhill suffocated New Zealand at RWC2019 PICTURE: Getty Images THE CALLS for law changes come primarily from […]

WORLD Rugby are keen to produce a coordinated international calendar, and have managed to make the discussion centre on North/South amendments. No one seems to […]

IN THE lead up to the vote for the election of the head of World Rugby it was announced that the elected chairman would look […]

A CORRECTION to Nick Cain’s inside-centre analysis in last week’s paper. Robbie Henshaw is not 6’1. He’s 1.91m or just over 6’3 – I think […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK This was the week in which the lockdown looked as if it was destined to send the […]

I MISSmy live rugby and the time I typically spend at my club as much as anyone, but suggestions in last week’s TRP that National […]

CONGRATULATIONS on your continued excellence with TRP – certainly one of the high spots of my week during lockdown. Terrific columnists and contributors and worth […]

Honour: Mefin Davies RE BRENDAN Gallagher’s article about the last time Wales beat New Zealand back in 1953. I note that the captain was John […]

World champions: South Africa should host the Rugby Championship every other year PICTURE: Getty Images I’VE spent plenty of time time reading and thinking about […]

I HAVEread many suggestions in recent weeks about a global calendar and franchising in the Premiership. The global calendar is a great idea for international […]

CHRIS Hewett’s article last week on Steve Lansdown’s ‘Money-Bags Monopoly Quest’ captured perfectly the issues in English club rugby with some wonderful political analogies and […]

IT WAS suggested last week that a seven point try in certain circumstances would speed up the game. In his letter, Brian Moore states that […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SAM Burgess kept his counsel after the 2015 World Cup meltdown. He did so despite the then […]

THE fiction that the PRL salary cap is designed to create a level playing field is clearly exposed by the battle joined so far by […]

ONE thing that Jeremy Guscott could have mentioned in his article about the continuing financial success of the NFL is the fact that at the […]