COLIN BOAG Escape: Sean Maitland got away with taking out Clermont’s Isaia Toeava Les Kiss, Ulster’s director of rugby, and formerly Ireland’s defence coach, has […]
By NEALE HARVEY DISCIPLINE holds the key to Leicester snapping a run of four successive defeats and inflicting more misery on Saracens, says No.8 Sione […]
By NEALE HARVEY JIM Mallinder’s loyalty to “old school” forwards coach Dorian West contributed to his downfall at Northampton, according to former Saints wing Ian […]
By NEALE HARVEY European Champions Cup ALEX Goode admits injuries are killing Saracens, but insists they are still capable of bouncing back from last Monday’s […]
Barritt’s leading candidate to do a Botia-style switch BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE recent morphing of La […]
Nick Cain talks to Keith Barwell about the search for Mallinder’s successor Keith Barwell says that Northampton will scour the elite coaching ranks for the […]
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTINGNamibian back rower Renaldo Bothma aims to follow compatriot Jacques Burger into the pantheon of alltime Premiership greats by helping Harlequins reclaim […]
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker George Chuter says he has no top-flight coaching ambitions despite guiding unfancied Hinckley to the top of National Two […]
Brendan Gallagher counts the rise and rise of Fijian wide men taking over France WITH Alivereti Raka’s name on everybody lips this week following his […]
By NEALE HARVEY Saints players need a long, hard look at themselves WING wizard David Strettle has revealed why proposed changes to the rules surrounding […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JIM Mallinder has had highs and lows at Northampton, starting with winning promotion back to the Premiership, to the […]
By JON NEWCOMBE STAND-IN Sale skipper Jono Ross admits the pace of Premiership rugby caught him by surprise after swapping Paris for Manchester. The South […]
JEREMYGU SCOTT Selected on merit: South African back rower Siya Kolisi PICTURE: Getty Images EVER since South Africa adopted a quota system for national team […]
By NEALE HARVEY Taking his chances: Charlie Walker PICTURES: Getty Images HARLEQUINS flyer Charlie Walker says the departure of Marland Yarde has given him a […]
THE South African Rugby Union’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been hitting the phones in an attempt to lure players home. Erasmus has Saracens […]
PETER JACKSON Flogged: Scott Williams touches down for Wales in their final Autumn Test against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images No Welsh team have reached […]
JON NEWCOMBE talks to Gary Graham about emulating father George’s team of ‘98 Stepping up: Gary Graham breaks past Christian Wade to score against Wasps. […]
WHILE Allister Coetzee is fighting for his coaching life with South Africa it is impossible not to sympathise with his predicament in that his selectorial […]
Cult hero ‘Capo’ craving last hurrah with Uruguay BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Pythonesque: Rodrigo Capó-Ortega ONE of […]
Strong carrier: Clermont No.8 Fritz Lee PICTURE: Getty Images JACKSON Wray is the selfless grafter that no club aspiring to greatness can do without. The […]
– three ambassadors for Matt’s Foundation tell us about the man himself GREGG WALLACE: (Joint host of Masterchef and rugby fanatic) MATT is an amazing […]
By NEALE HARVEY Taking on responsibility: Danny Care PICTURES: Getty Images DANNY Care is ready to determine his place in history by embracing the challenge […]
HARLEQUINS TIGHT-HEAD PROP JOSH IBUANOKPE Josh Ibuanokpe will never forget his Harlequins debut. Introduced as a replacement with Quins 26-5 down and looking dead and […]