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Nick Cain: Europe’s finest being sold down the river

23 March 2017 0 comments

Welcome to Northern Hemisphere rugby’s endless road. An 11 month season which purports to be all things to all men, but actually gives the Southern […]

Door ajar for Kruis to play his way into Lions contention

20 March 2017 0 comments

Warren Gatland says it is not too late for George Kruis to force his way into Lions reckoning for this summer’s tour to New Zealand. […]

Surely the French capital can house two top teams?

19 March 2017 0 comments

THE troubled attempts to merge traditional archrivals Stade Francais and Racing 92 is fast developing into a farce that tarnishes the Top 14. It is […]

Irish step up recruitment for assault on top-flight

19 March 2017 1 comment

LONDON IRISH have been busy recruiting players ahead of their impending return to the Premiership next season. But I understand that they are going to […]

Mallinder misses out to Wasps flier Howe

19 March 2017 1 comment

WASPS’ wing Tom Howe has won the Anglo-Welsh Cup breakthrough player award. Howe won a public vote from a ten-strong shortlist of young stars with […]

DREAM TEAM

19 March 2017 2 comments

TOPSY OJO, LONDON IRISH AND FORMER ENGLAND WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Clarke Dermody – It can’t be […]

Wray fights RFU bid to cash in on All Blacks

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Opposed: Nigel Wray RAGING Saracens chairman Nigel Wray insists Premiership bosses must put player welfare ahead of money by resisting RFU plans […]

This Tiger is on your tail, Genge tells England rivals

19 March 2017 0 comments

Neale Harvey finds an impressive young Tiger in fighting mood ahead of the final Determined Leicester prop Ellis Genge has outlined his manifesto to knock […]

Atkins: It’s Exeter’s chance to shine

19 March 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON OLLIE Atkins believes he and his Exeter Chiefs teammates have been given the perfect stage on which to shine. The Australian lock […]

Safety first? No, it’s now about who dares wins

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER backs coach Ali Hepher believes English players deserve more credit for their skills following a sharp increase in Premiership try-scoring. Hepher […]

International snub powering Chiefs’ charge for title

19 March 2017 1 comment

FLANKER Don Armand reckons Exeter’s players can prove their Test credentials by claiming the Premiership title after using this season’s England snubs to rocket up […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

19 March 2017 0 comments

SCOTT HAMILTON THE FORMER ALL BLACK, CRUSADERS AND LEICESTER WINGER/FULL-BACK The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was […]

Warriors rejuvenated after Gold makeover

19 March 2017 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW GARY Gold has revealed he discovered a Worcester squad training poorly and unprepared for the physical intensity of the Premiership when he […]

Unbeaten England building for Wales

19 March 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER England U18 31pts Scotland U18 17pts Setting the tempo: England skipper Ollie Fox feeds his backs ENGLAND ended last weekend with a […]

YOUNG GUNS

19 March 2017 0 comments

DOMINIC MORRIS ENGLAND U20s WING Being injured at the start of the season, Dominic Morris would not have expected to have made his Saracens debut, […]

Chief Short named player of the month

19 March 2017 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs wing James Short has been named Premiership player of the month for February. Short, below, was judged to be the man who made […]

Forthcoming fixtures

19 March 2017 3 comments

Week beginning Sunday, March 19, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 19 NATIONAL LEAGUES Anglo-Welsh Cup […]

My Life in Rugby: Anthony Allen – former England and Leicester centre

14 March 2017 0 comments

With hindsight, getting capped by England at 20, just over a year after leaving school, was way too soon. But you never know when such […]

DREAMTEAM

12 March 2017 0 comments

DOUGIE FLOCKHART, THE DONCASTER AND FORMER BORDERS WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Duncan Cormack – I used to […]

Tigers get that glint of silverware again

12 March 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER set up a shot at winning their first silverware since 2013 with a comprehensive four-try hammering of Saracens. Expertly led by […]

Murphy: Freddie is such a great guy

12 March 2017 0 comments

FREDDIE Burns buried his annoyance at having to leaving Tigers this summer with a stunning display. “You can’t say enough wonderful things about Freddie,” said […]

Door ajar for Kruis to play his way into contention

12 March 2017 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Options: Warren Gatland WARREN Gatland says it is not too late for George Kruis to force his way into Lions reckoning for […]

Hazell fed up with Gloucester failure

12 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER legend Andy Hazell reckons whoever fills the head coaching role vacated by Laurie Fisher must make an immediate impact by reversing […]

Another Wallaby to Exeter

12 March 2017 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs could this week announce the signing of Montpellier’s former Wallaby scrum-half Nic White, below. Blindside reported at Christmas that White, 26, is heading […]

Kvesic out to show he’s as able as Cane

12 March 2017 2 comments

MATT Kvesic provides a perfect case history of why English rugby, with its boombust results cycle, can never afford to be complacent. Despite England’s blast-off […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

12 March 2017 0 comments

DON BARRELL FORMER SARACENS AND BEDFORD FLANKER & CURRENT SARACENS ACADEMY COACH I had to get permission from school before I could make my Premiership […]

Ambitious McGuigan is eyeing tour to Argentina

12 March 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY HUNGRY hooker George McGuigan has vowed to stake a claim for England’s summer tour by helping Leicester salvage their season with a […]

Marler to hit 50 against Scotland

9 March 2017 0 comments

Joe Marler will win his 50th Test cap during England‘s Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday. Quins prop Marler, who made […]

Vunipola set for England return

8 March 2017 0 comments

Billy Vunipola will make his England return on Saturday after being named in Eddie Jones‘ 24-man squad. The Saracens No.8 is one of 13 forwards […]

My Life in Rugby: Lee Blackett – former Rotherham and Leeds centre

7 March 2017 0 comments

I’d love to say that the biggest crowd in Rotherham’s history (6,894) turned out specifically to see my club debut against Bath in January 2004, […]

Top clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins

7 March 2017 0 comments

Harlequins face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international, scrum-half Danny Care, is also said to […]

Vunipola back in England camp

6 March 2017 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has returned from injury to re-join the England squad. The No.8, who played 70 minutes for his club side Saracens on Sunday, has […]

Barnstorming Billy can put the frighteners on

5 March 2017 1 comment

BEN Youngs insists the potential return of “the world’s best No.8” for the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham is bad news for Scotland. The scrum-half […]

Redpath pins his colours to England

5 March 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to take on France U18s […]

Forthcoming fixtures

5 March 2017 1 comment

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 5 NATIONAL LEAGUES Aviva Premiership Newcastle v Saracens (14:00) Worcester v […]

Wray deserves England call, McCall tells Jones

5 March 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall is “gobsmacked” by Eddie Jones’ continued snub of flanker Jackson Wray. Wray, 26, has been desperate to get an opportunity […]

Lichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league

5 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER LICHFIELD Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” […]

Top clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins

5 March 2017 0 comments

By MATTHEW EMERY HARLEQUINS face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international, scrum-half Danny Care, is […]

PREVIEW… Worcester v Bristol

5 March 2017 0 comments

Today. Sixways, kick-off 3pm As much as both sides want to downplay the importance of this match, it is a must-win for both Worcester and […]

Olivier backs Warriors to win their ‘Test’

5 March 2017 2 comments

THE Six Nations might be on a break this weekend but Worcester’s World Cupwinning centre Wynand Olivier reckons there will be a Test match feeling […]

Sarries in Falcons’ sights as they eye Top Six

5 March 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Falcon soars: Calum Green wins a lineout for Newcastle against Wasps PICTURE: Getty Images CALUM GREEN is confident Newcastle can mark his […]

Taylor thrilled to be on the long road back

5 March 2017 0 comments

By CHRIS JONES A YEAR ago Saracens centre Duncan Taylor was putting together a string of outstanding performances for Scotland that earned him inclusion in […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

5 March 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER ENGLAND AND LEICESTER CENTRE AND NOW LEICESTER ACADEMY COACH ANTHONY ALLE With hindsight, getting capped by England at 20, just over a year […]

Six Nations star helps autistic kids dream come true

3 March 2017 0 comments

England and Saracens stars Jamie George and Will Fraser handed out team shirts to a group of children with autism. England hooker George, who is […]

Lions watch: full-backs and loosehead

3 March 2017 0 comments

Stuart Hogg is the name on everybody’s lips as the candidates for full-back in the 2017 Lions tour party showcase their talents in the Six […]

Peter Jackson: This Scotland team are a serious item

1 March 2017 0 comments

Scotland reaffirmed their status as title contenders yesterday by treating the faithful to something they had not witnessed for a long time, a Welsh team […]

Champions kick-start their bid for top spot

26 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall breathed a huge sigh of relief after his champions rediscovered the art of winning by sweeping Sharks aside at Allianz […]