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HIGHLIGHTS: Samoa overcome USA in Brighton

21 September 2015 0 comments

Samoa made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 success over the USA in Brighton. Playing in the stadium that saw […]

PREVIEW: England v Fiji

18 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Nick Cain’s column: The devil’s in the detail with England’s centres

17 September 2015 0 comments

It is a tale of two England centres, one cast as a sinner, the other a saint. Manu Tuilagi is wearing the tail and horns, […]

England name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener

14 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Premiership salary cap breaches will go unpunished

8 September 2015 0 comments

Nine-month salary cap investigation to be brushed under the carpet this week.

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Goode on the verge of retiring

5 September 2015 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Andy Goode’s long and distinguished career could be set to end amidst fitness doubts ahead of the new Premiership season. Goode, 35, […]

Nick Cain on why Brad Barritt is England’s go-to centre

3 September 2015 0 comments

Brad Barritt has a reputation for being England’s midfield rock. We are talking about a centre who is not just teak-tough mentally and body-on-the-line brave, […]

Scotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby

2 September 2015 0 comments

Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The 32-year-old lock won the […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: We’re running out of time to get the scrum working

2 September 2015 0 comments

As Stuart Lancaster tears up the selectors’ hand book and does what was expected, the whole of England’s rugby community will be hoping he has […]

Brad Barritt to make England return against Ireland

1 September 2015 0 comments

Brad Barritt will make his long-awaited return to the England starting XV to take in Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Saracens centre’s last Test […]

Chris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup

1 September 2015 0 comments

Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man squad that will take […]

Steve Meehan tips English clubs to challenge French giants

29 August 2015 0 comments

Toulon’s new backs coach Steve Meehan believes the financial disparity between English and French clubs is closing and sees no reason why a Premiership side […]

Stuart Lancaster name England’s World Cup squad

27 August 2015 0 comments

Former Rugby League star Sam Burgess included in 31-man party.

Nick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best

26 August 2015 0 comments

Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster’s agenda as he contemplates cutting his England World Cup […]

Carl Fearns: French leave will ease my frustration

22 August 2015 1 comment

Bath’s decision to move Sam Burgess into their back row contributed to shock summer move to France.

Nick Cain looks ahead to next season’s Champions Cup which kicks off two weeks after the World Cup final

21 August 2015 3 comments

How big will the World Cup hangover be, and which of this season’s European Champions Cup contenders will be hit hardest? The answer to those […]

Premiership Rugby 7s Series squads

19 August 2015 0 comments

Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote, Jack Maplesden, Owen Walters, […]

VIDEO: Chris Robshaw returns to lead England against France

18 August 2015 0 comments

Chris Robshaw will captain England against France for the second of their World Cup warm-up games in Paris on Satruday. The flanker is one of […]

Grant Gilchrist to captain Scotland against Italy

18 August 2015 1 comment

Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland in the World Cup warm-up game against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The Edinburgh second-row, 25, will win […]

Champions Cup fixtures announced

14 August 2015 1 comment

Leicester will kick-off the Champions Cup season by hosting Stade Francais at Welford Road on November 13. The clash between the Tigers and the Top14 […]

Newcastle Falcons bring in Mouritz Botha

14 August 2015 2 comments

Newcastle Falcons have secured the signing of England international Mouritz Botha. The lock, 33, joins from Super Rugby side the Sharks where he spent the […]

Nick Cain talks to England’s world class lock Courtney Lawes about his vital role in RWC 2015

13 August 2015 0 comments

Courtney Lawes hits twice as hard in the tackle as most of his Red Rose team-mates, and it has earned him a reputation as the […]

Marcus Watson eyes Newcastle Falcons’ No.13 shirt

13 August 2015 2 comments

While Anthony Watson contemplates helping England on the road to World Cup glory, older brother Marcus has his own challenges to face at Newcastle. Three-and-a-half […]

20 Questions: Jamie Elliott – Northampton wing

12 August 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season? We’ve been back in for four weeks now and it’s been pretty full on. Luckily the coaches have mixed the fitness with games […]

Nick Cain’s column: Axeman Stuart Lancaster must sharpen his plans in midfield

12 August 2015 1 comment

One of the enduring issues during Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as England head coach has been a revolving door selection policy at centre, and on the […]

Wing king Anthony Watson has hero Quade Cooper in his sights

12 August 2015 2 comments

Anthony Watson could face one of his boyhood heroes when England clash with Australia in their crunch World Cup qualifier at Twickenham this October. Watson […]

England cut seven from World Cup training squad

7 August 2015 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has trimmed his England training squad to 39 players ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Those selected will return to Pennyhill Park on […]

Jamie George is England’s form hooker, says Alistair Hargreaves

7 August 2015 0 comments

Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits the uncapped Saracens hooker. […]

England in need of big Semesa Rokoduguni’s physicality says Matt Banahan

7 August 2015 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni deserves a shot at World Cup glory according to Matt Banahan, who insists his Bath colleague would offer England “something different”. Red Rose […]

Mike Brown fit and firing says Andy Farrell

31 July 2015 2 comments

Mike Brown is winning his fitness battle ahead of England’s opening World Cup warm-up game after emerging unscathed from his first full week of contact […]

Richard Haughton targeting World Cup… as a referee!

30 July 2015 0 comments

Former Saracens and Wasps winger Richard Haughton is aiming to follow the Glen Jackson route to refereeing stardom after taking up the whistle in France. […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Over-load on players so wrong says Larder

29 July 2015 0 comments

George Ford played 32 matches for club and country last season, more than any of his international contemporaries anywhere in Europe. At a time when […]

Fury over ‘ban’ on World Cup heroines

29 July 2015 0 comments

The legacy of England women’s 2014 World Cup win is being wrecked according to England’s top clubs who have reacted furiously to an RFU edict […]

20 Questions: Don Armand – Exeter flanker

22 July 2015 1 comment

How was the off-season? I went back to South Africa with the family which was good but not as relaxing as you’d think having to […]

Young Gun: Will Allman – England U18s and Northampton openside

17 July 2015 0 comments

Will Allman has already enjoyed two very successful years at U18 level but he is not done yet with a tour to South Africa next […]

Nick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling

15 July 2015 0 comments

There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had a jarring reminder when […]

Six Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go

15 July 2015 1 comment

David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England‘s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss Stuart Lancaster included him […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: So, is the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ in control of rugby again?

10 July 2015 1 comment

Training camps, past managers views and the World Cup have taken the focus off the biggest decision the game faces in the very near future, […]

England name squad for Denver camp

10 July 2015 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has named his 45-man England squad that will fly out to Denver tomorrow to continue their World Cup preparations. Elliot Daly (Wasps), Maro […]

Ben Morgan’s reaping rewards of lay-off

10 July 2015 0 comments

Ben Morgan admits he feared for his rugby future before making a Lazarus-like recovery to be included in England‘s World Cup training squad. Six months […]

Brendan Gallagher meets up with Brad Barritt

9 July 2015 0 comments

By my count there are nine players in the current England long squad who could justifiably harbour hopes, albeit some much slimmer than others, of […]

20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing

8 July 2015 1 comment

Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m loving every minute of […]

Nick Cain’s column: Bad referees must pay the price in World Cup

8 July 2015 0 comments

It doesn’t matter if you don’t penalise crooked feeds, or if you stuff up monumentally as a 2015 World Cup referee, the message from the […]

Exeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter

6 July 2015 1 comment

Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training ground even before pre-season […]

Premiership fixtures REVEALED

3 July 2015 1 comment

Saracens will open the defence of their Premiership title at home to Sale on Saturday October 17 as the 2015-16 fixtures were announced today. The […]