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England v France: highlights
On Saturday, England went a step closer to securing their first Grand Slam in ten years with a 23-13 win over France at Twickenham. Watch […]
Italy v Wales: highlights
On Saturday, Wales kept their hopes of retaining their Six Nations trophy with a 26-9 win over Italy in Rome. Watch the highlights of the […]
Patrick Phipps to stay with London Irish
London Irish have signed scrum half Patrick Phibbs on a two year deal. The Australian scrum-half joined the Exiles from Leicester Tigers as injury cover […]
Room 101: Mat Evans – Ealing captain
1. Early autobiographies Nothing engrosses me more than reading an insightful autobiography written by a credible individual who has a life story to tell. However, […]
Huge boost for London Irish with vital win against London Wasps
London Irish have received a huge boost in their relegation battle with a vital 30-19 win against London Wasps at the Madjeski Stadium today. With […]
Nick Cain looks at the key areas which will decide today’s battle at the Aviva stadium, Dublin
It is a decade since England last won in Dublin in the Six Nations. In the interim there have been heartache and heavy defeats inflicted […]
Young Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre
A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has already scored for the […]
Jeremy Guscott: BOD magic captured in a move from the matrix
The best centre I have seen play in the last decade is Brian O’Driscoll. That’s not forgetting my favourites, Philippe Sella, Frank Bunce or Tim […]
Live: London Irish v London Wasps
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Irish take on London Wasps in the 16th round of the Aviva Premiership at Madejski […]
Live: Gloucester v Worcester
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Gloucester take on Worcester in the 16th round of the Aviva Premiership at Kingsholm in Gloucester. […]
20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in position in the league. […]
“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir
France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are expecting to win. France […]
Premiership round 16: teams
Exeter v London Welsh Exeter: L. Arscott; Nowell, Naqelevuki, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Rimmer, Yeandle, Tui; Hayes (Capt.), Mumm; White, Scaysbrook, Baxter. Replacements: Clark, Moon, […]
Scotland v Ireland: teams
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the third round of the […]
Italy v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales‘ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday. Captain […]
RaboDirect Pro12 round 16: teams
Cardiff Blues v Connacht Blues: Czekaj; O. Williams, Smith, Evans (Capt.), Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Dacey, Bourrust; Cook, Down; Paterson, Watts-Jones, Copeland. Replacements: R. Williams, […]
Nick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up residence in the Twickenham […]
England v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed the opening game against […]
Joe Carlisle joins London Wasps
As rumoured for a number of weeks now, Worcester Warriors fly-half Joe Carlisle will be wearing the London Wasps jersey next season. Rated as one […]
New contracts for Sharks Miller and Braid
Rob Miller and Dan Braid have signed new contracts with Premiership Sale Sharks, it was announced today. Last year Premiership top try scorer Miller joined […]
Imanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre poses more of a […]
My Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back
It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the Grand Slam. I was […]
Peter Jackson: Rowlands remains Top Cat of the lineout
The 50th anniversary of perhaps the strangest of all Wales matches has come and gone with scarcely a mention. Admittedly it did not merit anything […]
France make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face England at Twickenham on […]
Geoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as the Lions lineout caller […]
Marshall and Jackson handed Test debut
Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson will make their Test debuts for Ireland after being named in the XV for their match with Scotland on Sunday. […]
Dream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time in top class rugby […]
Jeff Probyn: Mutual trust is what bonds a winning squad together
Why is it that every England team have to proffer the idea that they are so different to those that have gone before? I know […]
Stephen Myler remains a Saint
Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with the Saints for over […]
O2 Inside Line: Episode 3
Ahead of their clash with France, the England camp gives you a glimpse of life behind the scenes. Check out the latest episode of O2 […]
Stuart Hogg could grab the limelight for the Lions
When full-back Stuart Hogg made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old last year he was following in the exact footsteps of his mentor, the former […]
Stuart Lancaster name unchanged England to face France
Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in the match-day squad that beat Ireland 12-6 in Dublin naming the same 23 players to face France on Saturday. […]
Kearnan Myall signs for London Wasps
As revealed by Neil Fissler recently, London Wasps have secured the signing of Kearnan Myall for next season. Despite a difficult season, the highly-rated lock […]
Premiership Try of the Week: Round 15
After Jonny may last week, this week’s Premiership Try of the Week goes to another flyer and May’s opponent on Sunday Christian Wade. The London Wasps winger […]
Andrew Sheridan at Toulon until 2015
Andrew Sheridan has put pen to paper today signing a one-year contract extension with French heavyweights Toulon. The former England prop, 33, who crossed the […]
New Saracens deal for Jacques Burger
Jacques Burger has extended his contract with Saracens. The Namibian captain is raring to return to action following his recovery from a long-term knee injury […]
British and Irish Lions’ fans fury over Australian ticket hike
A massive levy on Test match tickets is causing fury among Lions fans wanting to travel to Australia this summer. Face price for Test tickets […]
London Welsh v Sale: highlights
Sale secured a vital 26-25 win against London Welsh yesterday in Oxford in their battle to avoid relegation. Watch the highlights of this thrilling game […]
Andy Robinson joins Bristol as DoR
Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has been appointed director of rugby Bristol. The 48-year-old, who quit his job with Scotland in November, […]
England call up for Daly, Fraser and Tomkins
Elliot Daly, Will Fraser and Joel Tomkins have been called up by Stuart Lancaster as injury cover ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations game with France […]
Room 101: Andy Northey – Macclesfield coach
1. Jim Telfer Telfer has had the gall to have a go at England, saying that they think they are better than they are and […]
London Wasps confirm Top 4 status with win over Gloucester
London Wasps created a clear gap between them and the rest of the pack in the race for the semi-finals with an entertaining 33-29 win […]
Nick Cain talks to Fred Michalak who has gone from enfant terrible to mature superstar
Fred Michalak is France’s main man going into this Six Nations, with all the signs pointing towards flaky Fred having been transformed into formidable Fred. […]
Young Gun: Robbie Henshaw – Connacht full-back
Battling Biarritz and Harlequins in the Heineken Cup, mauling European champions Leinster and becoming a vital cog of his home region, as well as training […]
Jeremy Guscott: Hold onto your hats for a humdinger!
Owen Farrell will rightly get the headlines for his latest incarnation as England’s Iceman. But he will also be the first to acknowledge that his […]
20 Questions: Craig Gillies – Worcester lock
Sum up Worcester‘s league season to date? We’ve posed more of an attacking threat and scored tries, but again we’ve come out on the wrong […]
Barbarians to play Fiji on November 30
The eagerly anticipated clash between the Barbarians and Fiji next season has been set for Saturday 30 November at Twickenham. In announcing the fixture today […]
When the ref speaks, you listen
England sponsor O2 have always offered their customers a unique experience at Twickenham for the last 11 years. From free pies to pints and programmes […]
Premiership Round 15: teams
Bath v London Irish Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Perenise, […]
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