Premiership Champions Harlequins claimed a 16-12 win over Pro12 champions Ospreys yesterday meaning there will be no Welsh representative in this year’s LV=Cup semi-finals. Harlequins, […]
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O2 Inside Line Six Nations preview
In this week’s O2 Inside Line, the weekly behind the scenes show from O2 – proud sponsor of England rugby – and the RFU, Chris […]
Lead out Harlequins at The Stoop against Leicester
Etihad Airways, Harlequins Main Sponsor, are offering ONE lucky youngster the chance to lead out the AVIVA Premiership Champions when they take on rivals Leicester […]
Mad Dog set for world’s toughest ultra marathon
Former England captain Lewis Moody in what as been billed as the toughest Ultra Marathon in the world, the Yukon Arctic Ultra. Supported by Land Rover, […]
Dominant Italy claim French scalp again
Italy made a dream start to their RBS Six Nations campaign yesterday with a dominant 23-18 win over arch-rivals France at the Stadio Olimpico in […]
England Sevens’ triumph in pictures
Relive England Sevens‘ triumph in Wellington this weekend with our exclusive photo gallery. Pictures courtesy of Ross Setford/MB Media.
Room 101: Austin Healy – ESPN consultant and former England and Leicester star
1. Snooty horse riders For some reason people who ride on horses on country lanes think motorists have the ability to see around corners and […]
Nick Cain talks to England and Tigers hooker Tom Youngs about Toulouse and Six Nations
Tom Youngs talks as he plays. Direct, to the point, honest, and over the past year his hard-working, uncomplicated attitude has opened up an international […]
Young Gun: Kieran Low – London Irish lock
Kieran Low credits forwards coach Glenn Delaney for turning him into the Exiles’ commander-in-chief at the lineout. The work of New Zealander Delaney, who came […]
England win the HSBC Wellington Sevens
England have snatched a thrilling victory in extra time to beat Kenya 24-19 and win the New Zealand Sevens title. Sam Edgerley pounced to score […]
Jeremy Guscott: Tiger tanks needed to halt the Toulouse titans
For a club the size of Leicester Tigers going another season without the Heineken Cup up for grabs has to be seen as a failure, […]
Gutsy Scotland A claim England Saxons’ scalp again
Scotland A earned a very gutsy 13-9 win over the England Saxons in Newcastle tonight. This is the second win in as many years for […]
England U20 get under way with win over Scotland U20
England U20 have began the defence of their Six Nations crown with a 15-6 win over Scotland in Plymouth tonight. Scotland fly-half Tommy Allan put […]
England v Scotland: Teams
Billy Twelvetrees will make his England Test debut tomorrow after the Gloucester centre was named at inside centre to face Scotland in the RBS Six […]
Live: England Saxons v Scotland A
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the England Saxons take on the Scotland A at Kingston Park in Newcastle. Live coverage will […]
20 Questions: Andrea Masi – Wasps centre
How’s life at Wasps? I’m really enjoying it. I’m playing constantly and am very happy with the club, the coaches and the players. The fans […]
Live: England U20 v Scotland U20
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the England U20 take on the Scotland U20 in the opening round of the RBS U20 […]
England beat All Blacks to reach Wellington Sevens quarter-finals
England Sevens reached the quarter finals in Wellington to set up a Calcutta Cup sevens showdown with Scotland on the other side of the world […]
LV=Cup Round 4: teams
Cardiff Blues v London Irish Cardiff Blues: Tovey; O. Williams, Evans (Capt.), Hewitt, Robinson; Patchell, Walker; Trevett, R. Williams, Bourrust; Hill, Down; Paterson, Young, Copeland. Replacements: Dacey, […]
Wales v Ireland: Teams
Dan Biggar will lead the Welsh attack tomorrow after the Ospreys‘ play-maker was named at fly-half to face Ireland. After a troublesome Summer and Autumn Test series, […]
Nick Cain: Wasps good enough for Dally, so why not Billy?
Billy Vunipola‘s decision to leave Wasps and join forces with his brother, Mako, at Saracens is surprising given that he is only in his second […]
Italy v France: Teams
Former captain Thierry Dusautoir has been named in the France starting line-up for the time since last March ahead of their clash with Italy on Sunday. […]
You should have stayed a Leicester boy, George
George Ford could be making the biggest mistake of his life by quitting Leicester this summer, according to former fly-half prodigy Ryan Davis. Ford, 19, […]
My Life in Rugby: Carl Hogg – former Scotland and Melrose back-row
Scotland had won the Grand Slam in 1990 and the side that travelled to Australia for the Test series in 1992 was very much that […]
Peter Jackson: Vunipola’s defied dad to play for England
Wales are converting another South African to their Six Nations’ cause and Scotland are back in the business of importing kilted Kiwis. Not to be […]
Saxons XV v Scotland A: Teams
Jonny May and Matt Mullan come into the England Saxons starting line-up for tomorrow night’s clash with Scotland A in Newcastle. The Gloucester flyer takes […]
Halrequins kids will make it tough for Paul Doran Jones
Paul Doran-Jones might be on his way to Harlequins to replace James Johnston but he will have to get past two home-grown props. Johnston’s departure […]
Dream Team: Chris Bentley – former Exeter, Biarritz and Edinburgh lock
1. Zak Taulafo – Nice lad who can flick a switch when on a rugby field. A strong scrummaging prop who could do a job […]
England U20 v Scotland U20: Teams
Rob Hunter has named four debutant in his England U20 side to face Scotland in their opening Six Nations game on Friday in Plymouth. No. […]
Scotland A name team to face Saxons
Shade Munro has name his Scotland A side to face the England Saxons in Newcastle on Friday. Worcester due Alex Grove and Nikki Walker as […]
Saracens will play Ulster at HQ
Saracens will play their home Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster at Twickenham on Saturday, April 6. Their new Allianz Park home in Barnet was an […]
Jeff Probyn: Being paid to play for your country feels wrong
A question that is often asked is what price international rugby? Well, now we know. If the players play as many matches as they did […]
You’ve got to join a bigger club, Lewis Moody tells Matt Kvesic
Matt Kvesic needs to leave Worcester to further his international claims, says former England skipper and World Cup winner Lewis Moody. And Kvesic, whose Warriors […]
Billy Twelvetrees set for England debut
Billy Twelvetrees looks set to make his England Test debut on Saturday against Scotland in the Six Nations opener. His very good first half of […]
BOD, O’Brien and Kearney named in Ireland XV
Brian O’Driscoll, Sean O’Brien and Rob Kearney have been named in Ireland‘s starting XV to face Wales on Saturday. The Leinster trio missed the Autumn […]
Sean Maitland poised for Scotland Test debut against England
Kiwi-born winger Sean Maitland is set to make his Test debut on Saturday as Scotland meet England at Twickenham in the opening game of the […]
Harlequins confirm Paul Doran-Jones signing
Harlequins confirmed today they have secured the services of Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones for the next two seasons. A we revealed it two weeks ago, […]
Grand Slam worth £100k per player this season
The Six Nations Grand Slam will be worth a record £5m to the winner when the tournament kicks off next weekend. Despite the recession, prize […]
Wasp switch for Warrior Mullan
London Wasps have secured the services of England prop Matt Mullan for next season. The 25-year old Worcester Warrior is currently part of the England […]
London Welsh sign Puma Gonzalo Tiesi
London Welsh have strengthened their options at centre with the signing Argentina‘s Gonzalo Tiesi. The 27-year-old, who enjoyed spells with London Irish and Harlequins in […]
Henry Thomas called up by England
Henry Thomas will train with the England squad ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham. The Sale Sharks‘ tighthead, who only […]
Room 101: Jon Mills – London Welsh captain
1. Decorative cushions My wife insists on them because she says it makes our place look pretty, but to me they just get in the […]
Young Gun: Steve Uren – Bristol flanker
Record-breaking Steve Uren is already the talk of Bristol, having become their youngest league player last season, and the 18-year-old claims a season toughening up […]
Jeremy Guscott: Twelvetrees could be England’s missing link
Selecting Billy Twelvetrees for his EPS squad is a smart move by Stuart Lancaster because he’s selecting on form plus Twelvetrees provides a different style […]
Live: Sale v Scarlets
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Sale take on the Scarlets in the 3rd round of the LV=Cup at the Salford City […]
England Saxons scrap past Ireland Wolfhounds
England Saxons scored 14 unanswered points to claim a 14-10 win over the Irish Wolfhounds in Galway tonight. A try from Leinster‘s Kevin McLaughlin and […]
20 Questions: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain
Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and there’s still a lot […]
LV=Cup round 3: teams
Bath v Exeter Bath: Cuthbert; Lane, Banahan, Williams, Woodburn; Heathcote, McMillan; Beech, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (Capt.), Attwood; Koster, Gilbert, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Palma-Newport, Spencer, […]
Live: Ireland Wolfhounds v England Saxons
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the Ireland Wolfhounds take on the England Saxons at the Sportsground in Galway. Live coverage will start from […]
Stuart Lancaster keeps ‘gutted’ Tom Varndell in loop
Tom Varndell got the phone call he had been expecting last week and again he was left out in the cold – but his record-breaking […]
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