Main men: Santi Carreras playing for Gloucester and, inset, George Skivington SANTI Carreras stood out for Gloucester in the two seasons before this one when […]
HEAD coach Michael Cheika will leave Leicester Tigers when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 57-year-old, below, took the job last […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN EVERY member of a France team must contribute to preserving an exemplary image,” reads the opening paragraph of the FFR’s hastily […]
Italy have recalled Stephen Varney and included Tommaso Allan in their squad for the Six Nations but are without Louis Lynagh who has undergone knee […]
By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed It seems your columnist’s hotline to the England head coach Steve Borthwick has turned positively polar. “Don’t take the […]
By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his attention to the future. […]
The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across the length and breadth […]
By Mark Stevens In the rugby world, players often emerge as leaders not only through their skill, but through their character, shaping their teams in […]
French Column – By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin Champions and Challenge Cup […]
EXCLUSIVE By Jon Newcombe England’s summer tour will include a historic Test against the USA, as well as the already announced two-match series against Argentina. […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MET POLICE, WASPS AND SARACENS NO.8, WHO REPRESENTED MIDDLESEX, LONDON, BRITISH POLICE & THE BARBARIANS LEE ADAMSON Decent: Lee Adamson […]
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating Tokyo Sungoliath 33-12 courtesy […]
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating Tokyo Sungoliath 33-12 courtesy […]
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating Tokyo Sungoliath 33-12 courtesy […]
By Ben Jaycock Stormers……….. 14 Toulon………….. 24 Match Action Toulon beat the Stormers in front of a bumper crowd at Nelson Mandela Stadium. The visitors […]
WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an accomplished debut for Toulouse […]
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power of every other club […]
■By JON NEWCOMBE WITH wins over Exeter, Newcastle and Saracens, playing away from home in the Premiership currently holds no fears for Leicester. The Tigers […]
Despite following up their World Cup quarter-final win over Ireland last year with another in Dublin a fortnight ago, the All Blacks face some tough […]
■By BEN JAYCOCK Impressive: Siva Naulago starts for Bristol PREVIEW… Bristol v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2pm, Ashton Gate WINLESS Ampthill travel west looking to cause […]
NEWCASTLE’S Argentina lock Pedro Rubiolo will join Bristol next summer on a “long-term deal”. The 21-year-old, who has 19 caps for the Pumas, has played […]
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports France will continue its impressive autumn campaign by welcoming Argentina under the lights on Friday night. With both teams in […]
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Italy v Georgia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa RICHARD Cockerill’s Georgia will be looking to earn a major […]
Gregor Townsend backed Tom Jordan to keep going from strength to strength after the new Scotland recruit agreed to join Bristol next season. The New […]
Head coach Andy Farrell says Ireland are determined to continue their enviable track record of immediately bouncing back from defeats as they prepare to host […]
By Charlie Elliott The past weekend of Autumn Nations Series action has been dominated by teams from the Southern Hemisphere, with them whitewashing their Northern neighbours. […]
By CHRIS COLLYER CHAMPIONSHIP newsboys Chinnor made a promising start to their inaugural season in the second tier and despite being brought down to earth […]
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports All eyes will be on the Principality Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Wales kick off their autumn campaign by welcoming Fiji […]
By JOE SANTAMARIA Top dogs: Argentina celebrate beating Australia in Rugby Championship PICTURES: Getty Images AS Sebastián Piñeyrúa’s historic six-year term as President of Sudamérica […]