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Kingdom reigns as Titans nick one

12 March 2017 1 comment

Taunton T 22 Barnstaple 21 By KEITH BROOKING FOR the second week in a row, Taunton faced a team fighting for points and were once […]

CLOSE-UP

5 March 2017 0 comments

TOM CROFT Leicester blindside DON ARMAND Exeter blindside While it was great to see Croft making only his second Premiership start this season the England […]

Keatley weighs up offer from Warriors

5 March 2017 0 comments

WORCESTER have offered Ireland fly-half Ian Keatley a move to Sixways next season. Keatley, 29, is keen on going to the Premiership next season and […]

Kyle’s too pricey for Super League

5 March 2017 1 comment

Injured: Kyle Eastmond KYLE EASTMOND looks like pricing himself out of a return to Super League if he leaves Wasps at the end of the […]

Ruthless Knights put Scottish to the sword

5 March 2017 2 comments

By LUKE JARMYN London Scottish 14pts Tries: Kenny 12, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Lydon 13, 4 Doncaster 48pts Tries: Lewis 26, Flockhart 31, 65, Challinor 37, […]

Smith sparkles as Ionians fell Macc

26 February 2017 1 comment

Hull Ionians..45 Macclesfield..21 By MALLY KNOWLES HULL IONIANS secured five points in this crucial re-arranged match against Macclesfield, a vital fixture to both clubs’ relegation […]

England cricket legend’s grandson debuts for Wales U20s

22 February 2017 0 comments

James Botham, grandson of England cricket legend Sir Ian Botham, will make his Wales U20s debut against Scotland on Friday. The blindside, who recently featured […]

Blues back to winning ways with Cuthbert a late try hero

19 February 2017 0 comments

By JAMES CANDY CARDIFF Blues attack coach Matt Sherratt admitted emotions were running high as Alex Cuthbert left a bad week and a trail of […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

19 February 2017 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■BRISTOL could be left paying All Blacks back rower Steven Luatua, right, around £650,000 a season even if […]

Cockerill poised for Edinburgh job

19 February 2017 1 comment

RICHARD Cockerill looks set to take over as the new head coach of PRO12 side Edinburgh next season after a dramatic turn of events. Cockerill, […]

Lancaster to extend stay at Leinster

19 February 2017 0 comments

STUART LANCASTER is set to stay with PRO12 outfit Leinster for the next two years after having initial talks about a new contract. The former […]

College show win title with

12 February 2017 0 comments

By WARREN KAY Ampthill 25pts Tries: Goodge 14, Tarrant 44, Allman 72, Molitika L 79 Conversions: Tarrant 15 Penalties: Tarrant 29 Hartpury Coll 51pts Tries: […]

Brendan Gallagher: Play Itoje and Daly in their natural positions

8 February 2017 0 comments

Sometimes we can get carried away and expect too much from out young players with their extravagant talents encouraging us to believe they can automatically […]

Dream Team: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back

6 February 2017 0 comments

1. Kyle Trainor – Fantastic leader who brings his international experience to the squad. Very vocal and very much a player who leads by example. […]

Moriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable

5 February 2017 2 comments

Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off […]

Pirates primed for Exiles onslaught

5 February 2017 2 comments

Preview Cornish P v L Scottish CORNISH Pirates will be fresh to take on London Scottish at the Mennaye today but head coach Gavin Cattle […]

Young Gun: Declan Sinclair – Tonbridge School lock

13 January 2017 0 comments

Given he was barely a year old when John Eales won his second World Cup, it is no surprise Declan Sinclair had to google the […]

Australia go for size to tackle England

1 December 2016 0 comments

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has opted for size and aggression as his team vies for revenge against England at Twickenham. Number eight Lopeti Timani has […]

Wales change six for Pumas clash

10 November 2016 0 comments

Rob Howley has made six changes ahead of Wales‘ meeting with Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday, taking the axe to the side that were crushed […]

Wade to wing it for Saxons against Emerging Boks

15 June 2016 0 comments

Wasps wing Christian Wade is one of three changes to the England Saxons starting XV for their second Test against South Africa A on Friday. […]

Lydiate to captain Wales against England

27 May 2016 0 comments

Dan Lydiate will lead Wales against England at Twickenham on Sunday as Warren Gatland‘s side begin their five match summer tour. Lydiate continues with the […]

Bristol confirm Jordan Crane signing

10 May 2016 0 comments

As revealed in Blindside by Neil Fissler on April 24, Bristol have brought in Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane on a three-year-deal from next season. […]

Young Gun: Levi Douglas- Bath flanker

6 May 2016 0 comments

Levi Douglas was happy playing in France but an unexpected turn of events has brought him back to England. The 20-year-old started his second season […]

Exeter Braves win the A League

2 May 2016 0 comments

Kai Horstmann’s try double capped a memorable 24 hours at Sandy Park as Exeter Braves clinched the Aviva A League with a stunning 55-25 win […]

Peter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin

5 February 2016 0 comments

The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in Dublin this coming weekend. […]

Young Gun: Huw Taylor – Worcester flanker

22 January 2016 0 comments

Injuries tried to slow him down, but Huw Taylor is determined to fulfil his dream of representing England U20s. The Worcester forward was named in […]

Young Gun: Rory Bartle – London Scottish forward

1 January 2016 0 comments

Rory Bartle is only 19 but he already has a mature head on his shoulders and that is why he decided to switch from Gloucester […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Taulupe Faletau can become best No.8 in the world at Bath

16 December 2015 0 comments

Taulupe Faletau’s decision to join Bath next season means that they have acquired a 25-year-old who is not only a world-class No.8, but who also […]

Three debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash

20 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will makes his first international […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Size, skill and speed, the Wallaby backs have it all

19 August 2015 0 comments

Despite the heavy defeat the Wallabies just got from New Zealand, when it comes to backline talent, I believe the 14 or so contingent Michael […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Still time for Sam Burgess to prove his vast potential

4 August 2015 1 comment

The big word is that Sam Burgess will get a place in Stuart Lancaster final World Cup squad. It’s big news given that Sam has […]

Calum Clark takes Richie McCaw as his World Cup inspiration

16 July 2015 0 comments

Northampton flanker insists his days of worrying are over and he will let his performances do the talking

Jeff Probyn: Heading off to the hills on another mission from God

3 July 2015 2 comments

Training camps and altitude training in far-flung foreign fields do make you wonder what the game is coming to. As big as the World Cup […]

Peter Jackson: Bull-dozing Ross Moriarty may be Wales’ missing link

12 June 2015 1 comment

When Wales beat Australia in the World Cup for the first and only time, amid the geothermal geysers of Rotorua, their pack included two Moriartys. […]

Dream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock

11 May 2015 0 comments

1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used to run behind me […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Sam Burgess can be deadly force as Bath’s back-row destroyer

15 April 2015 2 comments

I’ve backed Sam Burgess to make England‘s World Cup squad from the start because I think he is that talented – and committed to making […]

Leicester Tigers sign forward trio

10 February 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh No.8 Opeti Fonua, Blues […]

Dream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker

20 January 2015 0 comments

1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he is today you could […]

Varsity match PREVIEW

11 December 2014 1 comment

Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the 133rd Varsity match. The […]

Burgess to make Bath debut

27 November 2014 0 comments

Convert superstar named on the bench as centre cover.

Scotland v New Zealand teams

13 November 2014 2 comments

Scotland have named an unchanged team to face New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday. There are four changes on the bench however with Johnnie Beattie, […]

Rugby Championship preview

25 September 2014 1 comment

Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth round of the Rugby […]

Waratahs and Crusaders unchanged for Super Rugby final

31 July 2014 0 comments

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders in Sydney. Naming once again a 10-man […]

Crusaders v Sharks semi-final preview

25 July 2014 0 comments

The Crusaders hope to continue their 100% record on home soil in Super Rugby semi-finals as they host the Sharks in Christchurch. Richie McCaw returns […]

Brendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths

25 July 2014 1 comment

If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very earthbound in his wheelchair […]

Kieran Read returns for All Blacks

18 June 2014 0 comments

Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third Test against England in […]

Bristol v London Welsh – 2nd-leg of Championship final preview

3 June 2014 1 comment

Bristol have made four changes ahead of the second leg of the Greene King IPA Championship final against London Welsh tomorrow. The West Country side […]

All Blacks name squad for England series

1 June 2014 0 comments

Steve Hansen has named his final 31-man New Zealand squad to face England in the three-Test series which starts on Saturday. Highlanders centre Malakai Fekitoa […]

GK IPA Championship final preview: London Welsh v Bristol

27 May 2014 1 comment

London Welsh have made four changes for tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship Final 1st leg against Bristol at the Kassam Stadium. In the backs, Seb […]

Memo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available

11 April 2014 0 comments

Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer in signing second row Michael Paterson – but they certainly do now.

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