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Rassie Erasmus has been backed to take the fight to World Rugby in his misconduct hearing

Three months on, the game is crying out for clarity

24 October 2021 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO the World Rugby Independent Judicial Panel will meet next week to consider misconduct charges against Rassie Erasmus arising from the […]

Cup specialists await their next golden era

24 October 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CAMPBELL College Belfast have a fine record in the Ulster Schools Cup, second only to […]

Bird’s-eye view of the pride of Scottish rugby

17 October 2021 29 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s a glorious […]

Wasps 23-27 Exeter: Chiefs on warpath as Simmonds sizzles

17 October 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs, with Sam Simmonds leading the charge in trademark fashion, poured on the pressure after the break to squeeze past a Wasps side that […]

Saracens 37-23 Newcastle: Sarries get the engine up and running again

10 October 2021 1 comment

SARACENS might not quite be firing on all four cylinders yet but they are getting there and were good value for this comeback win against […]

Silver fox finishes off the Halloween horror show

10 October 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 80 PART […]

Hard to replicate those post-war halcyon days

10 October 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY success at Christ’s Hospital School over the decades has been sporadic but the Horsham […]

Leicester 13-12 Saracens: Injury-time penalty try sinks Saracens

3 October 2021 2 comments

TIGERS somehow grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat to continue their unbeaten start to the season, but even they will admit they possibly deserved […]

Captain Fran rides atop the sea of happy faces

3 October 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 79 Fran […]

Wasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season

26 September 2021 1 comment

WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber aggressive defence and complemented […]

Canucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023

19 September 2021 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against the […]

Old Deer Park waits for the Bennett thunderclap

12 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 76 Phil […]

The brooding Lamaison is victim of a bar brawl

5 September 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 75 Lamaison […]

The magnificent men of England’s swinging 20s

22 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 73 Candid […]

Lions should ditch Boks slog for Buenos Aires party | Brendan Gallagher

8 August 2021 0 comments

If Rassie Erasmus deems it fit to tarnish the integrity of a Lions tour with his crashing bore of a video, then the tour should be taken to Argentina says Brendan Gallagher

Ben O'Keeffe lets Cheslin Kolbe off lightly after a week of attention on the referees brought on by Rassie Erasmus

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Hero Howley hits turbo to land European glory

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s May 23, […]

Normanton ruled before the axe fell

1 August 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools NOT for the first time in this series we must sing the praises of a […]

Chile pay for lack of global standard

25 July 2021 0 comments

The state of rugby in Chile after they shocked Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying phase

Rugby Matters: First Test success vital for a winning series

18 July 2021 0 comments

There is always a special feel to the first Test of any Lions series in South Africa, a step into the unknown for the vast […]

Jack van Poortvliet has got the world at his feet | Brendan Gallagher

18 July 2021 1 comment

NO Junior World Cup this year, or last, and therefore no junior world player of the year for either season but I wonder if in […]

Bill’s bum was big hit at Twickenham

11 July 2021 0 comments

BRENDAN Gallagher’s ‘Iconic Pictures’ is a firm favourite of mine in TRP. It was only a matter of time before Erica and her Front Roe […]

This twilight zone rugby is no fun, but I know it will come good

11 July 2021 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Dazzling: Anthony Watson SOMETIMES you just have to keep the faith. I defer to nobody in my abiding love of Lions rugby – […]

England 70-14 Canada: Radwan sets the pace for Eddie’s youth revolution

11 July 2021 1 comment

England finish the season on a high at Twickenham with speedy Adam Radwan celebrating a hat-trick with Falcons teammate Jamie Blamire

Ireland edge home for World Cup pay-back

4 July 2021 2 comments

■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland …………..39pts Tries: Farrell 8, McCloskey 26, Bealham 40+1, Van der Flier 48, Stockdale 51 Conversions: Carberry 8, 40+2, 49, 52 Penalties: […]

Oxford jab medic brings bit of needle to Varsity match

4 July 2021 0 comments

Pride: John Henry WINNING a place in the Varsity Day squad can be all consuming, but Oxford prop John Henry has been involved in something […]

History of Lions v Springboks

27 June 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards Riding the Blue train – […]

Verdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack

27 June 2021 0 comments

SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current laws ended with one […]

Exeter 40-30 Sale: Big-match Chiefs make it six finals in a row with early salvo

20 June 2021 2 comments

EXETER Chiefs, annoyed at one or two recent lax moments and irritated by what they perceive as inconsistencies in the disciplinary process, roared back into […]

So many reasons why game is less competitive

13 June 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iseriously wonder if the effect of lockdown has dramatically changed our perception of what is a good, […]

Exeter 20-19 Sale: 14-man Chiefs secure semi-final advantage

13 June 2021 1 comment

EXETER booked their sixth Premiership home play-off on the trot but the reigning champions had to dig deep against a Sale side who threw down […]

Harlequins 44-33 Bath: Quins secure play-off spot in ten-try thriller

30 May 2021 0 comments

Harlequins reach the Premiership play-offs for the first time in seven years

Saints give thanks for their feeder school

16 May 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester flying the flag for […]

Glorious nearly men of St Peter’s will keep trying

2 May 2021 25 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools St Peter’s York might be the third oldest school in the English-speaking world but they […]

Toulouse 21-9 Bordeaux: Toulouse on cruise control to Twickenham

2 May 2021 0 comments

Bordeaux-Begles failed to score a try in the quarter-final but edged past Racing 92, but that didn’t stand up this time against Toulouse

Leicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers

25 April 2021 2 comments

Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials

Stringer’s cheek gets Munster home at last

18 April 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 56 Peter Stringer scores […]

Lions need jokers to entertain the pack | Brendan Gallagher

28 March 2021 0 comments

This summer’s Lions tour looks set to miss out of its traditions of old – so what will remain?

St Peter’s learned how to take on the big boys

28 March 2021 2 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools NO sooner had I mentioned recently that Campion were the only state school thus far […]

France 23-27 Scotland: Scots joy as Six Nations classic goes right to wire

28 March 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher reports on the showstopper in Paris

Dusautoir feels the pain of World Cup failure

21 March 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful I conic Rugby Pictures: PART 52 French captain can’t bring […]

England’s Lions hopefuls hit skids with Triple Frown | Brendan Gallagher verdict

21 March 2021 0 comments

Critics have raised the alarm bell over England’s slump, so why hasn’t Eddie listened? Brendan Gallagher’s verdict on the loss to Ireland

Touchline insult turned Campion into champions

14 March 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LIFE and sport are rarely fair – that’s why we cheer the underdog – and […]

England’s eruption of joy as Billy Whizz explodes

7 March 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s November 22, […]

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell expects three wins starting with Italy

21 February 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher previews Ireland’s trip to Italy in the Six Nations after going winless against Wales and France

Red cards can end clear-out madness

21 February 2021 2 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dangerman: Peter O’Mahony is sent off by Wayne Barnes PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Guscott becomes pride of the Lions in Brisbane

21 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 48 Jerry […]

Harlequins 24-12 Sale: Eddie’s outcasts put Sharks to the sword

21 February 2021 1 comment

Joe Marchant and Alex Dombrandt come up trumps for Harlequins to go four from four since Paul Gustard’s exit

Clatter of trains couldn’t derail mighty Emanuel

14 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Learning from the master: The great Mervyn Thomas, second left front row, coaching at Emanuel […]

Pirates enjoy hunt for new bounty

7 February 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S BEEN a difficult time for professional rugby players everywhere but ponder […]

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