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Leaking 42 points at home is ‘unforgivable’ – Jamie George

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway at Twickenham Deflated Jamie George declared his side were not up to scratch after they slumped to another dismal defeat at England headquarters. […]

No rest for Leicester Tigers as Michael Cheika puts foot down

20 October 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Match Preview Leicester v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Leicester boss Michael Cheika has shelved thoughts of resting players early on […]

A tribute to Jonathan Davies – One of Wales’ best ever

17 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales said goodbye to another legend recently Jonathan Davies’ professional rugby career is over. It has been a storied rugby […]

Insight into Heol-y-Cyw – An incredible Welsh grassroots club

17 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyan Sports From cities to the valleys, rugby is a way of life; it is the heartbeat of many Welsh people. […]

Premiership Rugby chief defends Phil Morrow approach

13 October 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Premiership chiefs have rushed to defend their handling of the Phil Morrow situation which caused a split among clubs. And Premiership Rugby […]

Harri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?

11 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the depth in the back […]

RPA’s Christian Day: Collapsed clubs must pay debts before return

8 September 2024 0 comments

RPA chief Christian Day says collapsed clubs should pay debts to players before returning to the top tiers of the league structure.

I couldn’t let my old club go to the wall

8 September 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WEST HARTLEPOOL PLAYER, CAPTAIN AND COACH, WHO ALSO REPRESENTED DURHAM, THE NORTH AND BRITISH POLICE JOHN STABLER Regular guy: John […]

LETTER: Finn Russell third choice for 2021 British & Irish Lions

1 September 2024 0 comments

How can Jeremy Guscott claim Finn Russell was the No.1 fly-half selection after the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa?

Gloucester hooker Seb Blake picks his career dream team

1 September 2024 0 comments

Gloucester hooker Seb Blake chooses the best XV he has played with or against over the course of his career.

Huw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid

29 August 2024 0 comments

The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to produce the season of […]

Leigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins

4 August 2024 0 comments

Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.

Farrell loves it, says Robinson

4 August 2024 0 comments

■By JOE HARVEY JASON Robinson always knew that his Wigan Warriors teammate Andy Farrell would go onto great things as a coach – he just […]

Hastings backs Russell

4 August 2024 0 comments

■By JOE HARVEY Class act: Finn Russell in action for Bath and, inset, Gavin Hastings PICTURES: Getty Images FINN Russell might be best known for […]

The British & Irish Lions are back!

5 July 2024 0 comments

And they promise to bigger and better than ever when they hit Australian shores a year from now. It will have been eight years since […]

Golden oldies who had speed to burn

30 June 2024 0 comments

Rob Cole looks back at rugby players like Ken Jones and Jack Gregory who enjoyed success at the Olympic Games… It’s a question that is […]

Melbourne Rebels ditched by Super Rugby over financial woes

30 May 2024 0 comments

Australian Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels have been dropped from the competition due to financial difficulties. The Rebels have been in voluntary administration since January […]

Zebo calls time

26 May 2024 0 comments

Munster flyer Simon Zebo will retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old was capped 35 times by Ireland, helping his country win the […]

Sinckler the latest England star to link up with BaaBaas

21 May 2024 0 comments

Kyle Sinckler is the latest England star to be included in Barbarian F.C.’s squad for this summer’s Killik Cup clash against Fiji. The 31-year-old tighthead […]

Deadly Davies does Italian job for the Scarlets

19 May 2024 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Zebre……………… 18pts Tries: Licata 3, Hasa 51 Conversions: Montemauri 4 Penalties: Montemauri 23, 27 Scarlets ………… 22pts Tries: Elias 15, Davies 20, […]

Women’s Lions sponsors will provide funding to avoid imbalance

16 April 2024 0 comments

A £3 million grant funded by Royal London will attempt to provide more balance among the Home Nations, ensuring the women’s British and Irish Lions […]

Lions select Bundee Aki for third Test against Springboks

Series 3, Episode 31: Picking a British & Irish Lions XV for Australia 2025

25 March 2024 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions are just over a year away from heading down under to take on Australia! With dust settling after the 2024 […]

End of an era as Lawes commits to Brive

25 February 2024 0 comments

Courtney Lawes will leave Northampton this summer to join ProD2 side Brive after 17 seasons at Franklin’s Gardens. Lawes said Northampton did “everything they could” […]

Now watch Dyer take off, says Thomas

11 February 2024 0 comments

By MEGAN ARMITAGE Gareth Thomas is backing Rio Dyer to fill the void left by Louis Rees-Zammit’s shock departure from rugby. The former Wales and […]

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

21 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch – The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about his life in the […]

Lions announce historic women’s tour for 2027

16 January 2024 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions will send their first ever women’s team to New Zealand for a tour in September 2027. A statement on the […]

Farrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions

14 January 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British & Irish Lions to […]

Farrell to take charge of Lions in 2025

11 January 2024 0 comments

Andy Farrell has been named as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the tour to Australia in 2025. Farrell, 48, has coached Ireland […]

Wales legend JPR Williams dies aged 74

8 January 2024 0 comments

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74. The Bridgend and London Welsh legend won eight Five Nations titles, […]

Lions set up Aviva date with Argentina for 2025

7 December 2023 1 comment

The British and Irish Lions will play a match in Ireland for the first time in their history when they face Argentina at the Aviva […]

Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

26 November 2023 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in terms of his rugby. […]

2025 Lions will be available for the whole tour

19 November 2023 0 comments

All players selected for the 2025 British and Irish Lions to Australia will be available for the whole tour thanks to a new partnership with […]

Roberts given new role on WRU Board

29 October 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE Jamie Roberts has been selected for a new role in Welsh rugby after being appointed as one of three Independent Non-Executive Directors […]

Dubai Rugby Sevens 2023. What you need to know

10 July 2023 0 comments

Hundreds of thousands of professionals, amateurs, and spectators flocked to the UAE for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Dubai Sevens rugby players’ rally, international […]

DREAM TEAM

9 April 2023 0 comments

STEVEN LONGWELL, THE JERSEY REDS AND FORMER OLD GLORY DC, WATSONIANS, AYR, VERONA & EASTERN SUBURBS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […]

Dubai Seven Tourist Guide

2 March 2023 0 comments

Dubai Sevens is an international rugby sevens competition and event at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. The event is one of the world’s most important […]

Twelvetrees and Reid set to sign for Ealing

15 January 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are lining up a double swoop on Gloucester for former England centre Billy Twelvetrees and a return […]

First-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course

18 December 2022 0 comments

By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ……….26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ……….. 45pts Tries: Evans 11, […]

Dream Team with Joel Matavesi

20 November 2022 0 comments

The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys team-mate who would have […]

Young focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub

9 October 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits the club lacks leaders. […]

Steyn steals it for Bulls

25 September 2022 1 comment

By BRYN PALMER Bulls ………………….33 Edinburgh …………31 Morne Steyn’s late penalty broke Edinburgh’s hearts as the Scottish side fell agonisingly short of becoming the first […]

Don’t waste golden generation – Watson

11 September 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ambition: Hamish Watson in action against England PICTURE: Getty Images Hamish Watson insists Scotland must start delivering results or risk wasting the […]

Dream Team with Alex Woolford

7 August 2022 0 comments

Alex Woolford, The Bedford Blues and former Northampton, Moseley, London Welsh & Coventry second row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against […]

Bidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights

24 July 2022 1 comment

PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights to the European Champions […]

Dan and Dillon passed fit as Wales make one change

14 July 2022 0 comments

Wales have made just one change for the second consecutive week after Dan Biggar was passed fit despite a shoulder problem. It is a shoulder […]

Leicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson

12 May 2022 1 comment

Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was first revealed back in […]

Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

27 April 2022 2 comments

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old retires after making 215 […]

Ireland and Lions back row Seán O’Brien to retire at the end of the season

8 April 2022 0 comments

London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland and Lions back-row forward […]