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Howieson using League wisdom to spur Tigers

14 November 2021 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE SHEFFIELD Tigers DoR Jack Howieson is trying to implement a hybrid brand of rugby that takes the best from Rugby Union and […]

Peace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne

14 November 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the Basque Country – following […]

My testimonial year is not the end of Billy!

31 October 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE BILLY TWELVETREES is confident a growing sense of self-belief within the squad will finally rid Gloucester of their inconsistent image. For the […]

Pleased to have left Welsh politics behind

10 October 2021 0 comments

STEFFAN THOMAS talks to former Cardiff coach Jason Strange about his switch to Rugby League JASON Strange has always been someone who likes to put […]

Exodus of players is real threat for game

10 October 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom, probably the best openside […]

Selection no longer centres around which club you’re at

26 September 2021 0 comments

EDDIE Jones raided 12 Premiership clubs for his latest squad with London Irish the only side to miss out. Worcester, who finished at the bottom […]

Coach Jason in line for a cross code switch

19 September 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code switch this winter after […]

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

19 September 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game doesn’t usually get much […]

Tell us European Cup dates, clubs urge EPCR

5 September 2021 0 comments

EUROPEAN Challenge Cup organisers are coming under pressure from clubs to announce the format of this season’s competition which remains under discussion weeks before the […]

Exclusive: Premiership players urged to take the Covid vaccine

29 August 2021 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP Rugby have asked clubs to take a hard-line approach with players who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the new season that starts on […]

Carlisle answers call to help Titans rebuild

29 August 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE JOEY Carlisle’s love of rugby may have been tested in recent years but the 33-yearold former Premiership player is still relishing a […]

Young Gun: Worcester Warriors centre Oli Morris

29 August 2021 0 comments

Oli Morris discusses his ambitions for the new Premiership season and divulges in how his Warriors career started with a trip to Krasnodar, Russia

It’s time to call it a day says Mama

29 August 2021 1 comment

FORMER Worcester Warriors back row Marco Mama has announced his retirement. The 30-year-old joined the Premiership club in January 2016 after a spell on loan. […]

Lions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington

15 August 2021 0 comments

The Saracens winger expects the club’s contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season

Cardiff strive for more with Bok four looming

15 August 2021 1 comment

CARDIFF chairman Alun Jones has told his team and Welsh rugby as a whole they will have to raise their game if they are to […]

Craig White calls time on Sale Sharks job

1 August 2021 2 comments

FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ Bell Stadium, has left […]

Blues bring in Bailey

4 July 2021 2 comments

BEDFORD have signed flanker Bailey Ransom from Newcastle. The 24-year-old former Millfield pupil joined Falcons’ senior academy set-up in 2019 and made one first-team appearance, […]

Siale Piutau hopes Bears’ love will conquer all in Premiership

13 June 2021 1 comment

“LOVE” is the answer to Bristol’s prayers to be crowned English champions for the first time. And departing centre Siale Piutau hopes it will be […]

Rugby league ace Kevin Sinfield may join Leicester Tigers

6 June 2021 3 comments

Could the Leeds Rhinos director of rugby join Steve Borthwick’s staff at Welford Road?

High-tempo Quins’ better fit for Luke Wallace than Tigers

6 June 2021 0 comments

LUKE Wallace rejoined Harlequins from Leicester last week and reckons the mood at the Stoop hints at a return to the glory days for […]

Tigers fans help drive our recruitment says Youngs

6 June 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Crowd pleaser: Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs BEN YOUNGS welcomed back the Leicester faithful claiming the fanatical Tigers support was an important tool […]

Lam: Big names aren’t guaranteed their place

3 June 2021 0 comments

No guarantees await the squad who have taken Bristol to the top of the Premiership, says Pat Lam

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

30 May 2021 1 comment

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

Manu Tuilagi to return to action this weekend for Sale Sharks

27 May 2021 89 comments

The England centre has been out for eight months after suffering an achilles injury last October

Youngs: This will help us be great

23 May 2021 2 comments

The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy

Rugby Matters: Wigan Warriors gave Union their wake-up call

23 May 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls the illustrious players who shone in the battle of the codes for Wigan Warriors

Reaching a European final is testament to the squad-building at Leicester

20 May 2021 1 comment

Ben Kay breaks down the improvements made by Leicester Tigers under Steve Borthwick ahead of their trip to Twickenham on European Final Weekend

Tom Youngs promises fight to the finish at Twickenham

16 May 2021 1 comment

The Leicester Tigers captain talks to Paul Rees about his desire to bring silverware home to Welford Road by beating Montpellier in the Challenge Cup final

Lewis was poetry in motion | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON KEITH McLellan is a fair dinkum Aussie from Bondi Beach, who spent most of the Fifties at Headingley, captaining the club to their […]

Preview: Lam’s leaders aim to deliver big home run for Bears fans

16 May 2021 0 comments

Bristol Bears welcome Gloucester and over 3,000 supporters to Ashton Gate on Monday, Jon Newcombe spoke to Pat Lam about the closing stages of the season

Young Gun: Harlequins lock George Hammond

16 May 2021 0 comments

Hammond is one of two locks to have emerged at Harlequins this season, going back to England U20s with clubmate Hugh Tizard in 2020

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese

9 May 2021 2 comments

The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against the Lions

Warriors call for Blues back up

9 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the season. The 31-year-old provides […]

Ex-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023

5 May 2021 0 comments

The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec

Leicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster’s first start in Friday’s Challenge Cup semi-final

Bath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper

2 May 2021 1 comment

Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks

Ward: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten run in the Championship

Beno Obano and Andre Esterhuizen handed bans for red cards

28 April 2021 0 comments

The Bath and Harlequins players will miss a chunk of the remaining Premiership season

Captain’s challenge sets up Sullivan’s winner

25 April 2021 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Ulster …………..24 Connacht ……..26 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend is not convinced the new laws being trialled are going to work even though […]

European contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington

25 April 2021 1 comment

Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next weekend in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

Preview: Make or break time in race for play-offs

18 April 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers arrive at the Rec on Sunday afternoon in good form, but Cam Redpath is upbeat about Bath’s chances

Underhill back in action

18 April 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill, fly-half Josh Matavesi and wing Will Muir are recalled as Bath host old rivals Leicester. The trio missed the European Challenge […]

Lloyd cleared of foul play charges

18 April 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been cleared of stamping on London Irish flyhalf Paddy Jackson. The 31-year-old Wales international was cited for […]

Harlequins get away with letting Europe down again | Peter Jackson

11 April 2021 0 comments

HARLEQUINS’ Champions Cup went belly-up from the start, a pointless sortie to Thomond Park yielding little more than three yellow cards, one for every Munster […]

I’m lucky I still get to work in my shorts!

11 April 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE NEWCASTLE PROP AND SCRUM COACH MICKY WARD I LIVE about 15 minutes from the rugby club, and have never ventured far. There were […]