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Who has improved or decreased their British and Irish Lions tour chances after the Six Nations?

18 March 2025 0 comments

Now that the dust has settled on the Six Nations and club rugby is back, it is time to set our international focus to the […]

Six Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations

17 March 2025 0 comments

There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France pipping them to the […]

Six Nations 2025: Team of the Tournament

17 March 2025 0 comments

France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t tell the whole story of a […]

New free-to-air deal sees England on ITV for Six Nations

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Sam Jackson The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men’s Six Nations to remain on free-to-air TV until 2029. […]

Cambridge’s steep learning curve

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Cambridge have endured problems on and off the pitch this term, with COO Rowland Winter revealing they can’t rely on any income […]

Six Nations: Rampant England find new ways to impress against Wales

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Wales …………………………….14pts Tries: B Thomas 31, 77 Conversions: Anscombe 32, J Evans 77 Tries: Itoje 3, Roebuck 10, Freeman 34, Cunningham-South 38, […]

Wales all washed up with nowhere to go…

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin Johnson, shares another common […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken & unmissable every week… If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they be as good as […]

White-line fever leaves England U20s with nowhere to go

16 March 2025 0 comments

The England U20s class of 2025 learned a valuable lesson when their repeat age group Six Nations title hopes were wiped out by a Welsh […]

Fans wil get chance to invest in London Irish

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Sam Jackson London Irish plan to return to competitive rugby under a fan ownership model in September 2026 – ruling them out of the […]

Rob Farrar: Ealing Trailfinders can take on the best

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Ealing Trailfinders captain Rob Farrar believes his side have what it takes to compete with the very best in English rugby having […]

I joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux

16 March 2025 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX As a player, you […]

Time to talk about the 1995 you-know-what

16 March 2025 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S ODD how some Grand Slams get lost in the mists of […]

No Grand Slam is good for the British and Irish Lions

16 March 2025 0 comments

No Grand Slam for anybody this year … but that might be a decent omen for the Lions. In the last 50 years there have […]

Women’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell

16 March 2025 0 comments

England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final. Mitchell called up 12 […]

Wales Women Six Nations Preview: Sean Lynn plans to bring calm to troubled waters

16 March 2025 0 comments

Wales Preview Sean Lynn’s first week in charge of Wales sees him instantly thrown into the coalface as his side take on Scotland amidst controversy […]

France Women Six Nations Preview: Manae Feleu – We just need to get back to basics

16 March 2025 0 comments

France Preview France will be desperate to end England’s grip on the Six Nations and win a first Championship since 2018. Last year’s runners-up, who […]

Loughborough take title in their stride

16 March 2025 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS LOUGHBOROUGH hammered Swansea to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby title, despite intense pressure from Hartpury. It was one of the most thrilling […]

There’ll be no cheating while I’m in charge, says new boss

16 March 2025 0 comments

THE Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the body that runs the Top 14 and ProD2 professional men’s rugby divisions in France, has a new president […]

Simon Easterby disappointed with comments around Antoine Dupont injury incident

14 March 2025 0 comments

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby has expressed disappointment with accusatory comments made by France head coach Fabien Galthie regarding the Antoine Dupont injury incident. Les […]

PODCAST (S4, E26): France target Six Nations title and Wales target England scalp with Alex Cuthbert

12 March 2025 0 comments

After a cracking weekend of rugby in which the championship tilted in French favour following their stunning win in Dublin, Ollie Little, Brendan Gallagher and […]

Jack Boyle – Ireland’s future front row star

10 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan You won’t find a position quite like the prop in any sport. It is a position defined by toughness, strength, and determination. […]

British and Irish Lions watch: How players chances have changed after this weekend’s Six Nations

10 March 2025 0 comments

After the huge announcement that the British and Irish Lions squad and captain will be revealed in front of thousands of fans at the O2 […]

Six Nations stock Risers and Fallers: Ireland the biggest losers after missing huge Grand Slam opportunity

10 March 2025 0 comments

It was another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, in which France climbed up to pole position with one round to go, after a huge […]

Francis Baron: It’s time for the entire RFU Board to go

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Francis Baron has called for the replacement of the entire RFU Board, adding a radical dimension to the demand for change at […]

We must pull together to grow game – Rob Baxter

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Rob Baxter believes that the responsibility for growing rugby – both financially and in terms of interest – falls on the entire […]

Fit-again Josh Hodge keen to kick on with Exeter Chiefs

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Josh Hodge is getting a kick out of life at Exeter as the fullback looks to put himself in contention for England’s […]

Six Nations: Wales edge closer to unwanted record

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson At Murrayfield 70 years ago, Wales played the role of polite guests to perfection, enabling their supposedly hopeless hosts to end the […]

U20s Six Nations: Double red for Wales allows Scotland to take the high road

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Scotland …………. 27pts Tries: Douglas 18, 74; Moncrieff 27, Brown 34 Conversions: Urwin 18, 34 Penalty: Coates 65 Wales ………………..12pts Tries: Emanuel […]

Andy Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Andy Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be the final season of […]

Prem Rugby Cup: Ealing Trailfinders go close but Exeter Chiefs sneak home

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter ………………………….. 28pts Tries: Hodge 26, Penalty 33, E Roots 63, Wyatt 70 Conversions: Hodge 27, 64, 71 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 24pts […]

Georgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top

9 March 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It’s the Rugby Europe Championship final next week between Georgia […]

Knights can take on the best again, says Smith

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CONOR MCLARNON Focus: Doncaster Knights flanker Thom Smith DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith feels he and his fellow players shoulder the responsibility to win promotion […]

Bazalgette: I learnt a lot from the Bears

9 March 2025 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER RELIABLE fly-half Harry Bazalgette is no stranger to multitasking as his kicking skills continue to prove invaluable to Hartpury as they fight […]

Players must pack their own parachute

9 March 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Paul Westgate, below, the head of performance rugby at the University of Nottingham How and why did you […]

England need a true, open pathway

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game So, Bill Beaumont is calling for a game in unison where all clubs are […]

QEGS stand in the way of Harrow’s title defence

9 March 2025 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS HARROW face the unique opportunity to defend their National Schools Cup champions title as they face Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS), Wakefield […]

Turner steps down at Ampthill

9 March 2025 0 comments

FORMER Wales flyhalf Paul Turner will step down as head coach of Ampthill at the end of the season after 14 years with the Championship […]

Lynn excited to name his first Wales squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

NEW Wales head coach Sean Lynn has named a 48-player training squad ahead of the 2025 Six Nations. The Gloucester-Hartpury boss was named as Ioan […]

Olamide Sodeke on the ‘brotherhood’ in the England U20s camp

7 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott England U20s have been hugely successful in the past few years, having won the Six Nations and the U20 Championship last year, […]

Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games

7 March 2025 0 comments

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland still have plenty to play for in this year’s Guinness Six Nations despite back-to-back defeats against Ireland and England killing their […]

Six Nations: France v Ireland best moments

4 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott France and Ireland have cemented their status as the two teams to beat in the Six Nations, being up there for the […]

Six Nations: A brief history of Ireland v France

4 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Recently, Ireland and France have been the biggest rivals in the Six Nations. While it isn’t geographical and historical like other games in the […]

Six Nations: France and Ireland combined 23-man squad

3 March 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Ireland host France this weekend in the Six Nations in the biggest match of the tournament so far. France must win to […]

Lee Blackett’s backing for England pathway plan

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Lee Blackett believes England Rugby have been meticulously developing its resources in a concerted effort to unearth a wealth of hidden gems […]

Jack van Poortvliet pleased to have Ben Youngs for support

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Jack van Poortvliet knows that the road back to England’s No.9 jersey will be tough, but in clubmate Ben Youngs he has […]

Premiership Cup: Blood-hungry Exeter Chiefs give Sale Sharks a lesson

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs ……………….50pts Tries: Wyatt 7, 30; Hodge 17, Brown-Bampoe 21, 44; Fisilau 61, Vermeulen 70 Conversions: Hodge 8, 18, 31, 45, […]

Dominant Ealing run Saints off the park

2 March 2025 0 comments

■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints ….. 26pts Tries: Hendy 10, Ramm 14, 26, 75 Conversions: Hutchinson 10, 14, 75 Ealing Trailfinders …….. 43pts Tries: Zigiriadis […]

Support for change at RFU keeps on building

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week As the SGM vote calling for regime change at the RFU approaches, it is critical […]

Blackheath’s James Shanahan – After seven years, it’s time for new challenge

2 March 2025 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to James Shanahan about his time as Blackheath coach and his move to Bury St Edmunds When James Shanahan says his seven-year […]

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