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Six Nations – Ireland vs England Betting Preview

31 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England will cross the Irish Sea to Dublin to take on the formidable Ireland. Steve Borthwick’s side, the underdogs in […]

PODCAST: (S4, E20) – Six Nations Championship Preview with Jeremy Guscott and the Rugby Analyst

29 January 2025 0 comments

Here. We. Go. The Six Nations is just two sleeps away and we can’t wait! Join host Ollie Little and a special panel of Rugby […]

Max Llewellyn’s Omission Gives Owen Watkin the Chance to Cement His Place in Wales’ No. 13 Shirt this Six Nations

28 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports I’ll grow to know the road to home in places far away.” Lucky Enough by Zach Bryan was pulsating through my headphones […]

England’s most memorable moments against Ireland

27 January 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott With England heading to Dublin to face holders Ireland for the first round of the 2025 Six Nations, there are bound to […]

Fears that BBC will lose Six Nations

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson Fears are growing within the BBC that this year’s Six Nations will bring an end to their historic televising of the world’s […]

‘Wow,’ I thought, ‘This kid has got something’ – David Ross on Ellis Mee

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Simon Thomas Ellis Mee’s rise to international rugby has been a remarkably rapid one, but it’s come as no great surprise to a man […]

Do the right thing, Bill Beaumont, and tell Bill Sweeney to be on his way

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain Bill Beaumont has a duty to advise Bill Sweeney that his tenure as RFU chief executive is over, rather than face […]

Basement battle sees Caldy gain revenge

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Steve Jackson Caldy came away from Cambridge with the spoils in this Championship basement battle as two late scores from Matt Cairns’ charges decided […]

James Fish steps in to make certain for Bedford Blues

26 January 2025 0 comments

By Victor Bull Leading the way: Tommy Herman in the build up to scoring Bedford’s opening score PICTURES: Ryan Robinson Bedford Blues strengthened their grip […]

Nottingham bounce back up the Championship table

26 January 2025 0 comments

Nottingham ….. 43pts Doncaster ……… 18pts Nottingham moved within two points of the top three with a bonus-point win at The Bay. The teams started […]

Race is on to win a place in RWC 2027

26 January 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Qualification for the Rugby World Cup from Rugby Europe – […]

Logan’s U-turn gives Murray more options

26 January 2025 0 comments

SCOTLAND NORTHAMPTON back row Reuben Logan has opted for Scotland over England or Wales and is set to play an integral role for Kenny Murray’s […]

Skipper Ali vows to turn around Hull’s recent slide

26 January 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Record man: Hull centre Ali Heard HULL captain Ali Heard has been left frustrated as his side have traded places with local […]

Lightning Leia sets sights on glory with Scotland

26 January 2025 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By CHRIS COLLYER LEIA Brebner-Holden made her first start for Loughborough Lightning this season and now hopes to further impress the Scotland selectors […]

Hearle is backing Diamond to turn it around at Falcons

26 January 2025 0 comments

By PAUL REES Boss: Steve Diamond ALEX Hearle is confident Newcastle will become a force in the Premiership under Steve Diamond having made the move […]

Ireland aim for Six Nations history under stand-in boss Simon Easterby

24 January 2025 0 comments

Interim boss Simon Easterby believes back-to-back champions Ireland are “up for the challenge” of chasing Six Nations history in the absence of Andy Farrell. Ireland […]

Maro Itoje demands hard work during Six Nations as England look to put difficult 2024 behind them

24 January 2025 0 comments

Maro Itoje has made realising England’s potential his number one priority after being installed as captain for the Six Nations. Itoje has taken charge of […]

Uncapped Fergus Burke gets nod from Gregor Townsend in Scotland Six Nations squad

19 January 2025 0 comments

Saracens fly-half Fergus Burke has been named in Scotland’s squad for the Six Nations as they look to improve on last year’s fourth-place finish. New […]

We are all paying for the financial errors of the RFU

19 January 2025 0 comments

Who, other than for self-aggrandisement, is going to invest in rugby? The Premiership has never ever returned a profit. Several leading clubs are currently in […]

The RFU Board has failed to do its job properly

19 January 2025 0 comments

The employment of the crisis management company, Teneo, by the incumbent RFU administration to help it weather the SGM storm is a scandal – especially […]

Captains don’t have to play the full 80

19 January 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed It seems your columnist’s hotline to the England head coach Steve Borthwick has turned positively polar. “Don’t take the […]

Hartpury pack sets platform for victory

19 January 2025 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Hartpury ……….. 34pts Tries: Hunt 3, 35; Denty 22, Short 27, Hayler 77 Conversions: Bazalgette 4, 28, 77 Penalty: Bazalgette 72 C […]

Blues climb to second ahead of Cov showdown

19 January 2025 0 comments

By TOM EASTMAN Bedford ………… 45pts Tries: Matavesi 22, 39; Tuilagi 28, Howard 57, Adamson 73, Smith 79 Conversions: Maisey 23, 29, 40, 58, 74, […]

Scotland’s class of 1925 fired by legends

19 January 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Scotland only have three Grand Slams to lovingly remember but […]

Bill’s tour depends on fame, not facts

19 January 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, it hasn’t taken long for Bill Beaumont to reveal what we were all thinking, with […]

REGGIEHAMMICK

19 January 2025 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS FLANKER A brasive back row Reggie Hammick has joined Mark Mapletoft’s England U20s set-up aiming to make his mark on the side […]

Hartpury aiming for top four, says Short

19 January 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University continue to punch above their weight in the Championship and influential back row Harry Short says they are targeting a […]

Will Wand enjoying life as a Leicester Tiger

19 January 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Will Wand is living his dream with Leicester, the club he supported as a boy, having become a professional rugby player in […]

Uncapped prop Jack Boyle named in first Ireland squad under Simon Easterby

15 January 2025 0 comments

Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby has named uncapped Leinster prop Jack Boyle in a 36-man squad for the Guinness Six Nations. The 22-year-old Boyle […]

Lock Jonny Gray and hooker Dave Cherry recalled by Scotland for Six Nations

15 January 2025 0 comments

Bordeaux lock Jonny Gray and Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry have been recalled to the Scotland squad for the Guinness Six Nations. Uncapped duo Jack Mann […]

Handre Pollard: Argentina will test Steve Borthwick’s England

12 January 2025 0 comments

England have been warned to expect “tough battles” when they enter the backyard of the Pumas later this year.

Newcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry

12 January 2025 0 comments

Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation remains.

Sorry, Nick, but it’s different in France

12 January 2025 0 comments

NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French rugby. Unfortunately, it is […]

Dream Team – Matt Corker

12 January 2025 0 comments

MATT CORKER, THE CANTERBURY HEAD COACH AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH & RICHMOND PLAYER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards […]

We need to watch rugby in the raw

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition, a writer whose words […]

‘I want to follow my brother to the top’ – David Opoku-Fordjour

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock David Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his brother to play for […]

Let’s hope the best of Regan Grace is yet to come

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know Ever since St Helens discovered him in Port Talbot playing for Aberavon Harlequins, Regan Grace […]

Gifted KG MacLeod was well ahead of his time tally on

12 January 2025 0 comments

Has rugby ever had an equivalent of Luke Littler the youthful prodigy, who won the World Darts Championship aged 17 years and 342 days? The […]

Dorking’s Tom Bristow believes props should keep their options open

12 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Experienced prop Tom Bristow is urging young front rowers to learn both sides of the scrum rather than being pigeonholed into one […]

Tom Shanklin – 2005 Grand Slam was pinnacle of my career

12 January 2025 0 comments

My Life In Rugby The former British & Irish Lions, Wales, Cardiff & Saracens centre, who now commentates for Premier Sports on URC, Champions Cup […]

Henderson: I want to repay Cheika’s faith

12 January 2025 0 comments

■ By MARK STEVENS CAMERON Henderson is clearly a man on a mission. After battling through two significant knee injuries that once threatened to derail […]

Top Seven Rugby Rivalries That Defined the Sport

9 January 2025 0 comments

There are only a few sports that can match Rugby in terms of intensity, passion, and rivalry. Over the years, there have been some matchups […]

England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ruled out for entire Six Nations

7 January 2025 0 comments

England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will miss the entire Six Nations because of the dislocated shoulder sustained on club duty for Exeter last month. Feyi-Waboso is […]

We need return to the County game

5 January 2025 0 comments

In Rugby Paper December 29, Paul Rees refers to Exeter’s Rob Baxter, whose club were bottom of the Premiership after eight successive defeats. Exeter are […]

Too easy to blame governing body

5 January 2025 0 comments

Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a peremptory sacking of the […]

Pressure growing for SGM changes

5 January 2025 0 comments

The heat around an SGM is building, with the motion for the removal of Bill Sweeney as chief executive, and changes to governance, accountability, financial […]

Glorious Gerald Davies, a man of true class

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Peter Jackson – The man truly in the know Every now and then, Gerald Davies would take a stroll through the rare old times […]

When the Pontypool front row became a hit

5 January 2025 0 comments

It’s pretty much 50 years ago to the day that the Pontypool front row became a thing, well sort of. Before January 4, 1975 […]

A Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat

5 January 2025 0 comments

Rugby Matters – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024 Tier 2 All Stars […]

Young Guns – Will Glister

5 January 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Having overcome the demise of his beloved boyhood club Wasps, Will Glister has blossomed at Northampton and looks set to attack 2025 […]

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