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Dream Team: Billy Meakes – Gloucester and former Australia U20s centre

20 July 2015 1 comment

1. Scott Sio – I played with Scott both for Sydney‘s Northern Suburbs and Australia U20s. A very good all round player who offers a […]

Australia change selection rules for overseas-based players

22 April 2015 0 comments

Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and George Smith could represent Australia at the upcoming World Cup following a ground-breaking announcement from the Australian Rugby Union. The […]

Leicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA

14 April 2015 1 comment

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough Riders this summer. Home […]

Northampton sign Hanrahan

7 January 2015 2 comments

Northampton Saints have today announced that JJ Hanrahan will be joining the club ahead of the next season. The 22-year-old joins from Munster and is […]

Hartley and Lawes among seven to pen new Northampton deals

17 December 2014 0 comments

Dylan Hartley has rejected a ‘very generous’ deal at Montpellier to instead sign a new contract with Northampton Saints. The England hooker had visited the […]

Sexton shortlisted for IRB Player of the Year

12 November 2014 0 comments

Jonny Sexton has been shortlisted for the IRB Player of the Year award it was announced today. The Ireland fly-half could become only the second […]

Jeff Probyn: Injuries mount – the way fitness guru Rex warned

10 October 2014 1 comment

A cracking start to the season has seen some high scoring games and some unexpected results, including big losses for Leicester and Harlequins. Yet despite […]

My Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker

7 October 2014 1 comment

Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We were written off before […]

Jonny Sexton confirm return to Ireland

4 September 2014 0 comments

As reported earlier this week, Jonny Sexton will leave Racing Metro at the end of the season and return to Ireland. The Irish fly-half, who […]

London Beach Rugby countdown

2 July 2014 0 comments

It is now less than a month to the eagerly anticipated London Beach Rugby event, which in only its second year is making great strides. […]

Now the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup

16 April 2014 0 comments

The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of FC Barcelona and Manchester United.

The new face of European Rugby

11 April 2014 0 comments

After months of negotiations, the future of European rugby has finally been sorted with all the European stakeholders agreeing the new format of the European […]

Rugby Regional Wales statement on European Rugby

11 April 2014 1 comment

On behalf of the four Welsh Regions, the Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons, Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) has issued the following statement […]

ERC Statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

As European rugby‘s stakeholders today (Thursday, 10 April) confirm an agreement for a new phase in the development of the European club rugby tournaments, ERC […]

Premiership statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

Premiership Rugby today commented on the confirmation by all parties that an exciting new set of European club competitions will start next season under the […]

Saracens look to set new world record at Wembley

20 March 2014 0 comments

Saracens look to set to break their own world record when they host Harlequins at Wembley on Saturday. Sarries currently hold the record with 83,671 […]

London Welsh will not change name

8 November 2013 0 comments

London Welsh will not be called the Oxford Welsh despite announcing they’re leaving their spiritual home of Old Deer Park for Oxford earlier this week. Following […]

Consensus reached in Dublin over Heineken Cup row

25 October 2013 2 comments

A consensus has been reached over the Heineken Cup row at a meeting in Dublin today.

ERC meeting to take place in Dublin tomorrow

10 September 2013 0 comments

In a response the statement released by Premiership Rugby earlier today, the ERC has hit back saying the stakeholders are to meet in Dublin tomorrow […]

Quins v Saints available for all on BT Sports on Friday

10 September 2013 1 comment

TV viewers across the UK will be able to watch this Friday’s top Aviva Premiership Rugby clash between Harlequins and Northampton Saints, after BT announced […]

Jeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing

10 April 2013 1 comment

As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business end of the season […]

Jonathan Joseph set to make a racket for England

21 November 2012 1 comment

Jonathan Joseph could have been donning whites at Wimbledon instead of the white shirt of England had he chosen to follow a different sporting path. […]

Nick Cain: Sort out this mess or risk destroying the 2012 vibe

28 September 2012 0 comments

Mark McCafferty has come under withering fire after negotiating a unilateral £152m television rights deal for English club rugby with BT Vision, and the Premiership […]

Elliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck

15 August 2012 1 comment

The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young‘s decision to let Dominic Waldouck go a […]

Man Behind the Match: Stuart Barnes and the 1992 Pilkington Cup final

20 July 2012 0 comments

During the dying embers of amateurism, Twickenham on Cup final day was a very special occasion, and more often than not it was the great […]