By BEN JAYCOCK Australia………………………… 7pts Tries: Valetini 7 Conversions: Gordon 8 New Zealand ……………… 38pts Tries: Frizell 3, Taylor 34, Jordan 42, Clarke 59, Telea […]
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NO sooner had it started than the abbreviated Rugby Championship is nearly […]
By PAUL REES Australia……………………….31pts Tries: Ikitau 4, White 52, Kerevi 71, Nawaqaniawase 75 Conversions: Cooper 5, 53, 72, 76 Penalties: Cooper 12 Argentina ……………………. 34pts […]
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is a game of infinite possibility, especially when it comes to dreaming up collective nouns. A “squabble of hookers” sounds […]
Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa’s impressive victory over Australia […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite finishing bottom and with relegation set to return in next season’s top flight, Newcastle Falcons winger Adam Radwan insists his side […]
Wallabies star prop Taniela Tupou is on track to make his return from injury against the Springboks in their Rugby Championship opener at Loftus Versfeld […]
By PAUL REES SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa’s squad preparing for the Rugby Championship contains 19 players who were involved in the 2019 World Cup final […]
THIS season has been an “annus horribilis” for English Rugby Union. Three professional clubs have folded because of financial difficulties. In addition, there has been […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wigan Warriors have moved to put distance between themselves and a reported big-money cross-code move to take England skipper […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Steve Hansen isn’t wrong when he says that the 2023 World Cup draw is lopsided, but we’ve known […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones returned to Twickenham this week as an RFU-made millionaire coach. Jones, who was paid over […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick’s decisionion to raid Leicester for his latest scrum coach – and England’s third in the […]
PAUL REES TALKS TO SALE’S GEORGE FORD AND LEEICESTER’S HANDRE POLLARD AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN GEORGE Ford and Handre Pollard have not confronted each […]
By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE A £50 million bombshell looks destined to sink the current RFU administration headed by chief executive Bill Sweeney and Board chairman […]
Since reaching the Rugby World Cup final four years ago, England have endured a turbulent time in the international arena. They haven’t finished above third […]
Gloucester are in pole position to snap up Ed Robinson to spearhead their attack coaching next season. Robinson, 29, has been working at Coventry since […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ex-England attack coach Martin Gleeson isn’t ruling out a return to Super League as he assesses his options following […]
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS THE Hurricanes moved top of the table as winger Salesi Rayasi’s double powered Jason Holland’s side past the […]
By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell feels the door could be open for an international recall for his former England teammate Billy Vunipola. After spending most […]
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS The Brumbies stole an unforgettable, high-octane Australian derby as Corey Toole’s 77th-minute try completed an astonishing 40-36 comeback […]
NEWS EXTRA BATH have signed South African World Cup-winning tighthead Thomas du Toit from the Sharks. The 27-year-old, who has 15 Springbok caps, will join […]