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Steve Borthwick leads tributes to Tom Voyce

15 December 2024 0 comments

English rugby is mourning the death of 43-year-old former winger Tom Voyce. He went missing last Saturday night during Storm Darragh while attempting to drive […]

Having a strong 2nd XV is crucial

15 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan Orwin, below, the head coach at Preston Grasshoppers in National Two North Why did you get into […]

Police searching for missing ex-England rugby star Tom Voyce find body in river

12 December 2024 0 comments

Specialist officers searching for missing former England rugby player Tom Voyce have found a body close to where he was swept away while trying to […]

Searches continue for missing former England wing Tom Voyce

12 December 2024 0 comments

Searches are continuing for the missing former England wing Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died while driving across a flood-swollen river during Storm […]

It’s hard to recall when the RFU was so ineptly run

1 December 2024 0 comments

YOU know something really bad is afoot when an annual report reads like an expensive defence document being presented at the High Court. I’m almost […]

Chandler Cunningham-South gunning for Springboks

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Chandler Cunningham-South is aiming to be a big hit against the Springboks on Saturday after adding New Zealand to his highlights reel. […]

England prop Joe Marler calls time on his international career

3 November 2024 0 comments

England prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old was a member of Steve Borthwick’s squad for the Autumn Nations Series […]

Fran has hit ground running

13 October 2024 0 comments

Preview Trailfinders v Loughborough Today. Kick-off 12.45pm LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s new signing Francesca Goldthorp makes her second club debut today. The England rugby league international has […]

Joe El-Abd sees Ferguson-era Man Utd as example for England after staff upheaval

10 October 2024 0 comments

New defence coach Joe El-Abd believes the success of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United shows why England could benefit from the recent upheaval in Steve […]

Former England rugby stars to play in hybrid match to raise funds for MND

3 October 2024 0 comments

Former England rugby union and rugby league stars will take part in a unique hybrid match at Headingley next month to raise funds to research […]

Joe El-Abd named England’s new defence coach

26 September 2024 0 comments

Former Bristol and Toulon flanker Joe El-Abd will replace Felix Jones as England defence coach. The Rugby Football Union confirmed 44-year-old El-Abd’s appointment, taking over […]

We should be following F1 example, says Maro Itoje

22 September 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Maro Itoje has urged rugby’s administrators to follow Formula One out of the grid and give rugby a bigger profile as it […]

LETTER: England Rugby needs a coaching pathway

1 September 2024 0 comments

Is England’s inability to select the right coaches, ones committed to the challenge, due to the hierarchy and structure of English Rugby?

LETTER: Four-day trip to see France vs England in 1931 only £5

1 September 2024 0 comments

I was most interested in Brendan Gallagher’s article last week on French rugby and spending 16 years in the wilderness.

LETTER: England Rugby wrong to focus solely on money

1 September 2024 0 comments

Firstly, I agree with Colin Boulton in Peter Jackson’s column last week: so much has gone out of the game in the name of ‘professionalism’.

Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in first rebrand since 1907

5 August 2024 0 comments

Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance company. For the first […]

England Men A to face Australia A and Ireland A

4 August 2024 0 comments

England Men A will face Australia A on November 17 at The Stoop before taking on Ireland A at Ashton Gate on February 23.

Best team in the world, I screamed

21 July 2024 0 comments

OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U20 SECOND ROW Friday night was the highlight of my short-lived rugby career so far and was the perfect way to start […]

Our aim is to make everyone proud

30 June 2024 0 comments

OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW Having landed in South Africa last Sunday, we’ve already had a memorable time on and off the pitch. This […]

Five-day schedule will not be easy

23 June 2024 0 comments

OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW AS A team, we’ve come off a big high of winning the Six Nations, so naturally we have confidence […]

RFU opens books to Team England Rugby as player contract talks reach key stage

11 June 2024 0 comments

The Rugby Football Union has opened up its books to Team England Rugby Ltd as talks over future player contracts reach a key stage. England […]

Emphatic England demolish Georgia

9 June 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia U20 …7pts England U20 …31pts UNDER-20s Six Nations champions England made a victorious start to their World Championship warm-up matches in […]

Kildunne crowned Women’s Six Nations Player of the Tournament

17 May 2024 0 comments

England’s Ellie Kildunne has been named as the Player of the Tournament for the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. After a shortlist of the competition’s standout […]