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All my energy is the going into Beziers

1 December 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHNNY HOWARD THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BEZIER AND ENGLAND SEVENS SCRUM-HALF IT’S a dream to be a part-share owner of AS Beziers Hérault, […]

Robson keen to make it to the top with Coventry

27 October 2024 0 comments

■ By CHRIS COLLYER COVENTRY ended the first five-match block of fixtures as the Championship’s only unbeaten side and full-back Charlie Robson has his sights […]

From 1 to 15: It’s all change

13 October 2024 0 comments

THEN AND NOW: BRENDAN GALLAGHER LOOKS AT HOW THE GAME HAS EVOLVED OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, POSITION BY POSITION FIFTY years ago, British rugby […]

JONNOBALDING

13 October 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND U18 LOCK England U18s second row Jonno Balding is hoping performances for Radley College can impress his club Gloucester enough […]

Playing England 7s was an incredible experience

18 August 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MARK BRIGHT THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND TASMAN, REDRUTH, LONDON SCOTTISH, RICHMOND & EALING TRAILFINDERS BACK ROW, NOW PLAYER COACH AT […]

Dream Team

9 June 2024 0 comments

Rhys Crane, the former England sevens international and Bath, Sale, Nottingham, London Welsh & Ealing winger, chooses the best XV he has played with or […]

Chiefs flier ‘Fury’ puts Gladiators career first

21 April 2024 0 comments

News EXETER Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley – who is Fury on the Gladiators television show – is to stop playing professional rugby union. The 23-yearold […]

Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales February 2015 Caps: 4 […]

Yet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes

25 February 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend has blown most of […]

Sleightholme out to follow his pals

11 February 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Ollie Sleightholme takes huge encouragement from seeing his Saints mates get England recognition as he looks to further his own international ambitions. […]

Wills double earns Bears memorable derby win

4 February 2024 0 comments

■ By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ..22pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 35, Wills 48, 52, Varley 67 Conversions: Aitchison 67 Exeter Chiefs.. 12pts Tries: Johnson 5, Doidge […]

Red Roses: Holly Aitchison

17 December 2023 0 comments

ENGLAND FLY-HALF Birthplace: Formby, Merseyside, Date of Birth: 13/09/1997 Community club: Waterloo Rugby Club, Club: Bristol Bears, Red Roses Debut: 2021 v New Zealand, Caps: […]

Winger Walker revelling in the freedom of his new Park life

26 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE MCATEER With 16 tries from ten games, Rosslyn Park winger Charlie Walker is thriving in National One this season. Walker retired from a […]

Richmond still focused on quick return, says Bright

5 November 2023 0 comments

By EDDIE McATEER Richmond are looking to bounce straight back into the Championship following last season’s relegation, but they face stiff competition in National One. […]

Bath fly high as Saracens sink again

22 October 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens ………………………16pts Tries: Christie 2 Conversions: Lozowski 3 Penalties: Lozowski 19, 37, 52 Bath ……………………………… 25pts Tries: de Glanville 4, Reid 8, […]

Ludlam: It’s all coming together

23 July 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Lewis Ludlam insists England are not behind the eight-ball heading into the World Cup despite facing a race to get up to […]

Ounsley: We want to bring home gold next time

16 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Having been forced to watch her Exeter side come up just short in the Premier 15s final, Jodie Ounsley is hoping to […]

My Life in Rugby with Richard De Carpentier: ‘It felt a bit surreal when I ran out at Murrayfield’

9 July 2023 0 comments

The former England sevens international and Leicester, Worcester, Harlequins and Bath back rower talks about his life in the game When Ben Ryan rang me […]

Bright eager to team up with eldest son Bailey

27 November 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Bright is still playing Championship rugby at the age of 44 and has no plans to retire any time soon with […]

England men and women name squads for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

6 September 2022 2 comments

England’s men’s and women’s teams have named their squads for the Rugby World Cup sevens getting underway this Friday in Cape Town. In what will […]

Dream Team with Christian Lewis-Pratt

4 September 2022 0 comments

Christian Lewis-Pratt, the former England Sevens, Northampton, Leeds & London Irish fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Mako Vunipola […]

My Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton

28 August 2022 0 comments

The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was very fortunate to have […]

Rich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they embark on a quest […]

Gatecrashers ready to spoil the party again

28 August 2022 0 comments

CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions: 1988–89; North Division 2 […]

Sanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy

21 August 2022 0 comments

On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship campaign and new signing […]

Phillips out to guide China to Olympics

7 August 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER England Sevens star Ollie Phillips has taken over as coach of the China […]

Scott’s new deal

31 July 2022 1 comment

England international Emily Scott has agreed a new deal to remain at Harlequins for next season. The 30-year-old back, who has won 38 caps for […]

A-list West were pride of the north

24 July 2022 1 comment

CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham Northumberland 1 Club Playing […]

‘I wish Conor had been in charge when I was at Quins’

26 June 2022 1 comment

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – LUKE SHERRIFF THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND ENGLAND 7S INTERNATIONAL So, maybe the first time I thought I […]

Red Bull gives Sevens boost

29 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women and Sevens performance manager Charlie Hayter hopes the newly-launched Red Bull Rugby Combine can unlock hidden talent into the sport. […]

Hong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali

8 May 2022 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS ANDY VILK Crowd pleaser: […]

Ace Norton fears for future of England 7s

24 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract extension due to a […]

Sevens star Mitchell joins American revolution

23 January 2022 3 comments

ENGLAND sevens captain Tom Mitchell will join the LA Giltinis on a two-year deal after he recovers from injury. Mitchell, who will play full-back, has […]

Supermen aplenty sculpted at Stowe

9 January 2022 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools GIVEN that the ethos of Stowe and its founding father JF Roxborough was to encourage […]

‘Bath players have to be accountable’

2 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Eager for a long run: Ruaridh McConnochie has missed most of the season with injury PICTURE: Getty Images RUARIDH McConnochie says Bath’s […]

Flyer Muir banned for four weeks

19 December 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA BATH wing Will Muir has been handed a four-week suspension for making contact with the eye area of Leinster’s Josh van der Flier. […]

England Sevens prepare for 2022 relaunch

19 December 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Sevens will return to the World Series in both the men’s and women’s competition in Malaga (January 21-23) after Great Britain Sevens […]

Maddocks faces big French test

19 December 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one of the biggest challenges […]

De Carpentier signs on for season at The Rec

26 September 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier on a deal until the end of the season. The 31-year-old spent pre-season […]

Sevens U-turn as O’Shea seeks alignment

26 September 2021 2 comments

THE RFU has performed a U-turn and will reinstate its full-time Sevens programme for the start of the 2022 World Series. According to the Daily […]

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

19 September 2021 1 comment

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ ment is suiting New- […]

Sevens ace Richard in Bath switch

5 September 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Trial: De Carpentier BATH have had former England Sevens star Richard de Carpentier training with them in pre-season […]

Eddie’s rolling the dice with Gleeson

8 August 2021 1 comment

YES, Wasps’ attack has been pretty good over the last couple of years but I do not understand how former Rugby League player Martin Gleeson […]

Women’s Game in Focus: Harlequins and England full-back Ellie Kildunne

25 July 2021 1 comment

A new recruit at Harlequins after leaving Wasps this summer, the England full-back explains her shift in mindset to focus on the World Cup rather than Olympics

Phillips: 7s World Series needs a reboot

11 July 2021 0 comments

Former England Sevens captain Ollie Phillips urges a rethink of the World Sevens Series post-Covid

Pirates pilfer two more

4 July 2021 0 comments

CORNISH Pirates have signed Ampthill’s former Wales U20s hooker Syd Blackmore and Wasps winger Callum Sirker on one-year deals. Sirker, 23, has been part of […]

DREAM TEAM

13 June 2021 0 comments

JACK PREECE, THE CINDERFORD AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL, COVENTRY, ROTHERHAM, MOSELEY, AND ENGLAND SEVENS AND COUNTIES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […]