Here’s hoping that the knee injury that Gloucester’s Afo Fasogbon sustained against Harlequins on Friday does not rule him out for long – because England […]
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Benetton v Bath Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadio di Monigo Ready for action: Vilikesa Sela and, right, Tommaso Menoncello PICTURES: Getty Images […]
At the double: Juarno Augustus scores for Saints PICTURE: Alamy PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton kicked off their quest for European glory with a six-try 38-8 win […]
ALFIE PETCH, THE GLOUCESTER AND FORMER ENGLAND U20, EXETER, CORNISH PIRATES, BIARRITZ AND NORTHAMPTON PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH… 1. Alex […]
By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE two of his cohorts from England U20 rugby have enjoyed a meteoric rise since their age-grade days together, scrum-half Tom Carr-Smith […]
FRANKLINMcMILLAN HARLEQUINS CENTRE Franklin McMillan only started taking rugby seriously at 14 but feels his fast development is down to spending his weekend mornings tuning […]
Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who spent 20 years in […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, ROUEN, EL SALVADOR, GRASSE, HARTPURY COLLEGE AND ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT CLIFTON LUKE COZENS Happy: Luke […]
JIMMY STAPLES HARLEQUINS HOOKER Harlequins academy hooker Jimmy Staples has adapted to men’s rugby but recognises there is much work to do before he reaches […]
UNCAPPED pair Freddie Thomas and Blair Murray have been included in Wales’ squad. New Zealand-born Scarlets wing Murray, 23, qualifies through his mother while 22-year-old […]
SAM STUART, THE NEWCASTLE FALCONS AND FORMER HARLEQUINS AND ENGLAND U20 SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH… 1. Mako Vunipola – Played […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID SISI THE FORMER ITALY, ZEBRE, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LEEDS, LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND U20 LOOSE FORWARD RUGBY started quite late for […]
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 […]
Triumph: Antoine Dupont with his Olympic gold medal PICTURE: Getty Images THE Paris Olympics should have rammed home an urgent reminder to the RFU that […]
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES FACING EX-CHAMPIONS AS THEY PREPARE FOR LIFE WITHOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO LAST season marked the end of an era for Saracens. […]
ENGLAND U20 and Sale Sharks seem to have a different vision for Asher Opoku-Fordjour, their rising prop star. Last season Alex Sanderson, Sale’s director of […]
U20S WORLD CUP ANALYSIS Ben Jaycock picks out four likely stars from England’s U20s World Championship and Six Nations winning team Leading the way: England […]
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal, Craig Wright is now […]
Mark Mapletoft has taken the pressure off his World Championship hunting England side by saying this week’s final is not the be-all and end-all for […]
Tom Savage, the Moana Pasifika and former Gloucester and Suntory Sungoliath second row, chooses the best XV he’s played with… 1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – Big […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Mapletoft commended his England U20s side for continuing to find solutions and adapting to their problems but knows that his team […]
COVENTRY have signed fly-half/centre Tommy Mathews from Championship rivals Hartpury. The 23-year-old who will hook up with his new club when pre-season commences in early […]
NOTHING personal against England U20’s player Junior Kpoku but how come he plays in France for Racing 92 yet is still eligible to represent England? […]
• By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia………….. 45pts England…………..17pts ENGLAND U20 endured a repeat of last year’s wobbly World Championship preparations as Mark Mapletoft’s side were soundly […]
Feature HENRY POLLOCK NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 FLANKER Henry Pollock has burst onto the scene at Northampton Saints, with the energetic England U20s flanker eyeing […]
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 […]
BEN JAYCOCK YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE England U20s versatile back Angus Hall is hoping his club Saracens’ transitional period will mean he’ll […]