Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director of rugby in little […]
Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine players in France and […]
Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers), Joe Bailey (Exeter Chiefs), Josh Bellamy (Harlequins), Jack Bennett (Bath Rugby), Harry Browne (Harlequins), Tom Burrow (Sale Sharks), Finn Carnduff (Leicester […]
Northampton Saints have handed former London Irish back row Izzy Moore a short-term contract after he joined the club on trial. The former England U20 […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Bored with the Premiership rugby landscape, former Exeter and Sale Sharks centre Sam Hill is hoping for a fresh challenge abroad. Hill […]
Callum Braley, The Italy, Northampton and former Gloucester, Bristol & England U20 scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Ellis […]
Steve Borthwick has been liberal with the superlatives when describing the performances of some of the players in his England World Cup training squad. He […]
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER A fascinating Junior World Cup has reached the business end of affairs […]
Leader: England U20 captain Lewis Chessam Inset, new head coach Mark Mapletoft PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND U18 head coach Jonathan Pendlebury has named a 26-man […]
With effervescent characters like Joe Marler and Danny Care, Harlequins from the outside is seen as a fun environment but academy graduate wing Cassius Cleaves […]
Danny Eite spent much of his childhood playing sevens in Qatar and has transferred those skills to the 15-a-side game with Gloucester and England U20s. […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs are in advanced talks with Newcastle Falcons and Wasps fly-half Will Haydon-Wood as Rob Baxter looks to […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs have signed Georgian international loosehead Nika Abuladze, above, on a two-year deal as Rob Baxter takes steps […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE Steve Borthwick is closing in on securing Ian Peel’s services as England’s scrum coach when Richard Cockerill departs after the Six Nations. […]
By TOM BRADSHAW Alfie Barbeary is poised to make a battering-ram return to Premiership action after going “full hog” in training for the first time […]
Northampton Saints have had talks with Gloucester back Tom Seabrook about a switch to Franklin’s Gardens this summer. Seabrook, 23, has mainly played either on […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers are pressing ahead with their recruitment plans for next season and are bidding to take Josh Bassett […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Joe Simmonds is attracting interest from France PICTURES: Getty Images Joe Simmonds could be joining older brother […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Moving: Tom West Ealing Trailfinders have moved to strengthen their front row ahead of their Championship title push after […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the signature of the 22-year-old […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ollie Hassell-Collins could be joining Premiership champions Leicester next season after being spotted visiting Oval Park for talks. The […]
Wanted man: Jamie Shillcock Leicester Tigers have opened talks with Jamie Shillcock as the bun fight to sign up former Worcester Warriors stars steps up […]
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It’s interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with the focus almost always […]
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND CURRENT WASPS ATTACK COACH MATT EVERARD Breakthrough: Matt Everard in action for Wasps PICTURE: […]
ON THE evidence of Baptiste Couilloud’s command performance in Lyon’s 30-12 European Challenge Cup victory over Toulon in Marseille, they have a scrum-half capable of […]
MACENZZIE DUNCAN BRISTOL BACK ROWER INSPIRED to play rugby by his grandad, Macenzzie Duncan is hoping to make his Premiership debut next season for his […]
COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams at the bottom of […]