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Wasps in the way of Exiles triple bid

1 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… London Irish v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium LONDON Irish are the only club still fighting on three fronts […]

Irish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight

1 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates’ former England U20 lock Josh Caulfield. Caulfield, […]

Dragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio

24 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back Sio Tomkinson from the […]

Will swaps Newcastle for Wasps

17 April 2022 0 comments

FLY-HALF Will Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle next season. The former England U20 international, 21, has appeared 13 times for Newcastle and scored 65 […]

Promising Harlequins back-row Archie White signs new deal

13 April 2022 0 comments

Harlequins Academy graduate Archie White has signed a new undisclosed contract at The Stoop. The back-row forward has so far amassed 55 appearances at Quins, […]

Sharks snap up Roebuck for long-term

10 April 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks have moved quickly to tie Tom Roebuck down onto a new long-term contract after becoming a […]

Exeter still to decide on Hardwick

10 April 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER continue to look at former Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick, who left the Premiership leaders 12 months ago. […]

Bath bank on youth policy to bring back glory years

10 April 2022 1 comment

PAUL REES TALKS TO STUART HOOPER ABOUT BATH‘S MOVE TO NURTURE HOME GROWN PLAYERS When Bruce Craig bought Bath in 2010, at the time the […]

Hardwick given his chance to impress

3 April 2022 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs have brought in former Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick on a trial period. The Chiefs have registered the 23-year-old so he feature in the […]

Exeter bring in trialist Tom Hardwick

30 March 2022 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs have brought in former Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick for a trial. The 23-year-old is a registered Chiefs player so could feature in the […]

Bayliss sets high bar for Bath boys to follow

27 March 2022 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE IN three years, Josh Bayliss has gone from being a breakthrough academy player to one of Bath’s leaders and a full-blown Scotland […]

Diamond keen to lure Curtis south

20 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond could return to Sale as he looks to strengthen his Worcester squad and has hooker Curtis […]

Cips may extend stay at The Rec

20 March 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have opened talks about a new deal with Danny Cipriani for another season at The Rec. Cipriani, […]

Saints aim to buck the trend and make up for their Gloucester nightmare

13 March 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Northampton v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens HAVING lost sleep in the wake of last week’s dispiriting 35-30 loss against […]

Record man Youngs is guiding light for Jack

6 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England men’s cap record of […]

Barrow back with fresh perspective

20 February 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA SALE have signed former Leicester and Newcastle lock Dominic Barrow. Barrow, 28, retired from rugby in 2020 to run a business but has […]

Suddenly the wonders of Rome hold perils for Eddie

13 February 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE ANSWERS ENGLAND MUST PROVIDE AGAINST ITALY TODAY IF England stick with the excuse-ridden mindset post- Murrayfield that they were unlucky to […]

Wales aiming to bounce back from Ireland defeat with visit of Scotland

11 February 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Jac Morgan makes his international debut as Wales host Scotland in the Six Nations at the Principality Stadium in round two’s early […]

Barbeary impresses England coaches as he returns to full fitness

1 February 2022 1 comment

Uncapped back rower Alfie Barbeary has returned to England training with forwards coach Matt Proudfoot pleased with what he’s seen from the 21-year-old. The Wasps […]

Diamond could put bite on his old club, Sharks

30 January 2022 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Raid: Flanker Cameron Neild is wanted by Worcester SALE Sharks are bracing themselves for a raid from former […]

Pirates help prop pair get chance in Europe

30 January 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR JAMES Kenny and Patrick Schickerling, who began the season competing for Championship places in the Cornish Pirates front row, will […]

Rivals grab the ones that got away

23 January 2022 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVEN in these difficult cash-strapped times, with many redundancies and cuts at the RFU in recent years their generosity in producing […]

Damages for Hankin over blow on head by teammate

16 January 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER Saracens prospect Matt Hankin has been awarded an undisclosed settlement after an ex-teammate hit him on the head with […]

YOUNG GUNS

26 December 2021 0 comments

TOBY BALDWIN WASPS WING From enduring three hamstring injuries in two years, to attending ‘Hogwarts’ it’s fair to say 19-year-old Toby Baldwin has had an […]

Merchiston Castle have led from start

26 December 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston Castle, with the Edinburgh […]

Irish following same points pattern as their glory year

12 December 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES WHEN London Irish reached the Premiership final in 2009, they took at least a point from every match they played. They have […]

Quins want loosehead Boyce to come back

7 November 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return: Lewis Boyce BATH are fighting to hang on to highly-rated loosehead prop Lewis Boyce, who is wanted […]

TOM CARR-SMITH

31 October 2021 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS BATH SCRUM-HALF BATH’S problems at scrum-half this season have presented unexpected opportunities for Tom Carr-Smith to travel away and be involved in the […]

Marcus wants England shirt for rest of his career – Murley

10 October 2021 1 comment

By NEIL FISSLER CADAN Murley was not surprised to see his landlord Marcus Smith return to Harlequins action in such emphatic style in their victory […]

Jersey Reds lose their scrum anchor to Irish

10 October 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed former Munster prop Ciaran Parker from Championship leaders Jersey Reds. The 26-year-old, who began his career at Sale and […]

The fly-half’s name is Wilkinson and his talent is blossoming!

3 October 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Play-maker: Kieran Wilkinson KIERAN Wilkinson is set to make his third Premiership appearance of the season for Sale today, on his 22nd […]

Ibitoye on Cup duty in Israel

19 September 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week when his name was included in the Super Cup squad […]

Big personalties, big performances

12 September 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the schools game but they […]

Pirates captain De Battista on mission to make up for lost time

5 September 2021 0 comments

MIKE SINCLAIR NICOLAS De Battista is aiming to make a big impact this season with a new-look Cornish Pirates side after sitting out virtually the […]

Young Guns: Gloucester back row Josh Gray

15 August 2021 0 comments

Last March, Eddie Jones invited seven players from the England U20s camp to train with the senior team during the Six Nations fallow week. Among […]

My Life in Rugby – Dom Barrow: Defeat to Racing left me crying at kitchen table

1 August 2021 2 comments

Dom Barrow’s retirement at the age of 26 was a surprise to all, but the former Leicester and England U20s lock can attest to having an eventful career

Young Guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

25 July 2021 0 comments

The England U20 lock talks about his journey through the team’s Grand Slam triumph and combining his rugby with farming life

Eddie Jones unholsters young guns with England

18 July 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees considers the newcomers who could force their way into international reckoning with England

Jack van Poortvliet has got the world at his feet | Brendan Gallagher

18 July 2021 1 comment

NO Junior World Cup this year, or last, and therefore no junior world player of the year for either season but I wonder if in […]

England’s Jack van Poortvliet named U20 Six Nations player of the tournament

14 July 2021 0 comments

The England captain has become the inaugural winner of the U20 Six Nations player of the tournament

England U20s make one change for Grand Slam clash against Italy

13 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Alan Dickens makes one change at fly-half for the final round of the U20 Six Nations

Exeter Chiefs are watching England U20 star Sam Riley

4 July 2021 0 comments

EXETER Chiefs are keeping tabs on Harlequins’ England U20 hooker Sam Riley just a week after losing the Premiership final to the south west London […]

England U20 name team out to deny Irish the Triple Crown

30 June 2021 1 comment

England U20 head coach Alan Dickens has made four changes to the starting line-up that will face Ireland on Thursday. For the battle between the […]

Capturing is as important as victory

27 June 2021 0 comments

Nick Cain on the underlying essence of today’s England A clash with Scotland A PREVIEW… England A v Scotland A Today. Kick-off 2pm, Welford Road […]

Fast start keeps England U20 on track

27 June 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND will head into next week’s showdown with Ireland with two bonus-point victories in the bag, after coming through unscathed against Scotland. Jack van Poortvliet’s […]

England 38-22 France: Benchmen kick-start England U20 comeback

20 June 2021 1 comment

ENGLAND produced a stunning secondhalf display to overpower France and kick off their Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point victory. The prospect of […]

Eddie Jones interview: England captain’s role for ‘other’ Curry?

13 June 2021 0 comments

EVER since Eddie Jones became England head coach the question of leadership among the country’s elite players – or the lack of it – has […]

Young Gun: Saracens tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton

13 June 2021 0 comments

Highly-rated England tighthead Harvey Kindell-Beaton is ready to wreak havoc at scrum-time in the Six Nations after leaning on the expertise of scrum gurus Matt […]