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Coventry on the roll again after Wasps gave them a sting

29 December 2017 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher on why 15 wins from 15 for the National One side is not the only reason for Coventry to toast to 2017

Cov on the roll again after Wasps gave them a sting

24 December 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER REPORTS ON THE WELCOME REVIVAL OF A ONCE-MIGHTY CLUB IT probably hasn’t escaped your notice that once mighty Coventry are beginning to rumble […]

Small 9s prospering in land of giants

10 December 2017 0 comments

Superb: Chris Bell RUGBYhas become a game of giants, Olympian figures bench pressing and squatting ridiculous amounts in the gym, but encouragingly there does still […]

Saints to go on raid for Wasps flier Bassett

26 November 2017 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON have lined up a swoop on Wasps to take winger Josh Bassett to Franklin ‘s Gardens next season. The 25-year-old joined Wasps in 2013 […]

Ackermann leads race to sign Kriel

26 November 2017 1 comment

Lions skipper: Jaco Kriel GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann is keen on signing Springbok flanker Jaco Kriel, who played a major role for him at […]

Crossword

29 October 2017 0 comments

ACROSS 1. Aussie-born Scotland lock with Edinburgh, Leinster and Sale from 1999 5 3. Saracens and England second row – a 2016 Calcutta Cup try […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

23 July 2017 1 comment

Anglo-Welsh battle for wantaway Moriarty BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Hot property: Ross Moriarty BRITISH LIONS flanker Ross Moriarty is set to become […]

New dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule

2 July 2017 0 comments

WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are also thriving and looking […]

England U20s side named for last JWC pool game

7 June 2017 0 comments

England U20s have named their side for the final pool game of the 2017 World Rugby U20 Championship against Australia in Georgia. The reigning world […]

National League One Dream Team

25 May 2017 0 comments

Hartpury College became the first team in history to win 30 from 30 in National League One as the West Country side took the league […]

Hartpury’s history boys take top billing after finishing the term with honours

21 May 2017 1 comment

Star quality: Hartpury College’s former Italy U20 back row Jake Polledri HARTPURY College became the first team in history to win 30 from 30 in […]

Nathan Earle speaks out after his surprise England call-up

4 May 2017 0 comments

Nathan Earle says he is glad he was horizontal in bed when he got the news of his selection for the England tour party to […]

Jeremy Guscott: Mallinder must make sure he is not this year’s Devoto

3 May 2017 0 comments

Eddie Jones has gone left field by announcing a next-generation squad to tour Argentina. In many ways what Jones is doing is fantastic, and I […]

Mercer on board to spearhead bid for world crown

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Born leader: England U20s and Bath No.8 Zach Mercer ZACHMercer will be on hand to help England U20s retain their world crown […]

Wasps form key to Daly’s bid for more central role

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Coming of age: Elliot Daly in the thick of it against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images ELLIOT Daly will use the coming matches […]

Fletcher’s lads off to flyer against Canada

9 April 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND U18s scored nine tries as they got their international series off to a winning start at Taffs Well RFC yesterday. Oli Morris, Nic Dolly, […]

Theo hungry for lead role in season run-in

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER YOUNGSTERS usually improve through playing, but London Irish fly-half Theo Brophy Clews is determined to prove the off-field work during his seven-month […]

Defensive shift earns Slam for Zach’s boys

19 March 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Ireland U20 10pts Try: Coombes 64 Conversion: Johnston 64 Penalty: Johnston 40 England U20 14pts Tries: Nay 18, Walker 40+2 Conversions: Malins […]

Mercer’s men stay focused on Slam

12 March 2017 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN A bonus point try by No.8 Zach Mercer sealed the Championship for England U20s as they continue their quest for a first […]

Kvesic out to show he’s as able as Cane

12 March 2017 2 comments

MATT Kvesic provides a perfect case history of why English rugby, with its boombust results cycle, can never afford to be complacent. Despite England’s blast-off […]

Tigers’ revival hope is scalped by the Chiefs

5 March 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs’ march to the play-offs – possibly even topping the table – continued apace with this comprehensive dismantling of a Tigers […]

Saxons coach Bates to take top RFU job

5 March 2017 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England Saxons head coach Steve Bates has been named performance manager and international performance coach by the RFU. The former Wasps No.9 […]

Mercer to captain England U20s against Italy

23 February 2017 0 comments

Bath teenage sensation No.8 Zach Mercer will captain England U20s against Italy as they chase their third win of the tournament. Mercer, who is enjoying […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

19 February 2017 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■BRISTOL could be left paying All Blacks back rower Steven Luatua, right, around £650,000 a season even if […]

Newcastle swoop for Sharks starlet Nott

19 February 2017 0 comments

NEWCASTLE FALCONS look set to follow up their move for France centre Maxime Mermoz by landing Sale Sharks highly rated England U20 star George Nott. […]

Anyone else had enough of Butler?

19 February 2017 1 comment

YET another year goes by with the BBC continuing to regard biased Eddie Butler as the best commentator for the big games. His anti-English bias, […]

Brendan Gallagher: Play Itoje and Daly in their natural positions

8 February 2017 0 comments

Sometimes we can get carried away and expect too much from out young players with their extravagant talents encouraging us to believe they can automatically […]

Moriarty on his mark to replace the irreplaceable

5 February 2017 2 comments

Alex Bywater chats to Ross Moriarty, the man charged with filling the giant boots of Taulupe Faletau at No.8 PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off […]

Forward thinking is the key for Malins

5 February 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON England U20……59pts Tries: Cokanasiga 12, Earl 21, Butler 24, Curry 33, Malins 40, 74, Wright 52, Aspland-Robinson 77, Parton 78 Conversions: Malins […]

Tigers confirm move for Toulon’s Mermoz

5 February 2017 2 comments

By ED HUTSON THE DEAL to take France and Toulon centre Maxime Mermoz to Leicester was finally confirmed for the remainder of the season after […]

Mercer pens new deal at Bath

3 February 2017 0 comments

Bath and England U20 back-rower Zach Mercer has signed a contract extension, which will see the academy player promoted to the senior squad and remain […]

Brendan Gallagher’s ten to watch in 2017

5 January 2017 0 comments

Ardie Savea, above: Outrageously gifted All Blacks flanker and younger brother of Julian. Combines at bit of Michael Jones and Jerry Collins. Put all that together […]

England U20s announce Six Nations venues

22 November 2016 0 comments

England U20s’ fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been announced with home games taking place in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton. The schedule of fixtures […]

Absent stars? No problem says Eddie Jones, there’s more!

5 October 2016 0 comments

There was a moment at Twickenham on Friday when Eddie Jones demonstrated why he is being paid a king’s ransom by the RFU. As the […]

Nick Cain column: England’s U20 stars would thrive at Rio Olympics

28 July 2016 0 comments

Here’s hoping that the GB Sevens side for the Rio Olympics which was announced last week come back from Brazil with a medal. If they […]

Will Hurrell makes Bristol switch

6 July 2016 0 comments

Will Hurrell has agreed terms to join Bristol ahead of the upcoming Premiership campaign. The centre, who was Doncaster’s stand out performer in the Championship […]

Shakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama

1 July 2016 0 comments

Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England’s victorious tour Down Under. That’s because, […]

Northampton Saints props ready for England scrap

15 April 2016 0 comments

Northampton tighthead Paul Hill is destined to be one of England’s top stars, according to prop partner Alex Waller. Hill, 21, has achieved a smooth […]

Nick Cain column: All that cash is going down Bath plughole

12 February 2016 0 comments

Is money the root of all evil at Bath? It was something for their fans to ponder as last season’s Premiership runners-up slipped to defeat […]

England U20s change six for Italy trip

10 February 2016 0 comments

England U20 have made six changes to the starting line-up for their Six Nations game against Italy on Friday night. Max Malins, Sam Smith and […]

Nick Cain column: Good luck to Ian Peel, but don’t forget 2003 guru

6 January 2016 0 comments

Ian Peel has come from the ranks of the RFU’s coaching pathway to being named as England‘s new scrum coach this week. It is a […]

Nick Cain suggests new England coach Eddie Jones should seize his chance to revamp the scrum

17 December 2015 0 comments

Eddie Jones may have stepped into the Twickenham tunnel with his eyes wide open, but already he is having to negotiate his way through a […]

Nick Cain column: Which leader will march to England’s new drum beat?

3 December 2015 0 comments

Eddie Jones will appoint an England captain when the Red Rose squad meets in January to prepare for the Six Nations, and the canvassing for […]

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

19 November 2015 0 comments

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just before England jetted off […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians

19 November 2015 0 comments

My big concern from England’s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and line-out. Those elements have […]

Nick Cain previews the Premiership season

15 October 2015 0 comments

The English game is in urgent need of a lift after the Red Rose blight at the World Cup, and, thankfully, the Premiership is in […]

Nick Cain’s column: We’re on the wrong road to Rio with Joe Lydon

27 February 2015 1 comment

Phil Greening is concerned that Great Britain, and their qualification nominees, England, are taking the wrong road to Rio. The former Lions and England hooker, […]