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Alan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach

3 January 2020 0 comments

Alan Dickens has retained eight players who played for England U20s in 2019 in a 32-man squad

YOUNG GUNS

22 December 2019 1 comment

FREDDIESTEWARD LEICESTER FULL-BACK Norfolk has provided a rich seam of talent to Leicester down the years with the Youngs brothers, Ben and Tom, hailing from […]

Young Guns: Bath winger Gabriel Hamer-Webb

13 December 2019 0 comments

The Bath speedster talks working with Anthony Watson, Semesa Rokoduguni and Tom Homer

Purdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again

11 December 2019 0 comments

Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a stint in New Zealand

Scaysbrook set for top job at Albion

8 December 2019 0 comments

FORMER Bath and Exeter flanker James Scaysbrook is to be appointed Plymouth Albion’s new head coach after Ben Gulliver left ‘by mutual consent’ during the […]

Purdy plots route back to top in Cov’s shop window

8 December 2019 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY Fun factor: Henry Purdy playing for Otago COVENTRY winger Henry Purdy’s four-month spell in New Zealand rekindled his enthusiasm for rugby after […]

Adam made a man out of me – Boyce

1 December 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY BATH prop Lewis Boyce says he will owe Welsh legend Adam Jones a huge debt of gratitude if he goes on to […]

Assault-charge Jennings gets a new chance

1 December 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY FALLEN former Sale Sharks and England U20s midfield star Mark Jennings has spoken of how the combined assistance of the Rugby Players […]

Young Guns: Bristol Bears & England U20 hooker Will Capon

29 November 2019 0 comments

Capon talks to Neale Harvey about working with Harry Thacker and John Afoa at Bristol

Dream Team: Worcester Warriors centre Ryan Mills

20 November 2019 0 comments

One of the Premiership’s most underrated players picks a dream XV, in of itself, filled with underrated players

YOUNGGUNS

10 November 2019 0 comments

TOM ROEBUCK SALE SHARKS WING As a strapping 18- year-old winger just making his way in the game, Tom Roebuck could hardly be better positioned. […]

Second chance for Stan to prove he’s the man

27 October 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY DISCAREDED Harlequins enforcer Stan South has revealed why his refusal to give up on his Premiership ambitions paved the way […]

YOUNGGUNS

27 October 2019 0 comments

HUGH TIZARD HARLEQUINS & LONDON SCOTTISH LOCK Hugh Tizard could reasonably be described as a new-age lock who combines immense physique with the skills of […]

DREAMTEAM

20 October 2019 0 comments

RYAN MILLS, WORCESTER AND FORMER GLOUCESTER AND ENGLAND U20s CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mako Vunipola – Proper […]

YOUNGGUNS

20 October 2019 1 comment

JAKE MORRIS GLOUCESTER WING In a local newspaper poll conducted last year, wing-cum-centre Simon Morris was voted by fans as the best former Gloucester player […]

Te’o exit will make Worcester more cohesive says Ryan Mills

26 September 2019 0 comments

Mills was in great form for Worcester last season and says the Warriors backline can function even better with Te’o not being ‘in and out’

DREAMTEAM

11 August 2019 0 comments

SEB STEGMANN, THE EALING AND FORMER HARLEQUINS, LONDON WELSH AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Pete […]

Bates quits as U20 coach after three World Cups

14 July 2019 3 comments

ENGLAND U20s are looking for a new head coach after Steve Bates decided to quit the RFU. Having joined in 2017, the former Wasps scrum-half […]

Irish are fully Loaded for Premiership onslaught

30 June 2019 0 comments

Big potential: Ben Loader Leinster great: Sean O’Brien England wing prospect Ben Loader cannot wait for Super Rugby star Waisake Naholo to check in at […]

YOUNG GUNS

23 June 2019 0 comments

OLLIE HASSELL-COLLINS LONDON IRISH WING Ollie Hassell-Collins insists the impending arrival of All Blacks star Waisake Naholo will serve to inspire rather than hinder his […]

It was right for Marcus to play the Barbarians

23 June 2019 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U20s supremo Steve Bates insists Marcus Smith’s senior World Cup callup justifies the gifted playmaker’s controversial withdrawal from the Junior World […]

Whiffen steps up from U20s to work with Scarlets’ elite

16 June 2019 0 comments

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Opportunity: Richard Whiffen coaching the U2 RICHARD Whiffin will swap the development of Gloucester and England’s best young talent for some of […]

White: Pressure of a relegation fight taught me so much

16 June 2019 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY Steep learning curve: Leicester No.9 Ben White LEICESTER tyro Ben White believes being heavily involved in the muck and bullets of a […]

Youngs Guns: London Irish back row Izaiha Moore-Aiono

22 May 2019 0 comments

After London Irish splurged the cash on big-name players, we met one of their academy prospects

YOUNG GUNS

12 May 2019 0 comments

SAM MORLEY EXETER FLY-HALF When Sam Morley was told three years ago that he had no future at Harlequins, it would have been easy for […]

Whiffen favourite for job at Scarlets

5 May 2019 1 comment

BY NEILFISSLER Off: Whiffen GLOUCESTER are set to lose their academy head coach Richard Whiffen at the end of the season. Whiffen, who also assists […]

Northampton Saints add Henry Taylor to scrum-half options

25 April 2019 0 comments

“He has all the qualities to stake a claim for regular first-team rugby” – Chris Boyd

Ambitious Irish end exile from top-flight

21 April 2019 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY Bright start: Jesse Liston goes over to score LONDON Irish hammered Richmond to seal promotion to the Premiership – then laid out […]

Malins is happy to be versatile – for now

14 April 2019 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS tyro Max Malins has identified All Blacks duo Beauden Barrett and Damian McKenzie as ideal role models in his bid for […]

YOUNG GUNS

24 March 2019 2 comments

ALFIE BARBEARY WASPS HOOKER Just over a week after making his tryscoring debut for England U20s against Scotland, hooker Alfie Barbeary is still pinching himself […]

Young Gun: Saracens fly-half Manu Vunipola’s cousins aren’t his only influences

19 March 2019 0 comments

“Getting the views of Owen, one of the best players in the world at the moment, is pretty awesome”

Clark back to put on a show at the Gardens

17 March 2019 0 comments

■ By GARY FITZGERALD CALUM Clark clearly still has a soft spot for Franklin’s Gardens but he hopes to upset the locals today by inspiring […]

YOUNG GUNS

17 March 2019 0 comments

JACK REEVES GLOUCESTER CENTRE Billy Twelvetrees may be the darling of The Shed right now but coming up fast on the rails behind him is […]

YOUNG GUNS

10 March 2019 1 comment

MANU VUNIPOLA SARACENS FLY-HALF Manu Vunipola is not short of rugby pedigree. His father, Elisi, played 41 times for Tonga and appeared at the 1995 […]

YOUNG GUNS

24 February 2019 0 comments

ALEX COLES NORTHAMPTON LOCK Alex Coles might have been a footballer had things turned out differently. A decent goalkeeper who was equally adept as a […]

Slade can carry out the Greenwood job for Eddie

17 February 2019 3 comments

By NEALE HARVEY All-rounder: Henry Slade has been in top form over the first two weekends of the Six Nations PICTURES: Getty Images Impressed: Ali […]

Referees must simply stop ignoring the laws

3 February 2019 0 comments

I WAS RFU President in 2013/14 and spent a few weeks with England U20s as they went on to win the World Championship. Several of […]

YOUNG GUNS

3 February 2019 0 comments

SAM MAUNDER EXETER NO.9 Family history was made earlier this season when Sam and Jack Maunder appeared in a Premiership squad for Exeter together for […]

Stooke waits to jump on merry go round

13 January 2019 1 comment

BATH hard case Elliott Stooke is ready to take his game to new levels and prove why he can still play a part in England’s […]

Sisi’s set to seize his new chance with Italy

13 January 2019 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY RENAISSANCE man David Sisi admits he can barely believe his stroke of good fortune after being summoned into Italy’s squad […]

We’re on the way roars Diamond

6 January 2019 0 comments

STEVE Diamond could not hide his delight after Sale beat Sarries for only the second time in eight years. A third straight Premiership win suggested […]

Past form counts for little – Francis

23 December 2018 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Making his case: Tomas Francis scores for Wales against South Africa PICTURES: Getty Images TOMAS Francis expects no loyalty from Wales boss […]

Do-or-die time now after Paris improvements

16 December 2018 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY HARRY Wells knows it is win or bust for Leicester if they are to keep their Champions Cup hopes alive. Tigers produced […]

Young Gun: Northampton Saints hooker Samson Ma’asi

7 December 2018 0 comments

A look at one of Northampton’s up-and-coming front row forwards

Pellow: We’ve just got stronger

11 November 2018 0 comments

EXETERskills coach Ricky Pellow declared himself “really pleased” after his predominently young side showed just what benefits fringe players can earn from a sometimes-derided competition. […]

Tigers cub Heyes hard at work to mimic Cole

4 November 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY UPWARDLY mobile Leicester prop Joe Heyes is ready to burst into the limelight and show why Dan Cole is not the only […]

Young Gun – Sale Sharks fly-half Kieran Wilkinson

25 October 2018 0 comments

… A fly-half named Wilkinson

YOUNG GUNS

21 October 2018 0 comments

KIERAN WILKINSON SALE FLY-HALF Sharing your surname with one of England’s greatest players might be seen as a double-edged sword by some. For Kieran Wilkinson, […]

Dingwall relishing his opportunity in Saints midfield

14 October 2018 0 comments

Chance: Fraser Dingwall HOME-GROWN defensive dervish Fraser Dingwall is determined to prove why Northampton need not break the bank to find a replacement for former […]

YOUNG GUNS

14 October 2018 1 comment

KIERAN SASSONE HARLEQUINS TIGHT-HEAD Role models play a vital part in any young player’s career and academy tight-head Kieran Sassone could not be better placed […]

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