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The culture of playing through pain has got to stop – it is so outdated

25 August 2024 0 comments

Barney Davies, a 24-year-old who retired from the game with concussion issues, is urging a new approach The stigma around toughness in rugby, particularly the […]

BBC will be covering all 32 World Cup games

25 August 2024 0 comments

By PAUL MARTIN On top: WXV champions England are favourotes to lift the World Cup WORLD Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin believes a groundbreaking partnership with […]

Youngsters were quick to take their chances

25 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock caught up with England U18s assistant and backs coach Will Parkin Reaching out: Noah Caluori scores for England against Georgia PICTURE: Getty Images […]

England can’t keep South Africa at bay

25 August 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa…..39pts England………….. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s ended their summer international […]

Finn Russell: I’d love to forge creative axis with Owen Farrell on Lions tour

23 August 2024 0 comments

The rivals butted heads for years as influential playmakers for Scotland and England but struck up a friendship during the 2021 Lions tour. Finn Russell […]

Joe Marler faces race to be fit for England’s autumn internationals

23 August 2024 0 comments

Joe Marler will miss the start of Harlequins’ season with the broken foot sustained during England’s summer tour to place doubt over his availability for […]

Ewers: I’m thrilled to be joining Stormers

18 August 2024 0 comments

AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off the plane, his heart racing with a mix of excitement and nostalgia.

Exeter Chiefs lose captain Dafydd Jenkins for start of Premiership

18 August 2024 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs have been dealt a second injury blow ahead of the new Premiership season with lock Dafydd Jenkins sidelined.

Ulster CEO Hugh McCaughey says Ireland Women are evolving

18 August 2024 0 comments

The Ireland women’s national team will be “unrecognisable” in the next three to five years says Ulster chief executive Hugh McCaughey.

I’m delighted we are opening title race against Saints, says Russell

18 August 2024 0 comments

BATH were inches away from Premiership glory despite playing almost an hour of the final with 14 men – and talismanic fly-half Finn Russell believes they are in great shape to claim the trophy this time around.

England U20 star Zach Carr picks his career dream team

18 August 2024 0 comments

Harlequins, London Scottish & England U20 back row, Zach Carr, chooses the best XV he has played with or against.

Aussies on a long road to recovery

18 August 2024 0 comments

EXPECTATIONS in Australia will be pretty low after back-to-back defeats to South Africa in the opening rounds of the Rugby Championship, but, given the way the Wallabies played in the 2023 World Cup, there was no reason for them to be sky high heading into the tournament.

Classy Jordan shows the way as All Blacks get back in old routine

18 August 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY New Zealand………………. 42pts Tries: McKenzie 6, Savea 17, Clarke 24, Jordan 30, 42; B Barrett 36 Conversions: McKenzie 7, 18, 25, 31, […]

Once again, Pumas fail to back it up

18 August 2024 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Running riot: All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea ONE of the most question able truisms in rugby is that wet weather is a great […]

Titans hit six ahead of return to National One

18 August 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Run in: Gethin O’Callaghan scores for Dings Crusaders PICTURES: Baz Johnson FOLLOWING their enthralling National Two North title race last season, Rotherham […]

An age-old problem for Farrell and Lions

18 August 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ‘Dad’s Army’: Bundee Aki will be 35 when the Lions arrive in Australia. PICTURES: Getty Images Head […]

Poor terrestrial coverage is doing the game no favours

18 August 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN THE NFL has infiltrated free-to-air broadcast channels in the UK, such as the BBC and ITV, using weekly content like ‘The NFL Show’ […]

Age of protectionism must come to an end

18 August 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Powered up: Argentina scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou celebrates victory over the All Blacks last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images THE late Jack Rowell […]

Good value for money’s key in battle for eyeballs

18 August 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW TV COVERAGE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE SUPPORTERS Top of the tree: Toulouse lift […]

I just want my players to realise their full potential

18 August 2024 0 comments

Steve Hill puts the questions to former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb, below, the head coach at Plymouth Albion RFC Why did you get into […]

Bath out to go one step further this time around

18 August 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW JOHANN VAN GRAAN HAS TURNED THE WEST COUNTRY SIDE INTO TITLE CHALLENGERS TWO years after finishing bottom of the Premiership, […]

Playing England 7s was an incredible experience

18 August 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MARK BRIGHT THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND TASMAN, REDRUTH, LONDON SCOTTISH, RICHMOND & EALING TRAILFINDERS BACK ROW, NOW PLAYER COACH AT […]

Vivre Le Stade! I’m smitten by fabulous stadium

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RUGBY MATTERS Stunning: The Stade de France during the Olympics closing ceremony PICTURE: Alamy IT has taken decades to fall in love with the Stade […]

Sheedy heads the list of star signings

18 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock looks at the big names on the move – including some surprises – in the 16-team URC Benetton Ins: Louis Lynagh (Harlequins), Matt […]

ARTHUR GREEN

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YOUNG GUNS BATH & ENGLAND U20 NO.8 Arthur Green hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps and one day win a full England cap. The […]

England get in right mood for SA crunch

18 August 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England U18…..27pts Georgia U18 ….. 20pts ENGLAND overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half points to beat an […]

Caluori grabs his chance but Ireland on top

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By BEN JAYCOCK England U18………..28 Ireland U18 ….. …….42 NOAH Caluori burst onto the scene on his inter national debut but his wonder try wasn’t […]

I can’t remember a thing after I was kicked in head

18 August 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS WE all take a break for the summer and thoughts of rugby slowly fade into […]

The good, bad and the ugly…

18 August 2024 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TOUR BY NEW ZEALAND EVER IN 1972-73 Brendan Gallagher looks back at the highs and lows – from scuffles […]

Women aiming to hit 100,000 mark by World Cup

18 August 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women returned to their roots, visiting local clubs across the country with Alex Teas-dale, executive director of the women’s game at […]

Potent Rawlins helps England U18s bounce back with victory over Georgia

16 August 2024 0 comments

England overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half points to beat an impressive Georgia 27-20 as Jonathan Pendlebury’s side now turn […]

Halliday: I’m proud of united approach

11 August 2024 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE SIMON Halliday has left his role as chairman of the Championship Clubs’ board both proud and frustrated by his 12 months […]

We must all share the blame -Youngs

11 August 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY BEN Youngs insists Leicester’s players only have themselves to blame for last season’s flop and not Dan McKellar who exited as head […]

Easter ‘appalled’ by Prem Cup exclusion

11 August 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE NICK Easter has described the decision to exclude his Chinnor side and Cambridge from next season’s Premiership Cup as “appalling and astonishing.” […]

Sweeney defends change

11 August 2024 0 comments

CHIEF executive Bill Sweeney says the RFU has not “sold out” by renaming Twickenham in a sponsorship deal worth more than £100m. The 82,000-seater stadium, […]

Don’t put Marcus in a box, warns Mo’unga

11 August 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON RICHIE Mo’unga says England must not put Marcus Smith in a ‘box’ if they are to get the best out of the […]

Walters leaves England for Irish challenge

11 August 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON ALED Walters has left his role as England’s head of strength and conditioning to take up a position as head of athletic […]

I’m at Tigers for the long haul – Cheika

11 August 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Hard-nosed: George Martin on the attack for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images TROUBLE-shooter Michael Cheika has told Leicester fans he is not just […]

LETTER: RFU not helping English rugby

11 August 2024 0 comments

Steve Borthwick is doing a great job in charge of the national side as are his players and our recent U20 world champions.

Diamond: We’ll be fit and raring to go

11 August 2024 0 comments

By JON NERWCOMBE STEVE Diamond insists Newcastle Falcons will be fit for purpose when they kick off the new Premiership season at home to Bristol […]

Itoje has chance to captain the Lions

11 August 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THERE will be a special edge to the coming season because of the 2025 Lions tour of Australia. […]

Argentina grab their chance to stun New Zealand

11 August 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand ………………..30pts Tries: Darry 15, Lienert-Brown 35, Tele’a 52 Conversions: McKenzie 16, 36, 53 Penalties: McKenzie 12, 27, 47 Argentina […]

Creevy & Co show England how it’s done

11 August 2024 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER ANEW Pumas generation is beginning to flex their muscles, but it was the veteran Gus Creevy, 40 next birthday, who got them over […]

A sporting heritage that needs protection

11 August 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S in a name? A huge amount if you consider what Wembley means to football fans, the […]

RFU must learn from Olympic gold rush

11 August 2024 0 comments

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 […]

Former Wales star Carter dies aged 59

11 August 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales flanker Alun Carter died last week while out on a walk at the age of 59. Carter made his Wales debut […]

What counts is how the money is spent

11 August 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a close-run thing but, after crunching the numbers harder than a caffeine-fuelled psephologist on election night, we can now […]

Attack is becoming the new defence…

11 August 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW LAWMAKERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE GAME FASTER -AND CREATE MORE SPACE ON THE PITCH Class act: Leicester and South […]

JUNIOR KPOKU

11 August 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS RACING 92 & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Junior Kpoku is learning from some of the biggest stars in rugby at Racing 92 and during […]

Youngsters ready to make their mark

11 August 2024 0 comments

Ben Jaycock talks to England head coach Jonathan Pendlebury ahead of the U18s tour to South Africa ENGLAND U18 SQUAD FORWARDS Diamond Ayiehfor (Leicester, Warwick […]

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