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Jeff Probyn: Progress? Surely not if we are still relying on Manu Tuilagi

19 December 2014 1 comment

Hype, hope and more than a little desperation seems to be the recipe for English rugby as Stuart Lancaster plots the future course of his […]

Stephen Myler insists Northampton Saints can challenge for Double

19 December 2014 0 comments

Fly-half believes Saints have a squad capable of challenging for both the Premiership and the Champions Cup.

Joe Launchbury will miss Six Nations

18 December 2014 0 comments

Wasps have today confirmed that second row Joe Launchbury will miss the Six Nations as he requires surgery to decompress a nerve in his neck. […]

Nick Cain gives his post-autumn verdict on where England are with just eight games to go until RWC2015

18 December 2014 0 comments

When Stuart Lancaster was asked about the one added extra he would have wanted in his England team for the autumn series his response was […]

I’m here on merit, Dave Attwood warns his England rivals

18 December 2014 28 comments

England lock believes an impressive series of autumn displays has thrust him into pole position for a Six Nations starting spot.

Hartley and Lawes among seven to pen new Northampton deals

17 December 2014 0 comments

Dylan Hartley has rejected a ‘very generous’ deal at Montpellier to instead sign a new contract with Northampton Saints. The England hooker had visited the […]

Nick Cain: Ritchie keeps the faith with Lancaster…for now

17 December 2014 0 comments

Ian Ritchie delivered an intriguing line in double-speak as he delivered his verdict on England’s autumn return of two losses and one win against the […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tyro tens are the big plusses of the autumn

17 December 2014 0 comments

These days it seems to be impossible to make a judgement on any of the Home Union teams without referring to the 2015 World Cup. […]

My Life in Rugby: James Forrester – former Gloucester and England back-rower

16 December 2014 1 comment

I once sped past Jonah Lomu to score a 65-metre try for England against the Barbarians at Twickenham that no-one seems to remember! The reason? […]

Dylan Hartley has a huge job to keep Tom Youngs out – George Chuter

12 December 2014 0 comments

Leicester hooker can reclaim his place as England’s starting hooker for the Six Nations, according to former Tigers mate

Morgan voted England’s Man of the Series

11 December 2014 1 comment

Ben Morgan was today announced as England‘s ‘Man of the Series’ for the 2014 QBE Internationals. In a week-long nationwide vote, the Gloucester No.8 beat […]

Jonathan Joseph frustrated by lack of opportunity

11 December 2014 0 comments

Bath centre upset at being overlooked during the autumn but believes he is in a better place now than he was a year ago.

Varsity match PREVIEW

11 December 2014 1 comment

Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the 133rd Varsity match. The […]

Quins suffer double injury blow ahead of Leinster clash

10 December 2014 0 comments

Harlequins today confirmed that both Chris Robshaw and Nick Evans will be unavailable for Saturday’s European Rugby Champions Cup match against Leinster at the Aviva […]

Dream Team: Tom Cruse – Rotherham Titans hooker

10 December 2014 0 comments

1.Robin Hislop – The Titans stalwart is strong and confrontational at the scrum but is also very effective around the park. 2.Tommy Taylor – The […]

England Sevens change three for Port Elizabeth

10 December 2014 0 comments

England have made three enforced changes to their squad ahead of the Port Elizabeth leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Alex Davis, Sam Stanley […]

Jeremy Guscott: Joe Schmidt’s success lies in the simplicity of his method

10 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland have quietly moved into third place in the world rankings without any great fireworks or fanfare. Even their Kiwi coach, Joe Schmidt, is remaining […]

Nick Cain: Pay for a proper TMO system or bin it off

10 December 2014 0 comments

The TMO was introduced into the Premiership just over two years ago, and into international rugby a year later, and the signs so far is […]

Tyro Chiefs are putting hands up for England

10 December 2014 2 comments

Chiefs skills coach reckons Nowell and Co. are staking claims for Six Nations’ inclusion.

EXCLUSIVE: Samoan president accuses players of drinking culture

8 December 2014 3 comments

Players left raging by president’s hint at drinking culture and accusation of not training hard enough.

Mouritz Botha to join the Sharks

5 December 2014 1 comment

Mouritz Botha has been released by Saracens to join the Sharks in South Africa with effect from January 1, 2015. Botha joined Saracens from Bedford […]

England through to Dubai Sevens quarter-finals

5 December 2014 2 comments

England qualified for the Dubai Sevens quarter-finals but they will have take on New Zealand tomorrow morning. Simon Amor’s men lost their last pool game […]

Danny Care will come out fighting says Conor O’Shea

5 December 2014 2 comments

Quins boss says scrum-half has nothing to prove to anybody but himself.

Halaifonua to boost Gloucester’s back-line resources

4 December 2014 0 comments

Gloucester have added more depth to their back-line option with the signing of Tonga international David Halaifonua. The 27-year-old, who was part of the recent […]

Successful surgery for Jean de Villiers

4 December 2014 0 comments

Jean de Villiers has set his sights on next year’s World Cup after undergoing surgery to rebuilt his left knee. The Springboks captain dislocated his […]

England’s pack is best in world says Dan Cole

3 December 2014 1 comment

Leicester tighthead knows he has a fight on his hand to regain place in the world’s premier pack.

Twice as nice for Ben Youngs after post-Lions struggle

2 December 2014 0 comments

Scrum-half out to nail down his World Cup spot after putting post-Lions depression behind him to end the autumn as England’s first choice No.9.

Tom Marshall to join Gloucester

2 December 2014 0 comments

Gloucester today announce their first new signing ahead of the 2015-16 season with the news that Tom Marshall will move to Kingsholm from the Chiefs. […]

Highlights: England v Australia

30 November 2014 1 comment

England did not have the best of times this November but they will head into 2015 on the back of a 26-17 victory over futur […]

Two “supporters” banned from Twickenham for homophobic abuse

28 November 2014 0 comments

Two individuals have been banned from all matches at Twickenham for a period of two years after being found guilty of homophobic abuse towards referee […]

Young Gun: Piers O’Conor – Wasps full-back

28 November 2014 1 comment

Making an LV=Cup appearance for Wasps was the primary target of Piers O’Conor at the start of the season. But two months in and the […]

England v Australia preview

28 November 2014 0 comments

As widely expected, Billy Twelvetrees will start at inside centre for England on Saturday as they take on Australia at Twickenham. The Gloucester centre gets […]

Burgess to make Bath debut

27 November 2014 0 comments

Convert superstar named on the bench as centre cover.

Jeff Probyn: England need a coherent attack to test the top teams

27 November 2014 0 comments

Last Saturday’s game against the All Blacks drew the usual response from Stuart Lancaster and the media. Lancaster extolled the progress being made by the […]

Nick Cain: Sabotage of Samoa is indictment of the IRB

27 November 2014 1 comment

Samoan rugby is in meltdown a year away from the 2015 World Cup, and the fact that a Pacific Island nation that has consistently punched […]

20 Questions: Ross Batty – Bath hooker

26 November 2014 0 comments

How’s your season so far? Happy to be playing again after a shoulder injury. Club-wise, we started well then had a couple of blips, but […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Beating the Wallabies will keep RWC hopes alive

26 November 2014 0 comments

England being ranked fifth in the latest World Rugby (IRB) pecking order is about right. I wasn’t surprised by the adverse reaction to England’s results and […]

England captain Tom Mitchell returns for Dubai Sevens

26 November 2014 0 comments

England Sevens captain Tom Mitchell will make his return to competition at the Dubai leg of the HSBC World Series. The World Player of the […]

England keep faith in same 23 for Australia Test

26 November 2014 2 comments

England have named an unchanged match 23 for Saturday’s Test match against Australia at Twickenham. George Ford should remain at No.10 after his convincing display in […]

Under-fire Owen Farrell was not match-sharp says Andy Goode

26 November 2014 1 comment

Wasps fly-half mounts staunch defence of under-fire England fly-half insisting he remains an “integral part of the England set-up”.

Ford to wear England’s No.10 shirt against Australia

25 November 2014 1 comment

But will Owen Farrell remain at No.12?

England No.8 Vunipola out of Wallabies Test

24 November 2014 1 comment

Billy Vunipola will not feature for England against Australia on Saturday after suffering a concussion playing for Saracens on the weekend. The No.8, who was […]

Young Gun: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back

21 November 2014 0 comments

Simon Hammersley was supposed to be one of Dean Richards’ long-term projects yet, ten games into the season, the young full-back has already made seven […]

Autumn internationals teams

21 November 2014 2 comments

England v Samoa England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Rob Webber, David Wilson; Dave […]

Brendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed

20 November 2014 0 comments

Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known inevitably sends you off […]

Nick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game

20 November 2014 0 comments

There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their habits, slightly autistic, have […]

Michael Cheika ‘can turn Wallabies into World Cup winners’

20 November 2014 0 comments

Brian Smith and Dean Mumm back appointment of Super Rugby winning coach

My Life in Rugby: Paul Simpson – Gosforth, Bath and England flanker

19 November 2014 0 comments

In the space of a week, in 1987, I went from playing for England against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in front of 40,000 people to […]

Ford and Farrell to form England’s 10-12 combo against Samoa

19 November 2014 1 comment

George Ford will make his first Test start for England on Saturday after being named in Stuart Lancaster‘s starting XV to take on Samoa at […]

Wigglesworth, Haskell and Twelvetrees return for England

19 November 2014 1 comment

Richard Wigglesworth, James Haskell and Billy Twelvetrees will make their first appearances in a match day squad this month after being named among the 23 […]

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