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Nick Cain looks back at the momentous career of ‘Big Ted’ Andrew Sheridan

16 October 2014 2 comments

Andrew Sheridan was the undisputed strong-man of the pro game, and as he went into retirement this week the 34-year-old England and Lions loose-head did […]

Jeff Probyn: Get Martin Johnson on board to pass on lessons learned in 2011

16 October 2014 2 comments

So Martin Johnson is reliving the nightmare that was the 2011 RWC England campaign. Although it has been virtually three years, it is obvious that […]

Significant changes to concussion management in England

16 October 2014 0 comments

This season will see major changes to the way the risk of concussion is managed across the professional game in England. The Rugby Football Union, […]

Globetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory

16 October 2014 0 comments

Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.

20 Questions: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half

15 October 2014 1 comment

Great start for Donny? Everyone expected us to come back up and try to just survive but we’re an ambitious group and if we keep […]

Jeremy Guscott: The RFU are right to back Lancaster’s long-term plan

15 October 2014 1 comment

There has been interesting debate surrounding Wednesday’s announcement by Ian Ritchie, the RFU chief executive, that Stuart Lancaster and his assistant rugby coaches have all […]

Nick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble

15 October 2014 2 comments

If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an unprecedented eight years, his […]

Dream Team: Tomas Francis – Exeter and former London Scottish and Doncaster prop

15 October 2014 2 comments

1. Eric Fry – The big polar bear! The former London Scottish prop is one of the hardest trainers I know. He will do well up […]

I learned so much from that All Blacks nightmare says Kyle Eastmond

15 October 2014 2 comments

Plenty more to come from his burgeoning midfield partnership with Jonathan Joseph

My Life in Rugby: Steve Hanley – former Sale and England wing

14 October 2014 0 comments

I must be the only person to have started a season playing junior rugby in the old Fourth Division (North) and then go on and […]

Steffon Armitage’s move to Bath off

14 October 2014 0 comments

Steffon Armitage will not be joining Bath according to head coach Mike Ford. Reports in France suggested the Toulon flanker was considering a switch to […]

Protesting fans urged to back Wasps FC

14 October 2014 1 comment

Former Wasps academy manager has urged the club’s fans to turn their back on Coventry and support the amateur side.

England finish third at Gold Coast Sevens

13 October 2014 1 comment

England Sevens finished third in the opening HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in the Gold Coast after beating South Africa in the third place play-off. […]

Dan Robson: I must get past Greig Laidlaw to earn Test call

11 October 2014 0 comments

Youngster ready to fight for Cherry and Whites No.9 jersey in Test bid.

Young Gun: Auguy Slowik – Bristol full-back

10 October 2014 0 comments

Auguy Slowik is not the most famous name in Bristol‘s glittering squad but with four tries in the space of seven days the full-back is […]

Nick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery

10 October 2014 0 comments

James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that English Rugby Union has […]

Jeff Probyn: Injuries mount – the way fitness guru Rex warned

10 October 2014 1 comment

A cracking start to the season has seen some high scoring games and some unexpected results, including big losses for Leicester and Harlequins. Yet despite […]

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

9 October 2014 0 comments

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven a clubhouse beer or […]

20 Questions: Richard Barrington – Saracens prop

8 October 2014 1 comment

Fine start to the season? Yes. It’s great to have been on the right side of a couple of tight results after last season’s Premiership […]

Jeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond is central to Bath’s new look

8 October 2014 0 comments

No-one should get carried away with Bath‘s 45-0 win over Leicester because you would rather win a game like that in the last three weeks […]

Nick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!

8 October 2014 0 comments

Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave interviews this week as […]

Mitch Lees backs strongman Dave Ewers for England

8 October 2014 2 comments

Exeter back row must be promoted to England’s EPS, according to pack-mate.

Referees appointed for November internationals

7 October 2014 1 comment

Welsh referee Nigel Owens will take charge of England v New Zealand on November 8 it was announced today. The fixture against South Africa on […]

Dream Team: Tom Varndell – Wasps and former Leicester wing

6 October 2014 0 comments

1. Matt Mullan – One of the fittest players I’ve ever played with. The ultimate professional on and off the pitch leads by example in […]

David’s back on the Paice as hunt starts to replace injured hooker Tom Youngs

4 October 2014 0 comments

London Irish man is the man to solve England’s hooking dilemma, according to forwards coach Glenn Delaney.

Chiefs’ new Brat pack have eyes on England

3 October 2014 0 comments

Time is running out but buccaneering back rower vows to bust a gut to attract the attention of Stuart Lancaster.

Burgess captains England Sevens on Gold Coast

2 October 2014 1 comment

Former Cornish Pirates flanker Phil Burgess will captain England Sevens in the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast in […]

Nick Cain: VCs are for our military heroes not rugby lads

2 October 2014 1 comment

An essential part of the well-being of any professional (or amateur) sport is having strong and profitable relationships with commercial and broadcast partners, as is […]

Nick Cain talks to World Cup winner Neil Back about England’s back-row

1 October 2014 0 comments

Neil Back wants to accentuate the positives for England in the week that the 2015 World Cup countdown began in earnest. However, not at the […]

Charlie Hodgson: Stephen Myler can put the pressure on Owen Farrell

1 October 2014 1 comment

Farrell could become “one of the greats of the game” but ex-England maestro is tipping Myler to pose the biggest threat to Farrell’s supremacy.

Corbisiero and Parling out of England internationals

1 October 2014 1 comment

Northampton Saints prop Alex Corbisiero and Leicester Tigers lock Geoff Parling have been rulled out of England‘s internationals next month because of injury. Corbisiero suffered […]

England coaches sign new deal

1 October 2014 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster and his assistants has signed a new contract with the RFU that will keep him in them in charge of England until 2020. […]

Ben Kay joins Leicester Tigers board of directors

29 September 2014 0 comments

Leicester Tigers today announced the addition of World Cup winner Ben Kay MBE to the club’s board of directors. After joining the club from Waterloo, […]

Versatile Henry Slade can take Toby Flood path to top

27 September 2014 1 comment

Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher believes Slade’s ability to play anywhere in the backline can only enhance his Test prospects.

New-found grit puts Wasps in contention

26 September 2014 0 comments

Chris Bell insists his side are no longer push-overs with squad capable of slugging it out against the best.

Nick Cain talks to Stephen Myler – the fly-half driving Northampton’s challenge to retain their Championship

25 September 2014 0 comments

Stephen Myler is the Stuart Lancaster’s most experienced fly-half and, on the evidence of the last six months, offers a mix of precision and effervescence […]

Aussie Kieran Longbottom pledges his allegiance to England

25 September 2014 0 comments

Playing for England would be an “absolute honour” for Australian prop.

Peter Jackson: Imports are making a mockery of IRB rule

24 September 2014 0 comments

During his time in charge of Wales, Graham Henry took what could be politely described as a cavalier attitude to capping players who had no […]

Tom Youngs out of Autumn internationals

23 September 2014 1 comment

Tom Youngs will miss England‘s autumn international with a shoulder injury. The Leicester hooker suffered a dislocated A/C joint against Bath on the weekend and […]

“Step down won’t stop me getting to the top,” insists Worcester Warrior Sam Smith

20 September 2014 0 comments

Winger believes his England ambitions will be helped rather than hindered by playing in the Championship.

Young Gun: George Wacokecoke – Bath wing

19 September 2014 0 comments

As the biggest player on the field, it was hard to understand why rugby was not just about running through people and scoring tries but […]

Nick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup

18 September 2014 1 comment

How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last one was won by […]

Jeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles

18 September 2014 3 comments

It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and watching the game. For […]

Forgotten man Brad Barritt sends out a reminder

18 September 2014 0 comments

Saracens centre determined to win back his England place and after Billy Twelvetrees and Luther Burrell’s shirts.

Peter Jackson: So sad that Sinbad’s voyage never sailed fair despite its wonderful beginning

17 September 2014 0 comments

On paper it looked like the worst mismatch of all, Jonah Lomu against James Simpson-Daniel. A global superstar of gigantic proportion against a little Yorkshire […]

Nick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England

17 September 2014 0 comments

James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby genius that left you […]

Chrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter

17 September 2014 0 comments

Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.

My Life in Rugby: Eddie Saunders – former Coventry and Rugby winger

16 September 2014 2 comments

I’m very proud to be a member of the ‘100 Club’ – players who have scored a century or more league tries. I was the […]

Dream Team: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester and England wing

16 September 2014 0 comments

1. Soane Tonga’uhia – He was just awesome in 2011 when Northampton reached the Heineken Cup final. Huge in the scrum but carries the ball […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

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