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Jeff Probyn: All shapes and sizes should play rugby

30 January 2014 0 comments

Money, money, money, it’s a rich man’s sport. The increase in the salary cap, up by £500,000 to £5 million, will do little to help […]

Sale Sharks still expect bite from lock of ages Nathan Hines

30 January 2014 1 comment

Nathan Hines will be 39 by the time his newly-signed Sale contract finishes, but retirement is still far from the mind of the evergreen lock.

Nick Cain: England need Saxons to be battle-hardened

29 January 2014 0 comments

The Saxons should be a huge influence in building an England team, so that the head coach never runs out of seasoned tightheads – as […]

Marlan Yarde would be top signing says Tom Williams

29 January 2014 1 comment

Tom Williams says speculation linking Marland Yarde with a move to Harlequins is a positive sign of ambition and would welcome his arrival.

Chris Ashton dropped by England

28 January 2014 0 comments

As expected, Chris Ashton has been dropped by England ahead of their Six Nations opener against France on Saturday.

Deadline looms for Anglo-Welsh league plan

28 January 2014 0 comments

England’s elite clubs and the four Welsh regions have signed contracts for a 16-team Aviva Premiership from next season and will announce their intentions on Friday.

Saxons call on three players for Scotland A fixture

27 January 2014 1 comment

Adam Thompstone, Dan Robson and Kieran Brookes have been called up by the England Saxons to prepare their clash against Scotland A in Glasgow on […]

England win Plate in Las Vegas Sevens

27 January 2014 1 comment

England survived a late scare but beat Australia 26-24 to win the Plate at the Las Vegas Sevens yesterday. Captain Tom Mitchell and Jeff Williams […]

Grass root club helps local community

27 January 2014 2 comments

The recent storms that have battered the south coast of England and caused severe flooding has left community’s with massive cleanup problems. One of the […]

Dave Ewers extends Exeter stay

22 January 2014 0 comments

Dave Ewers today signed a new contract which will keep him at Exeter for another two years. A product of the club’s academy, the imposing […]

Jeremy Guscott: Luther Burrell and Billy Twelvetrees are big men for big job

22 January 2014 0 comments

The starting England backline in this season’s Six Nations should have a locked-in belief that they can strike up a connection quickly enough to allow […]

Nick Cain looks at the challenge awaiting England in their opening six nations match in Paris

22 January 2014 2 comments

Le Crunch 2014 is going to leave either England or France broken*. The opening Test of the Six Nations in Paris a fortnight from now […]

Luther Burrell gets defensive about his big chance

21 January 2014 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi may be the irresistible force but Luther Burrell believes he can be the immovable object if Stuart Lancaster hands him England’s No.13 shirt.

Saxons make four changes to squad

20 January 2014 0 comments

Elliot Stooke, Matt Hopper, Rob Miller and Tom Mercey have been added to the England Saxons squad preparing to face the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds at […]

Dream Team: Richard Hill – former Bath & England scrum-half

20 January 2014 0 comments

1. Gareth Chilcott – I liked forwards who frightened the opposition and Gareth scared the hell out of them. Fortunately he was always on my […]

Thierry Dusautoir blow for France

20 January 2014 0 comments

France captain Thierry Dusautoir will miss the upcoming Six Nations with a arm injury. The 2011 IRB Player of the Year suffered a torn bicep […]

Exeter confirm Thomas Waldrom arrival

20 January 2014 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 12, Thomas Waldrom will leave Leicester at the end of the season to join […]

Saxons name squad for Irish Wolfhounds clash

18 January 2014 0 comments

Tom Varndell could wear an England shirt for the first time since 2009 after being named in the England Saxons 25-man training squad to face the […]

Young Gun: Paul Hill – England u20s & Leeds prop

17 January 2014 2 comments

Paul Hill is being forced to play something of a balancing act at the moment between club and country but the U20 England prop insists […]

Chris Robshaw re-appointed England captain

17 January 2014 0 comments

As expected, Chris Robshaw has been re-appointed England captain for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations. Since taking the reins for Head Coach Stuart Lancaster‘s first […]

Bredan Gallagher: Nutter who made Jim Telfer’s class of ’84 finest of all

17 January 2014 1 comment

Jim Telfer shakes his head in amusement and then caves in completely and laughs uproariously. It happens occasionally: “All really good sides need a nutter […]

Peter Jackson: Italy arrive in Wales on a wing and a blessing

17 January 2014 0 comments

Italy come to Cardiff for the opening match in the Six Nations next month armed with something different, a Papal blessing. Judged on their biennial […]

Mark Cueto and Tom Brady sign extension with Sale

17 January 2014 0 comments

Premiership’s all time leading try scorer Mark Cueto will have the chance to ramp up his 84-try tally for another season after signing a new […]

VIDEO: Know your Bro with Danny Care & Nick Evans

16 January 2014 0 comments

In the lead up to the Heineken Rugby Show hosted at The Cabbage Patch in Twickenham on Monday, former England captain Will Carling went back […]

Jeff Probyn: Just 20 games to go for Stuart Lancaster to get it right

16 January 2014 1 comment

With last week’s additions to the Elite Player Squad, Stuart Lancaster gets his one and only chance to choose the players who will take the […]

Boy George Ford will man-up for England says Peter Stringer

16 January 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster has challenged George Ford to show he can handle the international stage – but the Bath prodigy has already proved he’s tailor-made for the England shirt, according to the man with the best seat in the house.

Nick Cain takes a look at Stuart Lancaster’s Six Nations squads and likes what he sees

15 January 2014 2 comments

If England can show the sort of staying power that Stuart Lancaster demonstrated at Twickenham last Thursday then it will hold them in good stead […]

My Life in Rugby: Phil Christophers – former Bristol, Brive and England wing

14 January 2014 0 comments

After spending a year away from rugby I realised I didn’t want to finish my career on injuries. It was definitely the right choice. It […]

Young Gun: Cory Hill – NG Dragons lock

10 January 2014 1 comment

As Wales‘ brightest talents spark an exodus from the Valleys it’s surprising to see one of their hottest prospects heading the other way – but […]

Peter Jackson: Let’s spare a thought for Toggie and Tanky

10 January 2014 0 comments

Freddy ‘Tanky’ Turner captained Scotland one hundred years ago, a Liverpudlian by birth who worked in the family printing business and played cricket for Lancashire’s […]

Delon Armitage: Toulon will release us for England

10 January 2014 1 comment

Delon Armitage has described England’s refusal to pick France-based players as a “big opportunity missed”, insisting he and brother Steffon are available for all international training camps.

George Ford called up by England as Toby Flood is dropped

9 January 2014 1 comment

George Ford has been called up by England ahead of the Six Nations as Stuart Lancaster named his new EPS and Six Nations training squad today.

Brendan Gallagher: Georgia on my mind as the cosy club stick together

9 January 2014 2 comments

Lacking a degree in applied mathematics I only look at the IRB world rankings once a year and that is in the first week of […]

British and Irish option is Heineken alternative

9 January 2014 1 comment

A fresh attempt is being made to salvage a substitute tournament from the wreckage of Europe – a revised British and Irish Cup.

20 Questions: Rob Webber – Bath hooker

8 January 2014 0 comments

Good season so far? Really good. Everyone’s working hard and we’ve been getting some good results. We just want to keep improving in the New […]

Nick Cain urges England to look at some new faces in the World Cup build up

8 January 2014 0 comments

The seemingly routine announcement of amendments to the England elite squad on Thursday at Twickenham is the exact opposite. It is a make or break […]

Nick Cain: This Anglo-Welsh decoy shouldn’t be discounted

8 January 2014 0 comments

Is the golden handshake across the Severn, binding the four Welsh regions to the English clubs, the solution it is being cracked up to be. […]

Brendan Gallagher: RFU Championship clubs face a vital strategy meeting

8 January 2014 0 comments

Later this month the chairmen and owners of the 12 RFU Championship clubs will lock themselves away in a Birmingham Hotel room with a pile […]

Championship clubs’ rage over Anglo-Welsh proposals

8 January 2014 2 comments

Championship chair- man Geoff Irvine believes it is highly unlikely the Rugby Football Union will sanction a 16-team Anglo-Welsh league, describing plans as “scandalous.”

WRU ‘will move their top stars to England’

7 January 2014 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the war with their regions.

Peter Jackson: Cliff was out of this world, but Barry was untouchable!

3 January 2014 2 comments

New Year gongs will be all the rage all too soon, a good enough excuse to enter the festive spirit and award a few of […]

Brendan Gallagher takes a personal look at the Rugby World in 2013

2 January 2014 1 comment

BEST NEWCOMERS BTSport for their lively match day coverage and excellent Sunday lunchtime round-up show which is the must-watch rugby programme of the week; Isreal […]

Nick Cain: Danny Cipriani is a risk, but he could unlock golden door

2 January 2014 0 comments

Who holds the keys to No.10 for England? There is no shortage of contenders to pilot them through the 2015 World Cup passage, with Owen […]

Jeremy Guscott: My fab four could make any team in the world

1 January 2014 3 comments

The Northern Hemisphere possesses some brilliantly talented players who would be comfortable playing in any team because they are that good. The Southern Hemisphere normally […]

Nick Cain picks his highs and lows from 2013

1 January 2014 2 comments

Team of the Year – The 2013 Lions. Whereas the All Blacks are virtually a club side which plays and trains together for half of […]

Dead-eye Stephen Myler has England in his sights

1 January 2014 0 comments

Northampton’s marksman Stephen Myler has revealed his burning to desire to represent England during the forthcoming RBS Six Nations.

Katy Mclean receives MBE in New Year’s Honours List

31 December 2013 0 comments

England’s Katy Mclean has received an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for services to rugby. The 28-year-old fly-half from South Shields has won […]

Quotes of the Year

31 December 2013 0 comments

“I was the Englishman who gate crashed the Welsh party. Phil Bennett got the ball and ran up his own back side and got lost […]

Young Gun: Jack Walker – Leeds & England U20 hooker

27 December 2013 1 comment

For the last few years it’s been his older brother Chris making the headlines at Leeds Carnegie, but fresh from beating Australia with England U18s, […]