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Exeter signs Gloucester’s Dave Lewis

14 February 2013 2 comments

Dave Lewis will be donning the colours of Exeter Chiefs next season after he agreed a move from Aviva Premiership rivals Gloucester. The former England […]

England on agenda if Sale survive says Danny Cirpiani

14 February 2013 1 comment

Danny Cipriani believes his rollercoaster season could yet culminate in a call-up for England‘s tour of Argentina – if he can engineer Sale‘s Premiership survival. […]

Dream Team: James Hudson – Newcastle and former Bath, London Irish and England Saxons lock

13 February 2013 0 comments

1. Jonny Golding – The first of a pair of surfing props. Jonny is a great aggressive scrummager for us at Newcastle with a phenomenal […]

Gatland will pick Lions on form not nationality

13 February 2013 1 comment

British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland is adamant he will make his selection for the up-coming tour to Australia purely on form and not […]

Jeff Probyn: Memo to Telfer: the Scots are most elitist of them all

13 February 2013 2 comments

So the English are too arrogant, too pretentious and too condescending and the Welsh are lazy, or so says former Scotland coach Jim Telfer. For […]

Billy Twelvetrees never fazed by mistakes, says Mike Rayer

13 February 2013 0 comments

If at first you don’t succeed try, try again – that is essentially Billy Twelvetrees’ mantra according to former coach Mike Rayer who oversaw some […]

Chris Ashton has flyer Rory Underwood’s record in his sights

12 February 2013 0 comments

Chris Ashton runs out in Dublin today outlining his ambition to be England‘s greatest ever try scorer. The former Rugby League ace would love to […]

Ireland v England: highlights

11 February 2013 1 comment

Watch the highlights of England’s 12-6 win over Ireland in Dublin yesterday.

England beat Ireland in Dublin and dream of Grand Slam

10 February 2013 1 comment

England’s Grand Slam hopes are still alive after they secured a gutsy 12-6 win over Ireland in Dublin today. In difficult weather conditions, what was […]

Nick Cain : Ben Morgan set to fire with Telfer ‘bullet up his bum’

10 February 2013 1 comment

Ben Morgan couldn’t be in more illustrious company. A quick scan of who the Gloucester and England No.8 will be contending with in this season’s […]

Young Gun: Matt Blandford – London Wasps back row

9 February 2013 0 comments

As a discus-throwing back-rower London Wasps‘ Matt Blandford doesn’t have far to look for inspiration. His training partner is Olympic discus finalist and former Wasps […]

Jeremy Guscott: No Manu Tuilagi? Then send for speedy Jonathan Joseph

9 February 2013 0 comments

How could England lose at home to the old enemy after beating New Zealand so convincingly? It’s so fresh in the mind it feels like […]

20 Questions: Marlan Yarde – London Irish winger

8 February 2013 0 comments

Tough season for you and the club? No one enjoys watching us lose but we’re focussed and working really hard to be better. I’m getting […]

Nick Cain: the Scots are no pushovers

8 February 2013 0 comments

Two months ago there was not a single scribe, broadcaster, or media pundit anywhere who predicted England would beat New Zealand. And with England and […]

Ireland v England: teams

8 February 2013 0 comments

James Haskell will start for England in Sunday’s RBS Six Nations match against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The London Wasps forward comes in […]

Captain Dean Schofield wants a halt to Worcester exodus

8 February 2013 0 comments

Dean Schofield has spoken of the need for Worcester to keep their homegrown players at the club if they want to move onto the next […]

My Life in Rugby: Justin Bishop – former London Irish and Ireland winger

7 February 2013 0 comments

I scored twice in the Powergen Cup final London Irish won in 2002, but I’m still not sure what my celebration was for the second […]

Alex King can help Northampton Saints be kings of England

7 February 2013 0 comments

Alex King is the man to end Northampton‘s reputation as the nearly men of English rugby, according to two men who have worked with the […]

Jeff Probyn: Scotland must prove they should not be demoted

6 February 2013 5 comments

Just one more week and the wait is over for the most eagerly awaited Six Nations Championship in years. Each of the participating countries has […]

O2 Inside Line: Six Nations episode 2

6 February 2013 1 comment

This week we have Brad Barritt and Alex Goode reviewing the win against Scotland while looking ahead to Ireland and their infamous choke tackle. Go […]

Billy Twelvetrees and Manu Tuilagi look set to take on Ireland

5 February 2013 0 comments

Billy Twelvetrees storming debut for England yesterday has opened the way for him to partner Manu Tuilagi in a lethal centre partnership in Dublin next […]

Saints sign Wallaby prop Salesi Ma’afu

4 February 2013 0 comments

Northampton Saints today announced the capture of Australian international prop Salesi Ma’afu for next season. The 6ft, 126kg, tight-head Ma’afu, who has 14 Wallaby caps […]

O2 Inside Line Six Nations preview

4 February 2013 0 comments

In this week’s O2 Inside Line, the weekly behind the scenes show from O2 – proud sponsor of England rugby – and the RFU, Chris […]

Mad Dog set for world’s toughest ultra marathon

4 February 2013 2 comments

Former England captain Lewis Moody in what as been billed as the toughest Ultra Marathon in the world, the Yukon Arctic Ultra. Supported by Land Rover, […]

England Sevens’ triumph in pictures

4 February 2013 0 comments

Relive England Sevens‘ triumph in Wellington this weekend with our exclusive photo gallery. Pictures courtesy of Ross Setford/MB Media.

Room 101: Austin Healy – ESPN consultant and former England and Leicester star

3 February 2013 1 comment

1. Snooty horse riders For some reason people who ride on horses on country lanes think motorists have the ability to see around corners and […]

Nick Cain talks to England and Tigers hooker Tom Youngs about Toulouse and Six Nations

3 February 2013 0 comments

Tom Youngs talks as he plays. Direct, to the point, honest, and over the past year his hard-working, uncomplicated attitude has opened up an international […]

Young Gun: Kieran Low – London Irish lock

2 February 2013 0 comments

Kieran Low credits forwards coach Glenn Delaney for turning him into the Exiles’ commander-in-chief at the lineout. The work of New Zealander Delaney, who came […]

England win the HSBC Wellington Sevens

2 February 2013 0 comments

England have snatched a thrilling victory in extra time to beat Kenya 24-19 and win the New Zealand Sevens title. Sam Edgerley pounced to score […]

Gutsy Scotland A claim England Saxons’ scalp again

1 February 2013 0 comments

Scotland A earned a very gutsy 13-9 win over the England Saxons in Newcastle tonight. This is the second win in as many years for […]

England U20 get under way with win over Scotland U20

1 February 2013 1 comment

England U20 have began the defence of their Six Nations crown with a 15-6 win over Scotland in Plymouth tonight. Scotland fly-half Tommy Allan put […]

England v Scotland: Teams

1 February 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees will make his England Test debut tomorrow after the Gloucester centre was named at inside centre to face Scotland in the RBS Six […]

Live: England U20 v Scotland U20

1 February 2013 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the England U20 take on the Scotland U20 in the opening round of the RBS U20 […]

Scotland A name team to face Saxons

30 January 2013 0 comments

Shade Munro has name his Scotland A side to face the England Saxons in Newcastle on Friday. Worcester due Alex Grove and Nikki Walker as […]

Jeff Probyn: Being paid to play for your country feels wrong

30 January 2013 1 comment

A question that is often asked is what price international rugby? Well, now we know. If the players play as many matches as they did […]

Billy Twelvetrees set for England debut

29 January 2013 0 comments

Billy Twelvetrees looks set to make his England Test debut on Saturday against Scotland in the Six Nations opener. His very good first half of […]

Sean Maitland poised for Scotland Test debut against England

29 January 2013 0 comments

Kiwi-born winger Sean Maitland is set to make his Test debut on Saturday as Scotland meet England at Twickenham in the opening game of the […]

Grand Slam worth £100k per player this season

29 January 2013 2 comments

The Six Nations Grand Slam will be worth a record £5m to the winner when the tournament kicks off next weekend. Despite the recession, prize […]

Wasp switch for Warrior Mullan

28 January 2013 0 comments

London Wasps have secured the services of England prop Matt Mullan for next season. The 25-year old Worcester Warrior is currently part of the England […]

Henry Thomas called up by England

27 January 2013 0 comments

Henry Thomas will train with the England squad ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham. The Sale Sharks‘ tighthead, who only […]

Young Gun: Steve Uren – Bristol flanker

26 January 2013 0 comments

Record-breaking Steve Uren is already the talk of Bristol, having become their youngest league player last season, and the 18-year-old claims a season toughening up […]

Jeremy Guscott: Twelvetrees could be England’s missing link

26 January 2013 0 comments

Selecting Billy Twelvetrees for his EPS squad is a smart move by Stuart Lancaster because he’s selecting on form plus Twelvetrees provides a different style […]

England Saxons scrap past Ireland Wolfhounds

25 January 2013 1 comment

England Saxons scored 14 unanswered points to claim a 14-10 win over the Irish Wolfhounds in Galway tonight. A try from Leinster‘s Kevin McLaughlin and […]

20 Questions: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain

25 January 2013 0 comments

Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and there’s still a lot […]

Live: Ireland Wolfhounds v England Saxons

25 January 2013 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as the Ireland Wolfhounds take on the England Saxons at the Sportsground in Galway. Live coverage will start from […]

My Life in Rugby: Martyn Williams – former Lions, Wales, Cardiff and Pontypridd flanker

24 January 2013 0 comments

I have only two jerseys on the wall at home – Richie McCaw’s and the one I wore in Paris in 2005. No one expected […]

Peter Jackson: When WRU called Cliff a ‘cheat and liar’ over 4d!

24 January 2013 0 comments

When Cliff Morgan made his debut for Wales in 1951, he caught the bus from his home in the Rhondda and travelled down to Cardiff […]

Dan Luger trains his sights on David Strettle for England call

24 January 2013 0 comments

England must abandon their policy of fielding two full-backs, according to one of their most prolific wings Dan Luger. And, says Luger, David Strettle deserves […]