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Speedster Stanger remembers those glory days

22 November 2020 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Debut try: Stanger scoring for Scotland against Fiji SCOTLAND are aiming to record six Test wins on the spin this afternoon for […]

James Haskell joins fight to eradicate exploitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

James Haskell joins fight to eradicate expolitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

Much improved, but Italy can’t stop Scots

15 November 2020 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Zander Fagerson crashes over for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images THE Scotland bandwagon continued to gather pace with a fifth consecutive […]

Powder-puff pack has Wales on the skids and Georgia licking lips

15 November 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE last time Wales lost more than six in a row, the head coach in question went on to win the World […]

Silver lining for Galthie after Fiji cancellation

15 November 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Maxime Medard scored for Toulouse in their win at Pau The Autumn Nations Cup got off to a pretty awful […]

Guscott column: Wayne Pivac may have to drop Biggar to suit his blueprint

11 November 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at how Dan Biggar figures to be the No.10 in Wayne Pivac’s system for Wales

By Dickens! Something is about to turn up for the Islands

8 November 2020 1 comment

IT IS difficult to know how many copies of David Copperfield are bought by members of the South Seas rugby community each year, but anyone […]

Scots face No.10 crisis

8 November 2020 0 comments

FINN Russell and Adam Hastings have been ruled out of Scotland’s squad for the Nations Cup after suffering injury against Wales last weekend. Head coach […]

Rugby Matters: Cosmopolitan Harlequins had serious wheels

6 November 2020 0 comments

Black History Month may have ended, but Brendan Gallagher sees no reason to not highlight the speed merchants to don the Quarters

Why New Zealand’s All Blacks have Dominated Rugby

5 November 2020 0 comments

The New Zealand All Blacks have been a force to reckon with in the world of rugby over the years. We look into the reasons […]

World Cup horror show too gruesome to witness

1 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 32 Western […]

Cosmopolitan Quins had serious wheels

1 November 2020 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS Quins favourites: Andrew Harriman, left, and Peter Mensah PICTURE: Getty Images Black History month officially ended yesterday, along with our miniseries on black […]

Rugby Matters: Georgia know the eyes of the world are on them

18 September 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher talks to the man who appointed Rob Baxter as Exeter Chiefs boss, now working on lifting Georgia to higher heights

Guscott column: Fiji will bring excitement in Vern era

17 September 2020 0 comments

The Autumn Nations Cup will see Fiji and Georgia take on the Six Nations – who will fare better?

Fiji name former referee Glen Jackson among assistant coaches

17 September 2020 0 comments

Is this the start of a new trend within international coaching set-ups?

Brilliant Logie was the forerunner of modern Sevens

23 August 2020 0 comments

Top talent: Laughland FIJI might be the Sevens kings but it’s worth remembering that Scotland invented the game and, it is generally acknowledged, it was […]

Bristol underdogs…? that’s just barking mad

23 August 2020 0 comments

COLIN BOAG The new interpretation of the existing breakdown laws is working fairly well, although it looked as though the players from a couple of […]

Levula will be honoured in Fiji on Aug 9

9 August 2020 0 comments

Pace to burn: Josefa Levula FIJI famously declared a national holiday when they won the Olympic Sevens but the date that is celebrated every year […]

Battle lines drawn in star player release row

2 August 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be selected” Centre of controversy: […]

Can Gatland survive the storm to lead the Lions?

2 August 2020 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Under fire: Warren Gatland with the Chiefs From hero to zero in just a few short months has been Warren Gatland’s fate as […]

Afoa: Pacific franchise will be a game changer

26 July 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Investing in the future: John Afoa in action for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images KANALOA Hawaii’s prospective entry into a new-look Super Rugby […]

Steele switches to Harlequins Wiese signs for Tigers

26 July 2020 0 comments

HARLEQUINS have confirmed the signing of scrum-half Scott Steele following his departure from London Irish, as revealed in last week’s Blindside. The 26-year-old was released […]

Kirwan delivers under weight of expectation

5 July 2020 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 16 John […]

My Life in Rugby: Ex-Scotland and Saracens lock Tom Ryder

29 June 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to the player who introduced the Tiki Tiki Tonga song to Saracens

Cotton and co wallow in not-so-glorious mud

28 June 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 15 Fran […]

Wales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets

28 June 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news from Jake Ball, Rhys […]

Hewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs

23 June 2020 0 comments

Leo’s examinations of World Rugby’s governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change

Q&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption

16 June 2020 0 comments

Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby’s governance

Rugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains

14 June 2020 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Uprise: Edward Colston’s statue is ripped down in Bristol last week Rugby, […]

Yarde to be offered one-year Sale deal

14 June 2020 1 comment

Extension: Marland Yarde SALE are close to agreeing an extension with former England winger Marland Yarde who is out of contract at the end of […]

Hewett column: In a galaxy far, far away lives World Rugby men

12 June 2020 0 comments

Would the little green men out there in the universe be baffled by rugby?

Spencer signs for 3-years at Bath

7 June 2020 1 comment

By SAMUEL JACKSON BATH have confirmed Saracens and England scrum-half Ben Spencer will join them next season. The 27-year-old will move to the Rec on […]

French cash crisis should halt Racing bid for Itoje

7 June 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Watch this space: Maro Itoje’s rumoured move to Racing looks doubtful PICTURE: Getty Images For some time, French rugby has been […]

Ford was ‘a snake’ to me at RWC says Burgess

7 June 2020 0 comments

SAM BURGESS has called his then-Bath coach Mike Ford “a snake” and accused him of using Burgess as a pawn to play politics during England’s […]

Harrington column: Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in Pro D2

27 May 2020 0 comments

James Harrington reports on how money is swirling around the second tier of French rugby

Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2

25 May 2020 1 comment

France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in August ahead of a […]

Rugby Matters: Odd-ball George Simpkin was a true rugby visionary

22 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to the man who took Fiji to the quarter finals of the inaugural World Cup

Bristol signs Ratu Naulago, the British Army soldier

21 May 2020 Comments are Disabled

Ratu ‘Siva’ Naulago is a fiery new addition to Bristol Bears. This British Army soldier from Fiji holds an impressive record of scoring 17 tries […]

Savea flies home – minus his reputation

17 May 2020 0 comments

AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all- time chart of the […]

YOUNG GUNS

17 May 2020 0 comments

TUI URU NORTHAMPTON No.8 Tui Uru’s name will not be on many lists of ‘England stars of the future’ right now but that could soon […]

Rugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby

13 May 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional

Where does all the money go in Fiji? Josh Matavesi echoes Dan Leo’s questioning of governance

12 May 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo has called for the IOC to examine World Rugby’s governance after the Francis Kean debacle

Guscott column: Bath need a 9-10 combination which gives them quick ball

6 May 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott analyses how Bath can produce a style of rugby to take them to being regular play-off challengers in the Premiership

Cain column: Our Golden Goose is an endangered species

29 April 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain says rugby can come through its most precarious challenge if it becomes more transparent

Rugby risks being banished from the Olympics amid homophobia row

29 April 2020 0 comments

Calls for World Rugby to face probe from IOC over breach of code of ethics

Taqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji

28 April 2020 0 comments

Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election

Seilala champions case for reversal

26 April 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Plea: Seilala Mapusua FORMER Premiership player of the season Seilala Mapusua has backed Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid to alter World Rugby’s eligibility […]

Neither Beaumont nor Pichot are right

26 April 2020 0 comments

Same old: Billy Beaumont and Agustin Pichot COLIN BOAG Everyone knows the problem with elections: candidates come up with good ideas, make promises, and then, […]