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England outsider Goode focused on Saracens trophies

19 March 2017 1 comment

ALEX Goode insists he will see out the remaining three years of his contract with Saracens and has rubbished talk he is thinking of moving […]

Mehrtens calls for radical changes to ‘stupid’ system

19 March 2017 0 comments

FORMERAll Black fly-half Andrew Mehrtens believes New Zealand should focus their domestic structure o their own timezone and ditch South African and Argentinian franchises. Mehrtens, […]

Victory in Vancouver cuts Blitzbokke lead

19 March 2017 0 comments

VANCOUVER WRAP By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND claimed their second tournament victory this season on the World Sevens circuit with victory over tournament leaders South Africa […]

England on track after Kenya win

12 March 2017 0 comments

Vancouver By NICK VERDIER Clincher: Dan Bibby ENGLAND were pushed hard in their opening fixture but a four-try win over Kenya means they were in […]

A forgotten Lion still roars for Gloucester

12 March 2017 0 comments

AWelsh Lion sits on top of the English Premiership class for attendance, a record of ever-presence matched by only other from a cast of some […]

Norton on a roll for England in Vegas

5 March 2017 1 comment

Las Vegas By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND took on the USA in a pool-decider last night after winning their opening two games of the Las Vegas […]

Young and Solomona top of the list outside bets for Lions

2 March 2017 0 comments

Is there any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. All four Home Unions are strong […]

Young and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade

26 February 2017 1 comment

Stand-out Premiership openside: Wasps’ Thomas Young IS THERE any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. […]

Cracknell battling to avoid the scrapheap

19 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Fiji 7s coach Chris Cracknell fears he may have to quit rugby after failing to find work following last August’s stunning […]

Brendan Gallagher: Joost was a joy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against

16 February 2017 0 comments

Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their favours so suddenly and without sentiment. To see Joost van der Westhuizen […]

Joy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against

12 February 2017 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their favours so suddenly and […]

Blitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes

12 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time this season, but unlike […]

A shorter Six Nations would heighten thrills

5 February 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Until 2003, the Six Nations was spread over ten weeks, with the action taking place on a fortnightly basis. Since then it has […]

Rodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten

5 February 2017 0 comments

WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup quarter-final against Argentina overnight. […]

Baber: Fiji job ‘once in a lifetime chance’

20 January 2017 0 comments

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Ben Ryan heading to Wales

18 January 2017 0 comments

Fiji’s Olympic 7’s gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has joined the Welsh Rugby Union in a consultancy role with immediate effect. After coaching England […]

Brendan Gallagher: Lamentable affair which left the Lions in doldrums

15 December 2016 0 comments

From the outside looking in, the 1966 Lions visit to New Zealand seems like a calamitous affair. A first ever Test series whitewash for any […]

England Sevens triumph in Cape Town

11 December 2016 0 comments

Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Cup […]

Jeff Probyn: Eddie’s mind games are aimed at referee Peyper

9 December 2016 0 comments

With the Autumn Internationals finally over, at long last we don’t have to listen to Eddie Jones‘ attempts at witty repartee. First we had fish […]

‘Tough guy’ Roko will only get stronger – Blackadder

6 December 2016 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni called on his Army discipline after the huge disappointment of being dropped by England head coach Eddie Jones last week. The giant Fiji-born, […]

Jeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo

2 December 2016 0 comments

Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been the main driver in […]

WATCH: Behind the scenes of Fiji Sevens’ incredible Olympic journey

1 December 2016 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine

23 November 2016 0 comments

Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of most people, and that […]

Fish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance

23 November 2016 0 comments

Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome no nonsense fare – […]

Rokoduguni to wing it against Fiji

18 November 2016 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni will win his second cap for England against his homeland Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday. The Bath wing earned his first cap against […]

Nick Cain deplores the continued poaching of Fijian players by world giants

17 November 2016 0 comments

Any visitor to Fiji will instantly become familiar with the word “Bula!”. The friendly local greeting, whose literal meaning is “life”, as in wishing any […]

Brendan Gallagher: Launchbury gives England a world-class look at lock

16 November 2016 0 comments

The record books will point to a very significant historic win – England‘s first over the Boks for ten years – but in truth this […]

Jeremy Guscott: Daly puts his marker down to remind Joseph he has to be on top form to come back

16 November 2016 0 comments

One of the best measurements of the quality of Eddie Jones’ performance as England head coach has been that almost every selection has worked out […]

Fiji slams World Rugby for Awards snub

15 November 2016 0 comments

The Fiji Rugby Union have slammed World Rugby about their snub at the World Rugby Awards in London on Sunday night. New Zealand claimed a […]

Irish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie

15 November 2016 0 comments

Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland‘s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday. The flying Fijians have […]

Kyle Sinckler ‘destined’ to topple old king Dan Cole

19 October 2016 0 comments

Rough and tumble tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler has the potential to knock Dan Cole from his lofty perch and dominate England‘s No.3 jersey for years […]

London Irish sign Fijian back-rower

12 October 2016 0 comments

London Irish have secured the services of Fijian back-row Senitiki Nayalo on a two-year deal. Nayalo, 25, joined the Exiles on trial in the summer […]

My Life in Rugby: Dave Scully – former England Sevens scrum-half

11 October 2016 0 comments

Winning the Sevens World Cup in 1993 was the highlight of my career and my try-saving tackle on Fiji‘s Mesake Rasari in the semi-final was […]

Olympic champions turns back on Saracens

23 September 2016 0 comments

Saracens have confirmed that Fijian wing Save Rawaca will no longer be joining the club. The Olympic Gold Medallist returned to Fiji after competing in […]

Nick Cain: Fiji were fab but 7s is a glorious sideshow

17 August 2016 0 comments

Congratulations to Fiji for winning their first medal of any sort at the Olympics, and making it gold by dominating the Rio Sevens in scintillating […]

Shane Williams: James Davies proved he is the man for a big occasion

17 August 2016 0 comments

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been gripped this week by the Olympic Sevens. Any doubts over whether rugby‘s place in the […]

Jeff Probyn: Big yes to a Sevens World Cup in between Olympics

17 August 2016 0 comments

As the dust settles on Fiji‘s fantastic Olympic win and World Rugby looks forward to what it believes will be a game- changing future for […]

Dan Leo’s crusade to improve deal for Pacific Islanders

17 August 2016 0 comments

Dan Leo, founder of Pacific Rugby Players Welfare, reckons the contingent of England players with Island origins will rocket over the next decade. England’s latest […]

My Life in Rugby: Martin Cooper – former Moseley and England fly-half

9 August 2016 0 comments

If anyone had told me when I was first starting out at Wolverhampton RFC that I’d get 11 caps for England, I’d have told them […]

Brendan Gallagher: Built on sand, but Fiji’s Olympics bid will be rock solid

28 July 2016 0 comments

When it comes to stand-out Olympic performances, David Hemery’s 400m hurdles gold for Great Britain in 1968 is right up there and Ben Ryan’s Fiji […]

Team GB ‘too small to match big guys’ in Rio

27 July 2016 0 comments

Mike Friday, head coach of USA 7s, believes Team GB’s Olympic medal chances have been damaged by not picking more stars from the 15-man game. […]

Six Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory

9 July 2016 0 comments

Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted in two wins and […]

Dream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing

13 June 2016 0 comments

1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So unlucky not to have […]

VIDEO: Meet Virimi Vakatawa – the Fijian who plays for France

7 June 2016 0 comments

*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL

VIDEO: Ben Ryan – Fiji’s secret weapon

1 June 2016 0 comments

*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL

20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row

18 May 2016 0 comments

Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game last week to know […]

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

18 May 2016 0 comments

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the three-year international residency ruling […]

Former Leicester star Seru Rabeni dies

16 March 2016 0 comments

The Rugby family has lost another barnstorming Pacific Islanders yesterday with the news that former Fiji and Leicester back Seru Rabeni passed away at the […]