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Influencer Craig White’s got Sale in rhythm

13 June 2021 1 comment

SALE SHARKS are enjoying a ‘drum roll’ end to the season, with a first Premiership title in 16 years in their sights, thanks in part […]

Springboks have electric backs, it won’t all be route one – Sean O’Brien

13 June 2021 1 comment

DON’T be surprised if this summer’s Lions series against South Africa turns into something more captivating than an uncompromising, physical slog. That is the advice […]

Coombes states case for Ireland with four-try haul

13 June 2021 2 comments

By JOHN FALLON Zebre ………………….11 Munster …………….54 GAVIN Coombes sent out another signal that he’s ready to take over from the retiring CJ Stander as […]

Leinster 38-7 Dragons: Doris catches eye in Dragons slaying

13 June 2021 1 comment

DRAGONS have been told they must learn how to deal with the intense heat that quality sides such as champions Leinster can hit a team […]

Wayne’s got a way to put Wales out in front | Shane Williams

13 June 2021 1 comment

IN the northern hemisphere we have always been one or two steps behind teams in the south. That’s just a fact and it applies to […]

Whirlwind year for ex-Quin Harry Barlow, now starting anew with the Free Jacks

13 June 2021 2 comments

HARRY Barlow thought his rugby career was over last season following his release from Harlequins, with the country in lockdown. So former England U19 winger […]

Heady days before the mighty Oaks tumbled

6 June 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening here? It’s December 10, […]

MacGinty’s great – time his country caught up | Chris Hewett

6 June 2021 1 comment

Chris Hewett believes AJ MacGinty is in the form of his life for Sale Sharks

Athletics put me on fast track to Wales

6 June 2021 1 comment

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC HURDLER NIGEL WALKER World class: Nigel Walker running for GB at Los Angeles Olympics in […]

Errol paved way for today’s Springboks

30 May 2021 1 comment

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WE mark all sorts of landmarks in rugby these days, so much […]

I knew how Dan felt waiting for his cap

30 May 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND B, MIDLANDS AND MOSELEY SCRUM-HALF SIMON ROBSON Quick service: Simon Robson gets the ball out for Moseley Inset below: Playing for England B […]

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

30 May 2021 1 comment

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

Rassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude

30 May 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own turf according to the […]

Fan power caused TV U-turn on Six Nations

23 May 2021 1 comment

THE salvation of the Six Nations from vanishing behind a television paywall is being acclaimed as another victory for people power. Protests at the tournament […]

Dream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman

23 May 2021 0 comments

Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against

O’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came

23 May 2021 2 comments

Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O’Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce’s decision not to award La Rochelle a penalty late on

Worcester Warriors appoint ex-Gloucester coach Jonny Bell as new defence mastermind

18 May 2021 0 comments

Bell will return to the Premiership next season to link up with old pal Alan Solomons at Worcester Warriors

Lions cash ‘should go to game’s grassroots’

16 May 2021 2 comments

THE Lions will be almost three times better off than their victorious predecessors in South Africa this summer despite a 25 per cent pay cut. […]

Another 80-minute performance is a must for Gloucester

16 May 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Turned tide: Skivington GLOUCESTER head to Ashton Gate with an eye on a top eight finish and a place in next season’s […]

Kristian got the kit but no Lions recognition

16 May 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They were born in different centuries on different sides of the Atlantic, one in Philadelphia the year after […]

O’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC

I know just how Sinckler feels over Lions snub

16 May 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IF ANYONE knows just how Kyle Sinckler feels after missing out on the Lions tour, it’s me. […]

Ireland to host Japan and USA in Dublin this summer

12 May 2021 0 comments

Only Scotland will be travelling overseas this summer out of the four home nations

Tadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract

11 May 2021 0 comments

The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season

Thomas: Ted Hill deserves next shot with England

9 May 2021 1 comment

Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ted Hill is far from the finished article and deserves a chance to grow with England this summer

Battling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott

9 May 2021 1 comment

Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott

These men are the pride of All the Lions for last 20 years

9 May 2021 0 comments

Chris Hewett picks, position by position, the best Lions XV from the professional era The idea of rugby selection as an art rather than a […]

Here’s an England eight to take on best in world

9 May 2021 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 58 Eight England […]

I’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio

9 May 2021 1 comment

There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio

Bowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton

7 May 2021 2 comments

Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad

Controller Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap

2 May 2021 3 comments

Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup semi-final

Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

2 May 2021 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to win the battle to […]

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a Test start against the Springboks?

Preview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps

2 May 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan preview Sunday’s clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

29 April 2021 1 comment

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

Rainbow Cup loses its meaning without Bok monsters | Shane Williams

25 April 2021 1 comment

IT’S a real shame the PRO14 Rainbow Cup began this weekend with confirmation the four South African teams won’t be coming to Europe. That was […]

Ireland 25-5 Italy: Irish finish in style to seal third place

25 April 2021 1 comment

IRELAND signed off with a win to secure third place in the Six Nations. Dorothy Wall barged over in the corner for a ninth-minute try. […]

La Rochelle fabled past can help Ronan O’Gara bid | Peter Jackson

25 April 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson explains why he is rooting for La Rochelle to taste European glory and for Ronan O’Gara to be realised as one of Europe’s best attacking teams

My Life in Rugby – Neil Doak: Lara wicket highlight of my international career!

25 April 2021 0 comments

SPORT has played a huge part in my life. I played quite a lot of sports – football, golf, tennis – and I always hoped […]

Rory off for American adventure at Seattle

25 April 2021 1 comment

New coach: Rory Best FORMER Ireland captain Rory Best has joined the coaching staff of Major League Rugby side Seattle Seawolves. Best will work alongside […]

Rainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches

21 April 2021 2 comments

Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates

RFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones

20 April 2021 0 comments

Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England’s poor Six Nations campaign

No deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong

20 April 2021 0 comments

Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster

Lions leave space for Andy Farrell to join the tour

18 April 2021 0 comments

Just how desperate is Warren Gatland to have his former right-hand man on the plane to South Africa this summer?

Stringer’s cheek gets Munster home at last

18 April 2021 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 56 Peter Stringer scores […]

Ireland 15-56 France: Irish outgunned by ferocious France

18 April 2021 1 comment

FRANCE will meet England in next weekend’s Six Nations final after a thumping win over Ireland to top Pool B. Five tries in […]

Italy 3-67 England: Nine-try England book date in final

11 April 2021 23 comments

Italy played their best rugby in years in a first half which England still managed to score two tries in, before upping the intensity in the second half