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Dupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations

16 January 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one of just two reasonable […]

Twickenham ‘too costly’ for Wales to switch Six Nations matches

9 January 2022 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES will almost certainly abandon a contingency plan to use Twickenham as their home base for the Six Nations because of the […]

Metronomic Hodgson doesn’t miss a beat

9 January 2022 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 92 Charlie […]

Welsh Rugby Union considering playing home games in England

6 January 2022 1 comment

The Welsh Rugby Union is considering playing home Six Nations games in England because of Covid crowd restrictions in Wales. First Minister Mark Drakeford imposed […]

Poets, writers war heroes, all the King’s men

2 January 2022 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools KING’S Canterbury, save for brief periods in their sporting history, can’t claim to have always […]

Spain will dedicate RWC bid to Kawa

26 December 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SPANISH rugby is reeling this Christmas at the shock death of their New Zealand-reared back five forward Kawa Leauma who has […]

Van Zyl demands Irish show ruthless streak

26 December 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD CORNIEL van Zyl has warned the London Irish players of the pitfalls of complacency as the Exiles reach the end of the […]

Why is this season considered a failure for All Blacks, and is there a reason to be optimistic?

22 December 2021 0 comments

All-Black’s finished one of the worst seasons with a 15-point defeat to France last month. New Zealand Boss has called the results of the previous […]

Kingsholm, Welford Rd host Roses

12 December 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS ENGLAND will play their 2022 Women’s Six Nations home games at Gloucester’s Kingsholm and Leicester’s Welford Road. Kingsholm will host its first Red […]

Looking Ahead to Six Nations 2022

11 December 2021 1 comment

The Six Nations may not be the biggest rugby competition in the world, but it’s certainly one of the most loved. How could it not […]

Mercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth

5 December 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat at Castres – yet […]

URC must be transparent on what happens next

28 November 2021 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In limbo: Cardiff and Scarlets players do not know when they can return to Wales FOR the Scarlets and […]

It’s confirmed: Italy must leave the Six Nations

28 November 2021 1 comment

COLIN BOAG With the autumn international moneyspinners over for another year, what did we learn? The first is that the gulf between the Tier One […]

Lobbe confident Pumas can make history

21 November 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER ARGENTINA legend and current Jaguares head coach Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe believes the Pumas can cause a big shock in […]

Azzurri finally end long run of defeats

21 November 2021 1 comment

Italy………………17 Uruguay ……….10 ITALY were made to work hard for their narrow victory in Parma which ended a 16-Test losing streak. In a scrappy encounter, […]

Gustard tops Bath defensive wish list

14 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In Italy: Paul Gustard BATH are looking for a new defensive coach and have put former Harlequins boss […]

Connon gives Chiefs another kick in teeth

7 November 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter …………….14pts Tries: J Simmonds 40, Armand 50 Conversions: J Simmonds 40, 50 Newcastle ……..15pts Tries: McGuigan 8, Stevenson 56 Conversions: Hodgson […]

None of this touchy feely nonsense in Spain

7 November 2021 3 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHAT’S in a word? For decades those coming off the bench used to be called replacements or substitutes. And then in […]

Bish was ahead of his time, today he’d be a national hero

31 October 2021 0 comments

OVERSEEING Neath’s halcyon days during the Fifties and early Sixties as coach was Roy Bish, a fine centre who combined his playing career with Aberavon […]

Polledri not near return

31 October 2021 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER flanker Jake Polledri is still a long way from returning after a knee injury he sustained almost a year ago. Polledri, 25, […]

Myler’s late strike swings 8-try thriller Ospreys way

17 October 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Benetton ……….26pts Tries: Lucchesi 6, Smith 52, Ioane 60, Menoncello 66 Conversions: Albornoz 7, Coetzee 53, 68 Ospreys …………29pts Tries: Nagy 33, […]

Canucks deserve all our sympathy

17 October 2021 2 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Canada’s failure to qualify for the World Cup Finals for the first […]

Six Nations 2022 Preview

16 October 2021 0 comments

The Six Nations is just around the corner and, with it, the chance to see if England can recover from last season’s poor form. Can […]

Wallabies not giving up just yet

10 October 2021 0 comments

AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie still has hope of persuading Louis Lynagh to play for the Wallabies. Harlequins winger Lynagh – the son of Australia World […]

Azzurre continue trend of summer

3 October 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE Eatate Italiana – Italian summer – continued with a late burst last week when the Italian women upset the form […]

Boyd: George will nail his next Test

26 September 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Leading the line: George Furbank attacks against Gloucester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd has backed George […]

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

19 September 2021 2 comments

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while the young England and […]

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

19 September 2021 1 comment

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son Thomas at Cardiff Rugby […]

Canucks face Chile in bid for RWC 2023

19 September 2021 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER CANADIAN rugby is invariably a roller coaster and never more so than during the week of their back-to-back World Cup qualifiers against the […]

Top four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn

19 September 2021 0 comments

TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best hooker in England. The […]

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

19 September 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game doesn’t usually get much […]

Rugby Has Roughly 475 Million Fans in the World Today

18 September 2021 0 comments

The next time the BBC decides to put the Six Nations results near the bottom of its home page, they may want to check the […]

Tomas is a Cardiff lad on his wife’s orders!

12 September 2021 0 comments

By ROB COLE TOMAS Francis has come home to Wales to play for the Ospreys, but one of the stipulations in his new deal was […]

Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?

5 September 2021 1 comment

TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which country will his choose? […]

‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan

15 August 2021 0 comments

The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith

A draw can signify honour, just ask the Olympians | Chris Hewett

8 August 2021 1 comment

CONTRARY to the spirit of an age obsessed with winners and losers, there is nothing wrong with a draw. Ask Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar […]

Eddie gets his holidays in before new season

8 August 2021 0 comments

SO Eddie Jones is off on his travels again in the next month although, still a long way out from the November internationals, his hitting […]

Rugby Matters: Wolves poised for World Cup return

25 July 2021 1 comment

Portugal appear to be on the brink of qualifying for their first Rugby World Cup since 2007

All Blacks tell Wales: We’re still coming OK

25 July 2021 0 comments

A major boost for the WRU as the All Blacks reiterate their commitment to the autumn Test at the Principality

Young Guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

25 July 2021 0 comments

The England U20 lock talks about his journey through the team’s Grand Slam triumph and combining his rugby with farming life

Pivac: Now we face big test in the autumn

18 July 2021 1 comment

The Wales head coach reacts to his side’s 33-11 defeat to Argentina in Cardiff

Italy’s aged craftsmen show art of defence | Chris Hewett

18 July 2021 0 comments

LEAVING to one side the more reprehensible followers of Ing-er-land’s footballing fortunes – but for the danger of offending countless colonies of great crested newts, […]

Gritty England grind way to Grand Slam

18 July 2021 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS England …………27pts Tries: O Bailey 5, Bates 15, Relton 43, 70 Conversions: Mathews 6, 16 Penalties: Mathews 10 Italy ………………..17pts Tries: Neculai […]

Jack van Poortvliet has got the world at his feet | Brendan Gallagher

18 July 2021 1 comment

NO Junior World Cup this year, or last, and therefore no junior world player of the year for either season but I wonder if in […]

Alun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad

13 July 2021 2 comments

Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training session on Tuesday

England U20s make one change for Grand Slam clash against Italy

13 July 2021 0 comments

Head coach Alan Dickens makes one change at fly-half for the final round of the U20 Six Nations

RFU silence on Lynagh gets dad tweeting

4 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Future: Louis Lynagh EDDIE Jones has refused to be drawn into a war […]

Faltering France hold off prying Azzurrini

27 June 2021 0 comments

FRANCE’S rocky start to the Six Nations continued as they laboured to a hardfought 13-11 victory over Italy. A week after surrendering a 19-3 lead […]

Looking Forward To The Wales v Argentina Double-Header

22 June 2021 1 comment

Well, well, well, do we have some rugby to look forward to. There’s a whole bunch of international rugby union matches taking place in July […]

Benetton 35-7 Bulls: Benetton rip up the script to give Bulls a whipping

20 June 2021 1 comment

KIERAN Crowley wrapped up five seasons in Treviso before he takes charge of the Italian national side by leading Benetton to their first ever silverware […]

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