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USA are shock star turn at two Olympics

19 April 2020 1 comment

IN THE early 1920s the USA proved the unlikely winners of two Olympic rugby titles, beating France on both occasions. In 1920 they won 8-0 […]

Heinz: We’ve identified our kryptonites

12 April 2020 0 comments

AFTER what he describes as an “unbelievable nine months”, spring-heeled No.9 veteran Willi Heinz has no intention of surrendering his England spot and insists hard […]

Blackett gets the nod for top job at Wasps

12 April 2020 0 comments

WASPS have appointed interim boss Lee Blackett as their new head coach. The 37-year-old has been in charge since director of rugby Dai Young’s departure on […]

Sale ace De Jager open to 6 Nations switch

5 April 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Lock star: Lood de Jager WORLD CUP-winning lock Lood de Jager is openminded about South Africa moving away from the Rugby Championship […]

Saracens star concedes he will have to leave to keep Lions dream alive

2 April 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins doesn’t want to leave Saracens but a shot at the Lions tour can’t be passed up

Top 20 tries of all time countdown: No.6-10

2 April 2020 0 comments

A British & Irish Lions classic from 2017 features as Brendan Gallagher continues his countdown

Warrior Weir glad to be in from the cold

29 March 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Recall: Duncan Weir playing for Scotland against France PICTURES: Getty Images FRESH from winning his first Test cap in three years, […]

I wanted to make French proud. I hope I’ve done that

29 March 2020 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY talks to France defence coach Shaun Edwards about his role across the Channel and life under lockdown Calling the shots: Shaun Edwards with […]

15 Kings of the North – Nick Cain’s team of the Six Nations 2020

26 March 2020 0 comments

Some nailed-on selections and some choice which may create debate

Guscott column: Why have flying 10s like Dan Carter disappeared?

24 March 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott takes a special look at how the evolution of the role of centres has changed things for fly-halves

Rugby players in Ireland agree to IRFU pay cuts

20 March 2020 0 comments

Cuts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent will take effect among the Irish player base

Life in Lockdown – Italy flanker David Sisi on life in Parma

20 March 2020 0 comments

Sisi believes Italians are keeping cooler heads than Brits after seeing photos of empty shelves

U20 World Championship in Italy set to be scrapped by World Rugby

19 March 2020 0 comments

France’s defence of their 2019 title to be put on hold – reports

Four times Italy came close to shocking England in the Six Nations

19 March 2020 0 comments

Italy have had their fair shot at claiming a win over England over the years

The Scotland players NOT named Stuart Hogg who Jim Telfer believes should go on the Lions tour

17 March 2020 0 comments

Telfer sees two players in the Scotland team who can help the Lions against the might of the Springbok pack

What’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?

13 March 2020 0 comments

Been a slow news week in rugby, hasn’t it? In that not-at-all-slow, actually very fast-paced and relentless way. Yes, coronavirus is causing all sorts of […]

Wales versus Scotland called off four hours after WRU said match would be played

13 March 2020 0 comments

WRU perform U-turn and decide to call Six Nations clash with Scotland off

PRO14 suspended indefinitely in response to coronavirus pandemic

12 March 2020 0 comments

The PRO14 final was set to be played at the Cardiff City Stadium on June 20

Italy game would have been ideal for England’s impactful trio to fully showcase talent

12 March 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain explains the difficulties for England in giving more game time to replacements and fringe players

The Pay-TV Golden Goose may be a turkey

8 March 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Over and out: England’s game yesterday will be their last in this year’s Six Nations PICTURE: […]

England’s Six Nations finale in Rome postponed due to coronavirus

5 March 2020 0 comments

Six Nations organisers are expected to announce the decision later on Thursday

Captain Morgan puts full focus on Scarlets

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA ■By STEFFAN THOMAS JAC Morgan is determined to use his experiences as Wales U20 captain to help establish himself in the Scarlets squad […]

Ireland’s Six Nations match against Italy postponed over coronavirus fears

26 February 2020 0 comments

A match which was scheduled to be held in Dublin on March 7

Cardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill in market to reinforce front five

26 February 2020 0 comments

Mulvihill is targetting a number of players from South Africa to add to his forwards

Storm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge

24 February 2020 0 comments

As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of the game went high […]

Pivac blast at ref in row over Wales ‘penalty try’

23 February 2020 0 comments

WALES boss Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Matthew Carley after his team’s Six Nations title hopes came to an end with a 27-23 defeat […]

Learn from Murrayfield Doyle urges his Scots

23 February 2020 0 comments

SCOTLAND coach Philip Doyle has urged his squad to take lessons from their heavy defeat to England and use them against Italy. Doyle echoed the […]

Skipper Lllicrap is up for the scrap against France

23 February 2020 0 comments

WALES captain Siwan Lillicrap is anticipating the toughest match of the Six Nations so far for her young teammates when they face France. The hosts […]

Boyle’s late score seals dramatic comeback

23 February 2020 1 comment

SCOTLAND staged a dramatic fightback to claim their first win of the campaign in Reggio Emilia. Despite trailing by 11 points with less than 15 […]

Champions keep dream of a second Slam alive

23 February 2020 1 comment

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Threat: Theo Dan tries to break Decisive: Max O’Reilly scores Ireland’s fifth try as England’s George Barton closes in PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Munster dig deep to break resistance

23 February 2020 0 comments

Zebre ………………0 Munster ……….28 IT WAS desperate for the first 40 minutes and stylish for the second, as JJ Hanrahan led Munster to a bonus-point […]

All-rounder Kolbe wows Toulouse as a fly-half

23 February 2020 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN It’s official. There are more active ingredient molecules in a homeopathic remedy than there are things Cheslin Kolbe cannot do on a rugby […]

Captain Hogg showshis class on Roman holiday for the Scots

23 February 2020 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER End of a 17-phase siege: Chris Harris goes over for Scotland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images IT WASN’T pretty but it was […]

‘I wasn’t going to mess up that one’

23 February 2020 2 comments

SCOTLAND captain Stuart Hogg was delighted to bury the memory of his butchered try against Ireland – and even more pleased to celebrate his side’s […]

Italy plot a new shock victory over Russell-less Scotland

21 February 2020 0 comments

Scotland are a team Italy know they can beat, writes Brendan Gallagher

Huw Jones dropped as Scotland seek to extend Italy’s drought

19 February 2020 0 comments

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his team to face Italy

England ease past Scotland to go top of table

16 February 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONS England beat Scotland 53-0 in freezing conditions to go top of the women’s Six Nations table. The match was switched to Murrayfield […]

Jackson column: Lions eye 2021 tour warm-up in Cardiff

12 February 2020 0 comments

The Lions plan on facing the Barbarians on home soil before jetting off to South Africa in 2021

Williams column: So many mistakes by Wales, but lessons will be learnt from Ireland loss

11 February 2020 0 comments

Nick Tompkins impressed in his first start, but there were too many errors from Wales in Dublin

NEWS EXTRA

9 February 2020 2 comments

Bigi tells Azzurri to play with no fear in Paris By GARY FITZGERALD LUCA Bigi arrives in Paris today refusing to contemplate another miserable Six […]

RUGBY SHORTS

9 February 2020 1 comment

Braley signs for Benetton GLOUCESTER scrum-half Callum Braley is to join Benetton at the end of the season. The former England U20 captain qualifies for […]

England need much more to beat Irish

9 February 2020 0 comments

Done it: George Ford celebrates with Owen Farrell and Jonny May after the match PICTURE: Getty Images IT was so crucial for England to get […]

So many mistakes, but lessons will be learnt

9 February 2020 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Colossus: CJ Stander tries to batter his way through Storm Ciara might not have arrived in time for the […]

Ruthless Galthie will be out to crush Italy

9 February 2020 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Enforced change: Arthur Vincent BEFORE the 2020 Six Nations began there was widespread speculation that Fabian Galthie would start almost all of […]

Hernan’s try double keeps Slam defence on course

9 February 2020 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Deuce: Mark Hernan MARK Hernan crossed twice as Ireland kept their hopes of securing back-toback U20s Grand Slams on track with a […]

Lions eye warm-up in Cardiff

9 February 2020 2 comments

The Lions will decide at a board meeting this week whether to transfer their next fixture from Twickenham to Cardiff rather than Edinburgh or Dublin. […]

Italy’s arrival opens up a hat-trick revolution

9 February 2020 1 comment

Hat-trick: Josh Adams scores his third try for Wales against Italy PICTURE: Getty Images TRY hat-tricks in the Six Nations are still relatively few and […]