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Pollard rejects bigger money to join Tigers

12 December 2021 1 comment

SOUTH Africa fly-half Handre Pollard says he turned down “bigger deals” to join Leicester next season from Montpellier. Pollard, 27, will join the Premiership leaders […]

Fifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai

5 December 2021 0 comments

GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in the play-off. Team GB, […]

Tigers join the battle to sign Pollard

21 November 2021 3 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok fly-half Handre Pollard after […]

Come back to us, Chiefs’ stars tell Nic

21 November 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs stars with England last week were quick to sound out Wallaby scrum-half Nic White about a […]

Japan beckons for Sale’s Solomona

21 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future with Sale Sharks as […]

Concussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement

21 November 2021 1 comment

NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues. The 26-year-old said he […]

Resurgent Wales aim to keep improving

21 November 2021 0 comments

Preview… Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face the stiffest challenge so […]

England must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw

14 November 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in its path at Twickenham. […]

Lions Board deny Japan match Test status

14 November 2021 2 comments

THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th Test cap yesterday against […]

Eason selects strongest line-up for Japan

14 November 2021 1 comment

Preview… Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that defeated Ireland in their […]

New faces in Irish squad

7 November 2021 2 comments

IRELAND coach Adam Griggs has named six uncapped players in the squad for the Tests against USA and Japan. Leinster pair Mary Healy and Ella […]

O’Donnell back for Scots

7 November 2021 1 comment

FOUR players could debut for Scotland women against Japan on November 14. Shona Campbell, Holly McIntyre, Meryl Smith and Anne Young have been named in […]

Now De Klerk eyes Oriental gravy train

7 November 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FAF de Klerk has been exploring potential future career options in Japan as the South African exodus from […]

Far East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire

7 November 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped him grow as a […]

Arms Park debut for Saracens prop Evans

7 November 2021 0 comments

Preview… Wales v Japan Today, Kick-off 5pm SARACENS hooker Kat Evans makes her international debut at Cardiff Arms Park as the only new face in […]

Argentina makes more RWC sense than USA

31 October 2021 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for the game in America’s […]

Japan has a yen for showing clubs matter

31 October 2021 2 comments

CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer to cricket’s IPL has […]

Show your hand, Eddie – no more time for bluffing

31 October 2021 0 comments

NICK Cain was spot on last week when challenging what Eddie Jones has been doing and achieving since becoming the rugby world’s most expensive coach. […]

Eddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success

24 October 2021 1 comment

PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef con- stantly scouring for […]

Zebo earns Ireland recall but no room for Stockdale

24 October 2021 0 comments

SIMON Zebo is back in the Ireland squad for the first time since 2017 following his return to Munster from Racing 92. The versatile Munster […]

World Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality

24 October 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup – it would prefer […]

England talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas

24 October 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill are victims of the English rugby scene being at its strongest […]

Samoa head coach Seilala Mapusua announces coaching staff for Killik Cup

20 October 2021 0 comments

Samoa‘s clash against the Barbarians for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on November 27, will be from a selected team to take the field in […]

Josh Navidi is out for six months, Wales told

17 October 2021 0 comments

WALES have been hit by yet another crippling blow with Josh Navidi out for as long as six months. The multi-purpose Lions back row forward […]

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 […]

Alun Wyn stays shtum on private matters

10 October 2021 2 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Say Nothing is an awardwinning book on ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, its title a nod to […]

Journeymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans

3 October 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated by a 12-mile stretch […]

Proctor keen to extend his stay as Saints near potential

3 October 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Hungry for silverware: Matt Proctor MATT Proctor admits the huge promise and potential to win trophies at Northampton could persuade him to […]

Leicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return

26 September 2021 2 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership next season. Kruis, 31, […]

Agents row will take players abroad

26 September 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FRENCH and Japanese clubs are looking to pick off Premiership stars as the standoff between clubs and agents […]

Finn Russell says no to Japan’s offer of ‘at least’ £1m

26 September 2021 0 comments

FINN Russell has turned down the chance to become the best-paid player in the world and will see out the remaining two years of his […]

Jonny May is target for Top League

26 September 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND winger Jonny May has been sounded out about a potential move to Japan despite being under contract at Gloucester until after the 2023 World […]

One World Cup is fraught, let alone two!

26 September 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT YOU have to laugh. After years of dissing football as a “below stairs” kind of sport, wholly bereft of the values that made […]

Analysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad

26 September 2021 1 comment

Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones’ autumn international training squad

Ospreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge

19 September 2021 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new era for the four […]

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 […]

Exclusive: Ex-Scarlets head coach Glenn Delaney gets job in Japan

19 September 2021 0 comments

GLENN Delaney has landed a job in Japan, four months after leaving his position as head coach of Scarlets. The 47-year-old New Zealander is currently […]

Alun Wyn: More left in tank and I’m enjoying it

19 September 2021 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES captain Alun Wyn Jones says he will continue playing until his form and enjoyment decline. The world’s most capped […]

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 […]

Schreuder: Falcons have laid a strong foundation

12 September 2021 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD LOUIS Schreuder believes Newcastle Falcons can ruffle some more high profile feathers in the new season…starting with champions Harlequins. The South African […]

Rowlands finds a new direction

12 September 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW… Wasps v Dragons Date. Kick-off 2pm, Stadium WILL Rowlands admits making to-and-fro dashes from Wales to Coventry left him out on […]

Carnage among No.7s makes Navidi key man

5 September 2021 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ONE of the biggest things that has gone under the radar this summer is the shoulder injury to Justin […]

Matson is welcome addition to melting pot

5 September 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers will find this hard to believe, but the art historian Kenneth Clark knew so much about so many things […]

Islanders’ flair can give Super Rugby real boost

5 September 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG If it’s hyperbole you’re after, then Rugby Australia’s CEO, Andy Marinos, is your man. Formerly at SANZAAR for five years, he oversaw a […]

Rennie changes the rules in battle to beat All Blacks

5 September 2021 0 comments

THE determination of Australia’s new Kiwi coach Dave Rennie to bridge the gap between the Wallabies and the All Blacks after the two recent Bledisloe […]

Boobbyer quit at his peak to aid post war reconciliation

29 August 2021 1 comment

BRIAN Boobbyer was arguably Uppingham’s finest ever rugby player – certainly in modern times – but, as a committed Christian who had been shocked by […]

Huw’s that new star in Quins back line?

29 August 2021 1 comment

■By GARY FITZGERALD HUW Jones is ready to fight like crazy for his first-team place at Harlequins and show Gregor Townsend his move to the […]

Warriors will attack from the back says Forbes

29 August 2021 1 comment

■By GARY HEATLY COLE FORBES believes the new-look Glasgow Warriors back three will click quickly and play a fast brand of rugby in their first […]

3 Brand Merchandising Lessons to Learn from Rugby World Cup Tournaments

23 August 2021 0 comments

Organised sports and competitions are an integral part of human civilisation. From the time of the earliest Olympics, men, women, and children went crazy over […]

Anscombe agony will finally end next month

15 August 2021 1 comment

■By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe is scheduled to start his longawaited come back next month after a two-year fight to save his career. The architect-in-chief […]

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