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Josh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath

15 August 2021 1 comment

Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space for the addition of a hooker

The club hoping to make Scotland ace Finn Russell rugby’s richest man

15 August 2021 0 comments

Michael Cheika wants to bring the star of the third Lions Test to Japan

La Rochelle eye Matu’u

15 August 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish, who last week released veteran back rower Blair Cowan to Japan, could now let Motu Matu’u […]

London Irish announce surprise departure of Blair Cowan

13 August 2021 0 comments

The Exiles co-captain will leave the Premiership to pursue opportunities in Japan

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 […]

Everything was stacked against Lions from the start | Nick Cain

8 August 2021 0 comments

No, rugby is not coming to an end. This Lions tour posed significant challenges to both teams, it was just the Lions who handled it with better grace

The Biggest Free Agents This Summer

2 August 2021 0 comments

Very few players remain with the same team for their whole career. When they do, they usually become legends. Players are a commodity in modern […]

Ben O'Keeffe lets Cheslin Kolbe off lightly after a week of attention on the referees brought on by Rassie Erasmus

Verdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this

1 August 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher’s view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie’s video had an effect

Northampton Saints full-back Harry Mallinder is off to Japan

Harry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan

1 August 2021 0 comments

Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?

The Lions can climb Everest again this time says their coaching legend

25 July 2021 0 comments

The legendary British & Irish Lions forwards coach discusses the 2021 tour and the odds of Gatland tasting success as he did in 2013

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

Fiji favourites but anything can happen

25 July 2021 2 comments

Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the men’s rugby Sevens competition at the Olympic Games which gets underway in Tokyo on Monday, July 26-28 WALES winning […]

Simon Amor’s Tokyo Olympics verdict on the Men’s Sevens

25 July 2021 1 comment

The former Team GB Sevens coach previews the action in Japan

Kiwis are on a mission to turn silver into gold, says Heather Fisher

25 July 2021 1 comment

Looking at Team GB Women’s chances of claiming a medal in the sevens competition at Tokyo

Wolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens

25 July 2021 1 comment

Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former Saracens players started brewing […]

The Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country

18 July 2021 0 comments

South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country

What’s in Store for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

16 July 2021 2 comments

2020 was not kind to sports fans. The COVID-19 pandemic forced event after event, tournament after tournament, to be canceled at the last minute, including […]

British & Irish Lions squad to play Japan

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

Still no Robbie Henshaw for the Lions as team named to face South Africa ‘A’

12 July 2021 0 comments

Conor Murray to captain the Lions for the first time as a starter, as Gatland makes 12 changes to team that beat Sharks

These are the 9 stadiums of the Rugby World Cup 2023

10 July 2021 1 comment

The tenth edition of the Rugby World Cup 2023 will be a global celebration of the rugby sport. The best players in the world will […]

England 43-29 USA: Underhill leads way for Eddie’s all-sorts

4 July 2021 2 comments

ENGLAND awarded so many new caps, Twickenham seemed like a millinery, but it was hats off to an older hand given his chance on the […]

Lions will beat the over-rated Boks says Nick Easter

4 July 2021 0 comments

FORMER England No.8 Nick Easter believes South Africa are over-rated and predicts a Lions series win. Easter, now defence coach at Newcastle, spent a couple […]

Sorry, Conor it’s hard to find much to smile about

4 July 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is something unnatural about writing the words “British and Irish Lions” and “social distancing” in the same sentence because there […]

Big Joe back after finding his confidence

4 July 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES JOE Cokanasiga is ready to put two wasted years behind him when he resumes his Test career against the United States at […]

Try-machine Josh just can’t stop scoring | Shane Williams

4 July 2021 0 comments

I GOT more and more nervous as the second half of the British & Irish Lions game went on. It was nothing to do with […]

South Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win

4 July 2021 0 comments

IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once it did, it steamrolled […]

What carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans

4 July 2021 1 comment

■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102pts Tries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68; Jacobson 42, Mo’unga 54, […]

Ireland edge home for World Cup pay-back

4 July 2021 2 comments

■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland …………..39pts Tries: Farrell 8, McCloskey 26, Bealham 40+1, Van der Flier 48, Stockdale 51 Conversions: Carberry 8, 40+2, 49, 52 Penalties: […]

Boks must find right balance in back row

4 July 2021 0 comments

DANIEL GALLAN SOUTH AFRICAN COLUMN Last week Conor Murray described his appointment as British & Irish Lions captain as “unbelievable”. The Ireland and Munster stalwart, […]

Analysis: Marcus Smith must step up and shine the light ahead for Eddie

4 July 2021 0 comments

The last time England played the United States, in sultry Kobe, it was the start of a cycle that saw a relatively young […]

Conor Murray part of Munster legacy with the Lions | Peter Jackson

4 July 2021 0 comments

From his home by the banks of the broad, majestic Shannon, Keith Wood considers one of the more startling facts about to be woven into […]

Team GB face Pool rematch with Fiji

4 July 2021 1 comment

Previous: Great Britain take on Fiji in 2016 Olympic final PICTURES: Getty Images SQUADS GB men: Dan Bibby, Alec Coombes, Alex Davis, Robbie Fergusson, Harry […]

Sigma Lions 14-56 Lions: ‘Warrenball’ no more as fluid Lions show flair

4 July 2021 0 comments

A RUNAWAY victory against markedly inferior opposition usually offers little value, but for Warren Gatland’s Lions every match in the build-up to the Test series […]

Gatland’s big decision is still about Farrell | Jeremy Guscott

4 July 2021 1 comment

THIS was a step up in performance from the game against Japan last weekend and that’s all head coach Warren Gatland will want at this […]

Lions will need to stage their own full-on scrum sessions

4 July 2021 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Possible bolter: Chris Harris LIONS trips to South Africa are glorious in so many ways but one or two myths emerge that […]

Gatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper

27 June 2021 1 comment

LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make the right decisions as […]

Biggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott

27 June 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn Jones is a huge […]

Biggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams

27 June 2021 1 comment

The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a new captain. If it […]

Boks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too

27 June 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be like no other. No […]

Conor Murray named captain as Alun Wyn Jones drops out

27 June 2021 1 comment

CONOR Murray of Ireland was last night named as Lions captain after Alun Wyn Jones dislocated his shoulder in yesterday’s 28-10 warm-up win against Japan. […]

Tigers fan Stewart keen to star in front of mum and dad at Welford Road

27 June 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Big talent: Freddie Steward LEICESTER’S Freddie Steward spent yesterday afternoon with his feet up watching the player he models his biggest skill […]

Lions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good

27 June 2021 0 comments

THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for little compared with the […]

British & Irish Lions name team to take on Japan in 1888 Cup

22 June 2021 1 comment

Head coach Warren Gatland has named his British & Irish Lions squad to take on Japan at Murrayfield

Free to view games vital for rugby’s resurgence | Shane Williams

20 June 2021 0 comments

AFTER a horror year or more of Covid-19 we all know rugby has its financial challenges. We also know the way our sport is being […]

Japan will give Lions real workout | Jeremy Guscott

20 June 2021 0 comments

I have always liked change for the right reasons, and the Lions having a game against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday before they leave to […]

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 […]