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Heald hopes his Lions can roar louder

27 August 2017 0 comments

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 NORTH PREVIEW Leicester Lions are hoping to challenge for promotion after finishing on the podium last season but new director of rugby […]

Bristol pay differentials won’t cause disharmony says Lam

27 August 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Probyn: Marler shows value of old-fashioned drinking! BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam insists that motivation will prove no issue for his bigmoney stars, […]

I can’t wait for the Premiership season

27 August 2017 0 comments

THE Premiership is back next week and I can’t wait. Last season was brilliant and the play-offs were full of drama and intensity. No one […]

If you don’t like scrums, watch Rugby League!

27 August 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG With the new Aviva Premiership just five days away, it’s good to hear directors of rugby fighting back against the game’s ‘enemy within’, […]

From Sam to Francois, don’t take your eyes of these guys

27 August 2017 1 comment

ANDY GOODE OUR GUEST COLUMNIST LOOKS AHEAD TO THE PREMIERSHIP With the Premiership season nearly upon us, there is a lot of talent to be […]

Tuilagi back with his big hits and high hopes

27 August 2017 1 comment

By STEVE KENNY Leicester…40pts Ospreys …14pts MANU Tuilagi came through his first start since New Year’s Day to give himself a chance of appearing in […]

Bath will need to step up for Tigers

27 August 2017 1 comment

Leinster …25 Bath …17 LEINSTER made it two from two against West Country opposition, backing up last week’s success over Gloucester with this one against […]

Heavy artillery rolls through to give Harrison armchair ride

20 August 2017 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT Leicester …47 Treviso …12 THIS convincing seventry victory set an ideal benchmark for Matt O’Connor’s troops to build upon in 2017/18. The […]

You won’t outscrum us warns Du Plessis

20 August 2017 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY finds London Irish’s veteran prop star in defiant mood ahead of the new season NEALE HARVEY Indestructible prop Petrus du Plessis reckons anyone […]

Ronaldo’s just lucky it wasn’t on rugby field

20 August 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Cristiano Ronaldo may never have heard of Neil Back nor Percy Montgomery but he could do worse […]

Please, let’s have an end to this phony war

20 August 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG It’s the waiting that’s the hardest part. The long summer break with next to no meaningful rugby is drawing to an end, but […]

Randall runs rings around Rosslyn Park

20 August 2017 2 comments

By TOM LYONS Hartpury …66 Rosslyn Park …12 HARTPURY College were back at their attacking best yesterday scoring ten tries on their way to a […]

Premiership planning for 22-match A-League

20 August 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief Simon Cohen says he would welcome plans to revamp the Premiership A-League by making it a full-blown second tier competition, […]

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

19 August 2017 0 comments

England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he has overcome his Lions disappointment and is targeting silverware with club and country. How […]

Peter Jackson: Cricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…

18 August 2017 0 comments

Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England. He would have captained Nottinghamshire County […]

Jeremy Guscott: Now it’s down to George to pull this show together

16 August 2017 0 comments

George Ford will feel a bit like the street magician ‘Dynamo’ when he looks at his Leicester backline options before selecting which trick to bring […]

Williams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester

16 August 2017 0 comments

Owen Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects of leapfrogging Dan Biggar and Sam Davies in Wales‘ fly-half pecking […]

Give Manu new chance – O’Driscoll urges Jones

15 August 2017 0 comments

Brian O’Driscoll reckons “world-beater” Manu Tuilagi is too good to go on England’s black list just yet. But the Irish legend has urged his former […]

Give Manu new chance O’Driscoll urges Jones

13 August 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Rampant: Mitch Eadie on the attack for Northampton in their pre-season match against Dragons PICTURE: Andy Taylor BRIAN O’Driscoll reckons “worldbeater” Manu […]

Filise’s still firing at 40 with the Blues

13 August 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues prop Tau Filise will set a world record next month as the first professional player to win a new contract […]

Clubs vote to close Jonny May contract loophole

13 August 2017 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP clubs have changed a rule involving player contracts due to recent transfer activities. The change comes into effect following the controversial transfer from Gloucester […]

England tour was just what I needed after Lions setback

13 August 2017 0 comments

Q&A JOE LAUNCHBURY ON THE RECORD On the charge for Wasps: Joe Launchbury England lock and Wasps captain Joe Launchbury tells NEALE HARVEY how he […]

Cricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…

13 August 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England. He would have captained […]

Eddie should make an example out of Tuilagi

13 August 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Facing a ban: Manu Tuilagi training with England in 2016 It’s been a bad week for English rugby, with two players being sent […]

Now it’s down to George to pull this show together

13 August 2017 0 comments

Orchestrator: George Ford looks to unleash his England backs against Argentina in June GEORGE Ford will feel a bit like the street magician ‘Dynamo’ when […]

Clinical Tigers capitalise after Ospreys hit by late yellow card

13 August 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Binned: Rowan Jenkins Winner: Jake Kerr Ospreys 14pts Leicester 21pts A LATE yellow card to young Ospreys prop Rowan Jenkins paved the […]

My Life in Rugby: Andy Saull – former Saracens, Newcastle and Yorkshire Carnegie flanker

8 August 2017 0 comments

Running out first in front of an 80,000-plus world record crowd at Wembley to mark my 100th appearance for Saracens was a moment in my […]

International Sio signs for Nottingham

8 August 2017 0 comments

Nottingham have announced the capture of Samoan international prop Aniseko Sio on a one-year deal. The 24-year old loosehead had been on trial with the […]

Leicester and Gloucester confirm May and Slater switch

8 August 2017 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of England international Jonny May from Gloucester for the start of the 2017/18 season. His move to Tigers will […]

Tuilagi and Solomona kicked out of England camp

8 August 2017 0 comments

Denny Solomona and Manu Tuilagi have been sent home today from England‘s training camp following breaches of the team culture. While the RFU said they […]

Dream Team: Rory Pitman – Jersey No.8

7 August 2017 0 comments

1. Phil John – A Scarlet legend who’s been very reliable over the years. He started playing in 1999 and must have played nearly 400 […]

Eddie pushing to find limits of human fitness

6 August 2017 0 comments

NICK CAIN GETS EDDIE JONES’ VERDICT OF THE SUMMER ACTION EDDIE Jones started the new season by announcing he intends to turn his England squad […]

Hardmen have powered Wasps through 150 years of battle

6 August 2017 0 comments

BRENDANGALLAGHER plotsthe rise of Waspsfrom Hampsteadto Coventry over150 years WASPS’ 150thanniversaryseason isn’tfive minutesold and alreadythey have onetrophy in theCabinet having retained their PremiershipSevens title in […]

Winter’s content after watching young guns put Lions to the sword

6 August 2017 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON L Lions …19 Coventry …48 COVENTRY began their promotion-chasing season with convincing friendly win on the road at Leicester Lions on Thursday […]

Freddie’s coming home with a game to boost Bath

6 August 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK FREDDIE Burns has arrived at Bath as an experienced 10 who has made big improvements in terms of his […]

Tuilagi returns to England squad

4 August 2017 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi has been named in the England training squad for their camp at the Lensbury Hotel later this week. The Leicester centre, who has […]

Ford’s no loss with Freddie at the helm says Banahan

4 August 2017 0 comments

Matt Banahan is convinced Bath have emerged far stronger from the controversial deal that saw George Ford and Freddie Burns swap clubs. Former Leicester man […]

DREAM TEAM

30 July 2017 1 comment

RORY PITMAN, THE JERSEY AND FORMER SCARLETS AND WASPS NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Phil John – A […]

Knee injury ended my England hopes

30 July 2017 2 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY ANDY SAULL THE FORMER ENGLAND SAXONS, SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER Saracens titan: Andy Saull shared in several defining moments […]

Ford’s no loss with Freddie at the helm says Banahan

30 July 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Leaders: Freddie Burns and Matt Garvey, right MATT Banahan is convinced Bath have emerged far stronger from the controversial deal that saw […]

Lydiate ready for action at Ospreys

30 July 2017 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON Gimme some skin: Christian Wade, left, and Dan Robson helped Wasps retain their Premiership Sevens title PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate will […]

Andy Goode: You’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!

28 July 2017 0 comments

The fly-half merry-go-round has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s switching clubs in the Premiership or arriving […]

Nick Cain: Without doubt, Ford’s found fresh gears since Bath exit

26 July 2017 0 comments

Welcome to the new, improved, Ford. In this case, however, the model is called George rather than describing the latest product off the car company’s […]

Continuity key for Nottingham when they use dual-reg stars

23 July 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Young talent: Will Stuart NOTTINGHAM head coach Ian Costello says the Green & Whites will take a more measured approach to dual-registration […]

Stringer hands off Father Time

23 July 2017 3 comments

EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every chance it will be […]

You’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!

23 July 2017 0 comments

ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s switching clubs in the […]

Neil de Kock Q&A: I only planned to stay two years, but the love shown by Saracens meant I stayed for 11!

20 July 2017 0 comments

Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years in England, safe in the knowledge that he has helped create […]

Leicester Tigers move for Damian McKenzie and a flanker show signs of gathering pace

18 July 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER TIGERS are believed to in advanced talks with All Blacks full- back Damian McKenzie about a move to Welford Road. Blindside sources say that […]

Premiership imports who have been pure Gold …

16 July 2017 0 comments

Jon Newcombe discovers the overseas stars who have impressed Gary Gold most in the Premiership Jon Newcombe Being a World Cupwinning hero is no guarantee […]

Key’s Rotherham will have fear factor

16 July 2017 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS THE challenge facing Andy Key, Rotherham Titans’ new head coach, is huge: How to revive the reputation and credibility of the club […]

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