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Shakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama

1 July 2016 0 comments

Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England’s victorious tour Down Under. That’s because, […]

Nick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation

30 June 2016 0 comments

James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over the Wallabies, and then […]

Wallabies change three for final England Test

23 June 2016 0 comments

Michael Cheka has made three changes to his Australia team ahead of the third and final Test against England on Saturday with Matt Tomua coming […]

Young Gun: Will Evans – England U20s openside

17 June 2016 0 comments

Will Evans thought his season was a write off when he failed to make the U20s Six Nations squad but a sensational few weeks thereafter […]

Room 101: Tom Brady – Leicester Tigers and former Sale wing

16 June 2016 0 comments

1. Grumpy neighbours Shortly I’ll be moving to Leicester and I can’t say I’ll miss the bloke who lives at the back of our house. […]

Exiles make double front row signings

14 June 2016 0 comments

London Scottish have today added depth to their front row by completing the signings of hooker Devlin Hope, and loosehead Jonny Harris. Harris arrives at […]

Nick Cain looks at the Wallabies’ key personel

9 June 2016 0 comments

All’s fair in love and war – and baggage searches – when England play Australia in any sport. That’s why, after promising his fellow Aussies […]

Nick Cain column: Self-policing the salary cap wrong from the off

8 June 2016 0 comments

The salary cap “investigation” surrounding Saracens and Bath last season, and the stampede by almost every other club in the Premiership to identify them by […]

We’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion

8 June 2016 0 comments

Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based outfit reached semi-finals in […]

My Life in Rugby: Bleddyn Jones- former Leicester fly-half

31 May 2016 0 comments

I was named after Bleddyn Williams, the Prince of Welsh centres when I was born in 1948, in a mining village called Brynamman, near Swansea. […]

New boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid

31 May 2016 0 comments

Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test stars Matt Toomua and […]

Harrison to earn first England cap against Wales

27 May 2016 0 comments

Teimana Harrison is to win his first international cap after being named in England‘s side to take on Wales at Twickenham on Sunday . The […]

Aaron Mauger: Reduce fixtures or risk injury increase

27 May 2016 0 comments

Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger has demanded a reduction in the number of games in order to reduce the risk of player burnout. With the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Premiership final preview

26 May 2016 0 comments

It’s been a long haul but nobody can question that the two best and most consistent club sides in England will be contesting the Premiership […]

Leicester secure permanent Ellis Genge signing

26 May 2016 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have completed the signing of loosehead Ellis Genge from Bristol Rugby. The 21-year-old, who has been named in England squad for the tour […]

Jeremy Guscott column: South African route may lead Bath down another dead end

25 May 2016 0 comments

Mike Ford said throughout the season that he was meeting with Bath‘s owner, Bruce Craig, on a weekly basis, and that everyone on the playing […]

My Life in Rugby: Mark Foster – former Gloucester, Exeter Chiefs and Jersey back

24 May 2016 0 comments

To be involved in Exeter‘s first-ever Premiership game was an unbelievable experience – and to score against my former club Gloucester in front of the […]

Dream Team: Rhys Crane- Ealing and former Bath, Sale and Nottingham wing

23 May 2016 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The man mountain; strong as an ox and with his own dumbbells at Sale. Only played a handful of times with […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby

20 May 2016 0 comments

That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the Scott of the Antarctic […]

We’re ready for Aussies thanks to guru Eddie Jones

19 May 2016 0 comments

Bullish Ben Youngs reckons England’s tourists are ready to shock Australia next month under the belligerent leadership of Eddie Jones. Having captured a Six Nations […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights

18 May 2016 0 comments

George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they win – and there […]

Nick Cain column: Saracens can batter down the gates of Europe

12 May 2016 0 comments

Two years ago Saracens hit the wall. Then, as now, there was a European and Premiership double for the taking, but at that time Mark […]

Nick Cain column: This jealous snub only undermines the awards

11 May 2016 0 comments

There is something badly amiss in the shortlist for the 2016 Players’ Player of the Year award. The absence of a single Saracens player among […]

Jeremy Guscott column: New-look backline can tear it up if Leicester’s pack perform

11 May 2016 0 comments

Leicester have plenty of rivalries that stretch back in time, such as those against Northampton and Bath. The rivalry between Bath and Leicester stemmed from […]

Bristol confirm Jordan Crane signing

10 May 2016 0 comments

As revealed in Blindside by Neil Fissler on April 24, Bristol have brought in Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane on a three-year-deal from next season. […]

Premiership round 22 teams

6 May 2016 0 comments

Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Will Homer; Nathan Catt, Rob Webber, David Wilson; Charlie […]

My Life in Rugby: Aadel Kardooni- former Wasps, Leicester and England ‘A’ scrum-half

3 May 2016 0 comments

I don’t think I had ever seen, let alone held, a rugby ball until I came over to the UK from Tehran to board at […]

Premiership round 21 teams

29 April 2016 0 comments

Exeter v Wasps Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, Olly Woodburn; Gareth Steenson (c), Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Harry Williams; […]

Peter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season

29 April 2016 0 comments

Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. A permanent fixture […]

20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker

27 April 2016 0 comments

Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game and we need to […]

Brendan Gallagher: Looking for knock-out drama? Try a European semi-final!

20 April 2016 0 comments

Heaven knows we’ve had our fair share of drama in European Cup finals over the years but, as with most sports, some of the best […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Aaron Mauger can turn Manu Tuilagi into an even more lethal weapon

14 April 2016 0 comments

Another breakthrough moment for Manu Tuilagi will come when he develops an understanding of what other players can do playing off him. We know that […]

20 Questions: Christian Day – Northampton lock

13 April 2016 0 comments

Ready for Wasps today? They’re in very good form so it’ll be a big challenge for us to travel to the Ricoh and get a […]

Nick Cain column: Gypsygate opens a can of worms for World Rugby

13 April 2016 0 comments

Where does offensive, derogatory or discriminatory language, or behaviour, begin and end? That is the question that World Rugby are going to have to adjudicate […]

Champions Cup quarter-finals teams

8 April 2016 0 comments

Racing 92 v Toulon Racing 92: Brice Dulin; Joe Rokocoko, Johannes Goosen, Alexandre Dumoulin, Juan Imhoff; Dan Carter, Maxime Machenaud; Eddy Ben Arous, Dimitri Szarzewski […]

Premiership round 19 teams

1 April 2016 0 comments

Bath v Saracens Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Horacio Agulla; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nathan Catt, Rob Webber, Henry Thomas; Charlie […]

Brendan Gallagher: Good luck Conor O’Shea in saving Italy!

1 April 2016 0 comments

The great Sergio Parisse, and I use the word in its truest sense, was visibly outraged last week when the vultures circled looking to pick […]

I can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks

1 April 2016 0 comments

London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets relegation battle with the […]

London Irish announce five signings

31 March 2016 0 comments

London Irish have bolstered their second row options for next season with the signing of Sebastian de Chaves from Leicester Tigers on a two-year deal. […]

Nick Cain talks to Eddie Jones about the way ahead for his Grand Slam team

30 March 2016 0 comments

Eddie Jones clearly believes in the saying that “success starts on Monday”. No sooner had the England head coach returned from Paris to the squad’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Steve Gustard – former Gosforth winger

22 March 2016 0 comments

When I joined Gosforth from Blaydon in 1971, there weren’t any great stars in the squad. Yes, future England scrum-half Mal Young was there, and […]

Newcastle Falcons sign Vereniki Goneva

22 March 2016 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have added finishing power to their ranks for next season with the signing of Leicester Tigers‘ Fijian international Vereniki Goneva. Capped 39 times […]

Premiership round 17 teams

18 March 2016 0 comments

Bath v Newcastle Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Matt Banahan, Kyle Eastmond, Jeff Williams; Ollie Devoto, Chris Cook; Max Lahiff, Rob Webber, David Wilson; Stuart […]

London Irish captain pens new deal

17 March 2016 0 comments

London Irish captain George Skivington has signed a contract extension with the Club for next season. The 33-year-old has had limited game time this season […]

Tom Youngs out for the season

17 March 2016 0 comments

Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs will not play again this season after undergoing back surgery. “He had surgery to correct a problem he has with […]

My life in Rugby: Steve Boyle – former England, Lions, Gloucester and Moseley lock

15 March 2016 0 comments

The day I was told I’d been selected for the 1983 Lions was probably the happiest and saddest of my life. I heard on the […]

Dream Team: Ben Cooper – London Welsh and former Bedford prop

14 March 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – The best loosehead I have scrummaged against and the corner stone of the Saracens pack. Good to see him doing well […]

Jeremy Guscott column: England will need to crack the Shaun Edwards defence code

9 March 2016 0 comments

This game between England and Wales is winner-takes-all, because, whichever side win, they will almost certainly win the 2016 Six Nations Championship. There is also […]

Dusty Hare calls for Eddie Jones to help kids get game time

8 March 2016 0 comments

Dusty Hare has urged England boss Eddie Jones to lend his support for a radical overhaul of the playing programme for Premiership youngsters after branding […]

Francois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio

2 March 2016 0 comments

Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with the west Midlands outfit. […]

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